Sky Booster 4 - Split SSID

[Eltel2812]

Probably a bit of a naive question, but confirmation would be helpful.

I want to split the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz SSID's on my router to try and identify why some devices (typically Ring and Amazon) lose connectivity or in the case of Amazon echo losing groupings., by forcing them on to one or the other network. Am I right in thinking the Booster will still replicate the separate networks in the same way it does with them combined. (For instance the Ring camera shows an RSSI of -68 to -73 but is only about 4 m from the booster through one wall but I don't know whether it's on 5GHZ  or 2.4.GHZ 

Thanks

[jamesn123]

@Eltel2812 

It was possible on the older Sky boosters to split the SSIDs but on the newer ones I believe they will only replicate a single band. 

[Chrisee]

@Eltel2812 Ring doorbells only use the 2.4GHz band the RSSI of 68dB is marginal but if your home has double thickness brick  external walls is pretty typical. Mounting the doorbell on the door as opposed to the wall can help.

[Eltel2812]

Thanks for your reply, I think I've sorted it now.

[Eltel2812]

@Chrisee Thanks for your reply.  It's an outdoor cam but yes it is on 2.4GHZ. I did think it was connecting to the hub which is further away rather than the booster, but I found that in the MySky app I can see what devices are connected to the hub and the booster, I was previously just looking at the connected devices onthe hub.  It is connected to the booster. Interestingly (or not !) the camera reports an RSSI of 65-70dB. If I use a wifi analyser app on my phone it shows -55dB next to the camera. 2.4Gh on Ch1.

I need to look into that.

[Chrisee · Accepted solution]

@Eltel2812 the signal strength difference can be down one or more of to the aerial design, the wuality of tge WiFi chip  and a small difference in position do use the RSSI readings as a rough guide. Having a booster near a window overlooking a camera would likely help.