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Need Main 2.4G Network - Internet Access Only
I Would Like to Configure my Main 2.4G Network to be "Internet Access Only" just the same but without enabling a Guest Network "Specifically" to prevent them from competing with each other. I only...
As Always - Will Figure Out On My Own...
My thoughts that came up with this question: Since I only needed a 2.4ghz WiFi Guest network setup for connecting ioT smart switches and friends and family aka guests that connect to that Wifi, it seemed strange to me that the "unused" 2.4ghz primary would be active for no reason except to enable the quest network feature. Guest Networks cannot work/enable without primary enabled.
You can enable or disable the main WLAN 2.4Ghz radio, However I believe this maybe also disable the Guest Network radio as well. Though you can try this and see.
Guest Network radios will be isolated from the main WLAN for security reasons and most users don't have guest devices having any access the main WLAN resources.
If you have IoT devices that do depend on IoT apps to work while the apps are installed on mobile phones and pads connected to the main WLAN, connecting IoT devices to the GN will probably break the connection between the IoT device and there managing app so would be recommended to avoid using the GN for IoT devices that you need to manage with there apps from the main WLAN/LAN side.
Was Hoping For More Experienced Than Me Solutions - Seems Like All Guessing vs Direction... LOL
I only needed a 2.4ghz WiFi Guest network setup for connecting ioT smart switches and friends and family aka guests that connect to that Wifi
This seems to be the "problem" that you are trying to solve.
There have been plenty of discussions around here about getting IoT things to work. They often boil down to badly written apps for the IoT device.
As the manuals explain, there are various ways of showing and hiding SSID broadcasts, and separating and joining SSIDs.
As to this:
"unused" 2.4ghz primary would be active for no reason
If it really is "unused" why not just forget about it? It won't be getting in the way of anything.
