WLAN prioritization with two SSIDs

WLAN prioritization with two SSIDs

WLAN prioritization with two SSIDs
WLAN prioritization with two SSIDs
2 weeks ago - last edited a week ago
Model: EAP623-Outdoor HD  
Hardware Version: V1
Firmware Version: 1.4.2

Hello everyone,

 

Quick question: We have set up Wi-Fi at a public festival using 3x EAP623 Outdoor HD. Now we have both a classic Wi-Fi network with a password for the vendors and a public hotspot for guest access.

 

My question is whether the public hotspot is treated as secondary if the Wi-Fi network with a password is used more often. Can this be configured somewhere?

 

BR Tim

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a week ago - last edited a week ago

Hi  @TW_EPC 

 

Thanks for the explanation. It's clear now...

 

We can't set a certain SSID to have a higher priority directly, but you can consider configuring SSID rate limit for the guest SSID to make sure it won't occupy too much bandwidth:

 

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Re:WLAN prioritization with two SSIDs
a week ago - last edited a week ago

Hi  @TW_EPC 

 

Are you saying that when the classic SSID performs poorly, you want the vendors to automatically switch to the guest network, correct?

This is client-side behavior - the AP cannot forcibly reassociate clients to a different SSID.

 

However, if the vendors' device has both SSIDs saved, most client devices will automatically connect to the other available SSID.

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Re:WLAN prioritization with two SSIDs
a week ago

  @Vincent-TP 

 

Hello Vincent,

 

I think there was a misunderstanding—maybe I didn’t explain it clearly.

 

For example, let’s say you have two SSIDs: one for employees with a password, and an open hotspot for guests. The idea is to ensure that the employee Wi-Fi always works reliably and is not affected by the guest network. So if there are any bottlenecks—such as bandwidth limitations or maximum client connections—the hotspot Wi-Fi should be deprioritized, ensuring that the employee Wi-Fi remains unaffected.

 

My question is whether Omada can handle this automatically, so that there is always a “primary” Wi-Fi network that takes priority, and any restrictions or limitations would only apply to the guest network.

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a week ago - last edited a week ago

Hi  @TW_EPC 

 

Thanks for the explanation. It's clear now...

 

We can't set a certain SSID to have a higher priority directly, but you can consider configuring SSID rate limit for the guest SSID to make sure it won't occupy too much bandwidth:

 

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Re:WLAN prioritization with two SSIDs
a week ago

  @TW_EPC 

 

You can also set the QoS mark for each vlan in the controller lan settings (higher value = more priority) as well as enable bandwidth control to limit throughput at the router level and not just rate limiting the ssids (which works better as its a global control rather than per client/ap control)

Main: ER8411 x1, SG3428X x1, SG3452 x1, SG2428LP x1, SG3210 x1, SG2218P x1, SG2008P x3, ES208G x1, EAP650 x6 Remote: ER7206 v2 x1, ER605 v2 x3, SG2008P x2, EAP650 x2, ES205G x1 Controller: OC300
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