Neil P
pfm Member
Our home wifi signal (from stock virgin router), has been split onto separate 2ghz and 5ghz signals. This is to allow a couple of smart devices (plug/light) to connect (they only work with the 2ghz signal).
The problem now is that if the other devices (phones, tablets, etc) lose the 5ghz signal they lose wifi altogether (rather than switching between the 2ghz and 5ghz automatically). My daughter was merrily streaming disney the other day on mobile data not wifi without any of us realising!
Is there a better way to achieve this 2/5ghz split? E.g. is there a way to have one 2ghz signal for the smart devices and a combined 2/5 ghz signal for everything else?
I can't be the only one having this issue judging my the amount of smart devices on sale (I saw a cooker extractor yesterday that is phone controllable!).
The problem now is that if the other devices (phones, tablets, etc) lose the 5ghz signal they lose wifi altogether (rather than switching between the 2ghz and 5ghz automatically). My daughter was merrily streaming disney the other day on mobile data not wifi without any of us realising!
Is there a better way to achieve this 2/5ghz split? E.g. is there a way to have one 2ghz signal for the smart devices and a combined 2/5 ghz signal for everything else?
I can't be the only one having this issue judging my the amount of smart devices on sale (I saw a cooker extractor yesterday that is phone controllable!).