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New smart hub plus split wifi bands

moscab
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‎30-10-2023 02:21 PM - edited ‎30-10-2023 02:22 PM

Can anyone tell me if the new Smart Hub Plus router which has been released not long ago has the ability to split wifi bands?

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Hazard_UK
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‎30-10-2023 06:17 PM

on my router you can.

go into settings section, in the basic wifi settings, where the toggle buttons allow you to turn on both 5ghz and 2.4ghz signals.

Ensure these are both ON.

Change the default name of your 2.4ghz SSID to something different (AND make it different to your 5ghz SSID name) 

Follow the instructions - restart your router when asked.

Shouldn't need to go into the advanced section at all (unless one day perhaps you may get interference from next door's 5ghz Wifi Router using a similar channel.)

 

 

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XRaySpeX
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‎30-10-2023 07:23 PM

But, @Hazard_UK , does that answer the OP's Q? Which router are you describing? I bet it's the black Smart Hub w/out the "Plus".

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moscab
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‎30-10-2023 08:06 PM

that's the smart hub plus I'm referring to, the one which supports Wifi 6 (not 6E)

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bobpullen
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‎31-10-2023 08:53 AM

@moscab wrote:

Can anyone tell me if the new Smart Hub Plus router which has been released not long ago has the ability to split wifi bands?

No, it doesn't. Similar to the Smart Router, you can enable/disable the bands independently of each other, however when they are both enabled they share the same SSID/WPA key.

gtwr
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‎26-03-2024 10:48 AM

Is this likely to change? When I only have 5GHz devices connected to my Wi-Fi, my work laptop always connects to 5GHz and I get my expected speeds. However as soon I connect some 2.4GHz devices, the laptop occasionally switches to 2.4GHz and gets much slower speeds.

Because it is a work laptop, I don't have full access to the device manager so I can't force it to connect on the 5GHz band.

On my previous router, I was able to one SSID for the 5GHz band and a different SSID for the 2.4GHz band. That why my work laptop would only connect to the 5GHz band.

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