SSID QUESTIONS:

I had always thought when I upgraded from one router to the other that I couldn’t or shouldn’t reuse SSDI name and password that I used on my existing router. I am upgrading from a linksys router to the netgear Orbi mesh.

From what I’ve been told with the Orbi I could keep the same SSDI name and password so that I don’t need to do anything to my devices that are already using that SSDI name and password. That users of those devices won’t even know I changed routers except for the better connectivity.

It should be noted that the SSID on the linksys router that I plan to reuse was dedicated to a 2.4 ghz speed. I don't know if that makes any difference, but I thought that I should mention it.

Has anyone who has done this experienced ANY problems resusing their old SSDI name and password?
Once I setup my Orbi using my old SSDI are there any issues that I should be aware of if I ever decide to change that SSDI name/password combination to something else sometime in the future besides having to re connect my devices that use the old SSDI?

VIRUS SOFTWARE:

Some people say that the Orbi installation forces you to turn on and use Netgear’s virus checker and that you can’t turn off the free trial so that you’re forced to pay a monthly fee. Is this true? I prefer not to use it at this time. Maybe I will at sometime in the future, but not now.

Thanks

Forum Discussion

Orbi SSDI Reuse and Virus protection questions from a Newbie to networking