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markbs
New Contributor
3 years ago

Is there anyway to use panoramic wifi pods when the two bands have different SSID?

There are many older wifi devices which can not find the right band unless the 2.4 and 5 are identified with different names. The current limitation of the wifi pods to have both bands on the same na...
frustrated_advanced_user
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Bruce
Honored Contributor III
3 years ago

I don't believe you can separate the bands with the pods.  This article reads to "Ensure that your Panoramic Wifi Gateway has a single network name (SSID) and password for the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands."

The only way around it is to purchase more functional gear.

www.cox.com/.../understanding-panoramic-wifi-pods.html