Hi  @arter97 

Thanks for posting here. To better understand the situation, please let us know the following info:

1. How long will the 6G SSID show up? above 10 seconds? Or even longer?

2. Did you test this with different clients? Do they all behave the same? Please also let us know the brand of the clients you are using.

3. If try to scan the 6G SSID with a wifi scanner, will it show up quicker?

Please also share a screenshot of the 6G SSID settings page. 

Hi  @arter97 

Thanks for the information.

Please change the following config and let us know the behavior:

1. Change the channel to a different one.

2. lower the channel width to 40MHz or 80MHz, 

3. Change the Beacon Interval to 100 ms on Site settings.

We will also test it locally and keep you posted. Thanks.

Hi  @arter97 

We have tested by creating a 6G-only SSID based on your configuration locally and also encountered slower SSID discovery.

After investigation, it was determined that this behavior is expected for the following reasons:

In Wi-Fi 6E/7 networks, if an SSID is configured with both 5GHz and 6GHz bands, the client can first connect quickly to the 5GHz network. Subsequently, the AP can “guide” the client to the 6GHz network—providing information such as the BSSID and channel for the 6GHz network under the same SSID—via Beacon or Probe Response frames that include Reduced Neighbor Report (RNR) information elements. This enables fast directed connection or roaming to the 6GHz band, a process known as RNR guidance or out-of-band discovery.

If the SSID is configured only on the 6GHz band, the client must perform a full scan of multiple PSC channels in the 6GHz band, significantly increasing discovery time and making fast roaming less efficient due to the lack of RNR guidance information from lower-frequency bands.

Therefore, to ensure the best user experience (including coverage, performance, and connection speed), it is strongly recommended to enable both 5GHz and 6GHz bands for the same SSID when deploying Wi-Fi 6E/7 networks, using 5GHz as an efficient discovery anchor for 6GHz.

Hi  @arter97 

Thanks for the reply.

Did you try the suggestions below:

Especially point 3, we found that it helps a lot. Please try and let us know the results.

Hi  @arter97 

Any update? Would adjusting the beacon interval be helpful?