How to Set Up Smart Home Devices With 2.4-GHz Wi-Fi

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How to Set Up Smart Home Devices With 2.4-GHz Wi-Fi
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If you have a mesh router, setting up internet-connected switches, bulbs, and home devices can be a pain. We have tips to help.

allow you to set up separate SSIDs for 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz networks via an app or web interface—you'll need to consult the settings menu to figure out how.

By splitting the bands, your 2.4-GHz network and your 5-GHz network can have distinct names and passwords. This makes your home network slightly more complex, but it does allow you to decide which band to join. For devices that operate on 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz, like your phone and laptop, you'll want to join both and let your device choose . It’s a good idea to append the name of the 5-GHz band, so you know which is which.

Smart home devices that have this connectivity problem during setup can connect just fine after you complete the split, so you can switch back to a single SSID after your new device is successfully connected .A simpler method is to move far enough away from your router ; this might force your phone to connect to the 2.4-GHz band. Since this band has a better range, your smartphone will eventually switch from 5 GHz with enough distance.

Guest networks are designed to enable visitors to your home to connect to your Wi-Fi network without giving them access to the same network as all your devices. Both networks have access to the internet, but only devices on the same network can talk directly to each other, which can be handy for sharing files or printing. Visitors on guest networks

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