Hi.
I have a Ubiquiti gateway and access points now running and all my network traffic goes through there. The Telus/Actiontec router is now used used exclusively for running Optik TV.
As an aside: I know there is a way to migrate the Optik TV connections to the Ubiquiti gateway, but since I cannot figure out how to change the wireless network the Optik boxes connect to, I am just leaving the Actiontec running.
The problem is that sometimes - usually as a result of my trying to optimize the Ubiquiti system, one or more devices in the house lose their connection and fall back to the Telus network that is still broadcasting because they still retain that connection information. And that ends up causing all sorts of troubleshooting chaos, because often I don't know that the device has switched over to the Actiontec network.
I thought to turn of the WiFi radio, but of course that killed the signal to the Optik TV wireless boxes. I can hide the SSID, and did so once, but actually getting back in to control the Actiontec then becomes a difficult task requiring a wired connection to the box.
So, what's the best solution?
Go to each client device and tell it to forget the TELUSXXXX network (if that is possible on the device)?
Change the SSID? Change the password? The down side of either of those is that if the unit gets reset then I need to do the same.
Is there some way to turn the radio power down on the Actiontec?
Or is migrating Optik TV to the Ubiquiti network the way to go... though I would probably end up having to hard wire the boxes (since changing the wireless network may not be possible)?
Any insights appreciated!
