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splotchy101's avatar
splotchy101
Helpful Neighbour
1 month ago

Questions about Telus Boost access points

I see the following settings on the Easy Mesh page and I'm wondering what they do. These are all enabled at the moment. Role: Auto Legacy Steering: Enabled Disabling legacy steering means that on...
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Rocky3's avatar
Rocky3
Guardian
1 month ago

Do you have a boost 6 now and finding weaker than original Mbps. I have a personal WIFI network ethernet connected  where WIFI is stronger than Telus Boost 6. But it was not always this way. Now I get less than 100 up or down.

  • splotchy101's avatar
    splotchy101
    Helpful Neighbour
    1 month ago

    Yes, but that's not what I'm asking. 

    • Rocky3's avatar
      Rocky3
      Guardian
      1 month ago

      As Telus support posted is the other part, band steering. On Telus connect I have a warning that some of the devices are on 2.4 whereas they would be better on 5.0

      No suggestion however on how to fix, so I will follow along as you may be finding solution.

      • TELUS_Support's avatar
        TELUS_Support
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        1 month ago

        Glitch? Are you able to reproduce it or you see the bands in your setup?

         

        Every setup is different so sometimes bugs can appear on one account and not another.

         

        Do the Boost WiFi 6, Boost Mini 6E, and Boost 7 all have the same features in the admin page?

         

        No. Each Boost has its own landing page and features.

         

        Can you elaborate more on the isolation of the networks? Do you mean that the main, smart device, and guest networks are all securely and totally isolated from each other?

         

        Yes, that's what I meant.

         

         

        Regarding the rest of the questions, is there a specific goal you are trying to achieve, or just curiosity?

    • TELUS_Support's avatar
      TELUS_Support
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      1 month ago

      Hi splotchy101 - I believe Band Steering is where we automatically pick the band that your devices connect to - either 2.4GHz or 5GHz. Disabling this will result in two networks showing up in your Wi-Fi settings and you have to manually pick one.

       

      AP Steering is where if you have two Boosts, they automatically connect you to the strongest signal. Disabling this will mean that you have to pick which Access Point (Boost) you connect to

      • splotchy101's avatar
        splotchy101
        Helpful Neighbour
        1 month ago

        Thank you for the information.

        What about auto legacy steering?

        Can you please answer the other questions from my OP? I really want to know, but there is no other information online.