Can you name the two bands with different SSIDs? i.e. give the 5gz band it's own SSID, or turn off the 2.4gz band?
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Yes, Sean. You may change the SSID for both bands and manually uncheck the Broadcast SSID feature of your router.
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If your router is capable of both 2.4/5GHz use the 5GHz, it tends to be more stable.
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wifi dual range run both 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz -- 2.4 typically has much larger range, but the channels are separate so if you set upa bridge to extend your wifi range and it can use the 5ghz channel, you get higher total throughput on the extended 2.4 channel since it won't use your existing 2.4 bandwidth. The net performance on the extended link is a bit lower since you'll have a bit of latency as the bridge needs to retransmit packets to your wifi hub.
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Use channels 1, 6, or 12 to avoid overlap on the wireless-G 2.4 Ghz range. Most devices still don't utilize the wireless-a 5 GHz range. I am a network engineer BTW.
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My WIFI used to reset frequently, it was very annoying, almost unusable. I believe this started to happen after the latest driver update because before that it was just OK. I couldn't figure out what was wrong with the computer, followed all recommendations on all websites and nothing. Then I found that my router was transmitting the same SSID for 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz, decided to change the SSID on one of them and voila... all problems gone.
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In my condo I currently see ~ 10 different network/ routers from my neighbors and my router is working fine. One option to avoid any interference with other routers is to change the default network channel of the router or experiment with turning on either the 2.4 or 5 GHz network.
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First, you should know that all current Wi-Fi signals from A to N operate on a 2.4ghz frequency band. G suffers from interference problems from other devices operating on the same frequency levels like wireless telephones for example. Within the 2.4Ghz band there are 14 internationally designated wi-fi channels. Depending on where you live you can access between 10 to all 14. I think the U.S. only allows 12 for reasons I won't get in to here. Bottom line is that if your neighbors are using a certain channel and you get interference, with a G router you have plenty of others to choose from. The good news is that a G router's optimal range is about 100 meters and degrades enough that only your immediate neighbors will interfere with your signal. So most of the time it isn't a problem, just switch to another channel... N routers operate on 2.4Ghz AND 5Ghz. The optimal range is also tripled to roughly 300 meters. The advantage here is that the 5Ghz band (if you decide to utilize it) doesn't have much traffic so you are ensured a good signal. But in an apartment, I always found G was fine if I switched to a channel my neighbors weren't using. So, my advice is to buy G. Also a lot of companies jumped a ahead and implemented N before it was even approved by the IEEE (it'll be official January 2010). I've had problems with all brands of N working with each other over the past few years. Also, if you buy a N, you'll have to enable B and G anyway if you have older computers or visitors with old laptops. If you don't they won't be able to use your wireless. N is too new.
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Yes, you can keep 2.4 and 5ghz clients separated... You can name your 5ghz something like mySSID_5 and mySSID_2.4 and then have different passwords for them.. . you can also create guest networks that sit on 2.4 AND 5ghz and use different passwords for those as well...
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It's either/or depending on the network that you choose. one will say "networkname" and the other "networkname.5GHz"
1986883
Yes, multiple SSID's and works great with VLAN's. You can also do a guest SSID if you don't use VLAN's and even customize a guest portal page.
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It uses the same SSID. Don't know about MAC address filtering. Recommend anyone use a wifi analyzer to program an optimal channel on the router. Found conflicts with neighborhood channels after installation.
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Yes you can... I have a corporate and Guest network on both of our AP's... When you first configure the install wizard gives you a choice to configure Guest.. Anyways you configure each SSID for whatever VLAN network you need it on.. BTW.. I'm really impressed with the device, The controller software and their support.. This was the first time using UniFi...
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Mine is Quad band as well. I have no problems using it in my carrier's HDSPA+ network here in Colombia. Still it would be great if European users can give a hint about hot it works in their frequencies
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No. As far as I could tell while I had this device, there's no way to dedicate one of the bands to communicating with the primary router preventing the immediate 50% loss in bandwidth. The previous answer of "yes", I believe, was confusing the fact that this device is dual-band, but that is not what the question asks. Other manufactures call this Boost Band or Fast Lane technology. I found nothing like this in any of the settings of this device.
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I have a dual-band router... the Asus "Dark Knight" router (a VERY nice router). It has both 5.0 and 2.4 bands on "n" wireless. My BD device only sees the 2.4 band.In fact, I only have a couple of devices which can see my "5.0" channel. In those cases, I always connect them to the 5.0 band, because it's so seldom used otherwise.
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I have a dual-band router... the Asus "Dark Knight" router (a VERY nice router). It has both 5.0 and 2.4 bands on "n" wireless. My BD device only sees the 2.4 band. In fact, I only have a couple of devices which can see my "5.0" channel. In those cases, I always connect them to the 5.0 band, because it's so seldom used otherwise.
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After reading a lot of articles in regard to routers in general, it seems to me that assigning separate SSID to each band is desirable so that you can access the different bands from different devices. Actually, one article said, that because a lot is shared in one device, having two different wireless with a band on each would give the best - non-shared - access. If you only have one or two devices, this may not be important. But even with few devices, if some are old and some new, it would be a good idea to give distinct SSID to each band. There is a lot more that could be said, but this is the simple answer. After reading a lot of articles in regard to routers in general, it seems to me that assigning separate SSID to each band is desirable so that you can access the different bands from different devices. Actually, one article said, that because a lot is shared in one device, having two different wireless with a band on each would give the best - non-shared - access. If you only have one or two devices, this may not be important. But even with few devices, if some are old and some new, it would be a good idea to give distinct SSID to each band. There is a lot more that could be said, but this... » Read More After reading a lot of articles in regard to routers in general, it seems to me that assigning separate SSID to each band is desirable so that you can access the different bands from different devices. Actually, one article said, that because a lot is shared in one device, having two different wireless with a band on each would give the best - non-shared - access. If you only have one or two devices, this may not be important. But even with few devices, if some are old and some new, it would be a good idea to give distinct SSID to each band. There is a lot more that could be said, but this is the simple answer. « Show Less