BE88U

[BamaInArk]

Setting up a new BE88U router. First thing I did was install the latest Merlin Firmware. I'm setting it up stand-alone to get it ready for my network hookup. Now looking for the place the name the SSIDs separate for 2.5G and 5G radios but can't locate that option anywhere. Upon initial setup I allowed it to use the same SSID for both radios figuring I would change it later. Do I have to reset the router again to establish separate SSIDs?

 

[Justinh]

Did you look in a place similar to this?

 

[Ripshod]

The Smart Connect switch doesn't exist.
You'll find the wifi settings here:

If you want to keep your current SSID it'll take a lot of juggling - deletng bands, creating networks. You're restricted as in you can only have one 2.4 and one 5GHz band for the main wifi. Or you could change the main wifi SSID (if you want to keep the current SSID) and setup a new network in Guest Network Pro. Don't enable MLO.
The only other alternative is to use different SSIDs for the bands.

 

[Ripshod]

Setting up a new BE88U router. First thing I did was install the latest Merlin Firmware. I'm setting it up stand-alone to get it ready for my network hookup. Now looking for the place the name the SSIDs separate for 2.5G and 5G radios but can't locate that option anywhere. Upon initial setup I allowed it to use the same SSID for both radios figuring I would change it later. Do I have to reset the router again to establish separate SSIDs?

Just reread this and realised I'd misread.
The tab is the same but it's dead simple to rename the main wifi, and/or remove one band and make a new SSID for just the band you removed (all under the main wifi section).

 

[BamaInArk]

I ended up just resetting the router again and did the initial setup by splitting the radios. All is well now.