HG659 Wireless Password

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Johnny67

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Topic # 206204 14-Dec-2016 09:18

Does anybody know if there is a way to have separate passwords for 2.4 and 5ghz? Or if not is it possible to limit a devices access to one or the other?

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sbiddle

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Reply # 1687545 14-Dec-2016 09:32

They have different SSID's so by nature you can limit devices to a single band.

They however do not offer band steering (which is an essential feature for dual band AP's IMHO) but then again no home routers do no matter the price.

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Reply # 1687560 14-Dec-2016 09:49

I've got my 5GHz-capable devices only using that by going through device, has helped clear some Wi-Fi noise as 2.4 being used by wireless phone.

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Reply # 1687570 14-Dec-2016 09:56

Change the SSID's so they are both different. Then you select the network on your phone to connect to. AFAIK you cant have an individual password for each SSID.

Johnny67

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Reply # 1687582 14-Dec-2016 10:18

TimA:

Change the SSID's so they are both different. Then you select the network on your phone to connect to. AFAIK you cant have an individual password for each SSID.

Had a play around and this is what i ended up doing :)

Thanks for the replies.