We recently got our router upgraded by Telus to the ActionTec T3200M, from the older T1200M. Using this new router on our network with the ActionTec WEB6000Q wifi extender, I've found that the extender is not fully compatible with the T3200M in a couple of important ways:
- SSID Incompatibility. The T3200M has been set up to use the "Smart Steering" feature, which combines the 5G and 2.4 bands into a single SSID (call it "networkname" here). But when the WEB6000Q is "synced" to the router, it produces two separate SSIDs, called "networkname-5G" and "networkname-2.4G". The result is three separate SSIDs, which confuses many devices connected to the network. The Sonos music player for example doesn't work properly under this setup. As a result, I eventually decided to just disconnect the WEB600Q; which is unfortunate as we have a fairly large area to cover. By contrast, the WEB6000Q seemed to play nicely with the previous T1200M.
- Guest Network. The T3200M supports setting up a separate SSID for a guest network, but the WEB6000Q doesn't support this feature. Too bad, as it's very useful.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to configure and use the WEB6000Q extender in this scenario? Maybe I'm overlooking something. Thanks.
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