topic Re: Split Wi-Fi bands in Broadband & Landline

Split Wi-Fi bands

StaceyM86 — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 09:40:02 GMT

I need to be able to split my Wi-Fi bands. I have a BT router but have switched to EE. I have the attached message on my TV so need to be able to split the bands and rename them so I can connect relevant devices to the correct band.

Re: Split Wi-Fi bands

JimM11 — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 10:42:12 GMT

@StaceyM86 Fairly sure that it is NOT an allowed feature with the latest BT Router's. See the BT Forum link below.

Solved: Splitting BT Hubs SSID (Wireless name) - BT Community

Re: Split Wi-Fi bands

XRaySpeX — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 13:09:27 GMT

Try on the Advanced > Wireless Settings page of the router to temporarily disable the 2.4 GHz WiFi band while connecting problematic 5 GHz devices.

Re: Split Wi-Fi bands

Profile closed — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 17:06:48 GMT

And if XRaySpeX idea doesn’t work, you can always buy a cheap wireless access point, (or even adapt an old hub), to act as a 2.4GHz access point and then turn off the 2.4GHz on the BT hub altogether, just leaving it to do the 5GHz.