You gotta do what lets you sleep at night, knowing your friends and family. For me, this is a non-issue. Friends are over for games and dinner. They’re bopping onto Facebook. They’re not going to Russian deep-state piracy sites to infiltrate my personal data. :biggrin:
And my family, using...
So yes. There was no way to have my wifi and FIOS router and use guest mode without issue.
Because I've got FIOS, I couldn't just use any old router / modem the way you can with cable modem. I eventually eliminated the FIOS router first with a borrowed MOCA bridge from a network engineer...
Having tried to use "guest" networks, I don't think they're worth recommending to most people as the baseline approach. It's one more step to deal with. You've got to remember to turn it on and off when guests come and go. If you're using a third party wifi router on top of your ISP's router...
Yes, Apple routers don’t create separate names for the 2.4 and 5 bands. It’s been that way for ... 10+ years
they're managed with desktop or mobile apps.
I’m surprised this is unique. It’s obviously how it should be done from a UX perspective for normal users.
And for network nerds, the info...
My apple routers do this. I assume they're not the only ones. I'm pretty sure newer mesh network devices auto manage this as well.
I see the separate bands in cable-co provided routers; my parents' router is this way. I didn't know it was typical of consumer wifi routers. Seems like it only...
Why do some routers force you to have separately named and managed 2.5GHz and 5GHz networks? I've never had to worry about that on my routers. Just set them up, and they automatically connect devices to whatever network is appropriate.