Ran into a problem just a few days since we setup a 2nd SSID on our network.
We are using a Peplink Balance 20 and all peplink nodes.
The idea was that a 2nd SSID would be created for the kids iPad’s, it would have a time of use profile attached.
This part worked great.
However, not long after setup (about 1 day) we started having issues that the Ipads would not connect to that Wifi SSID.
The error message received on the Ipad: “This network is operating on Wi-Fi channels in use by several other nearby networks.”
The only solution would be to re-start the router, which MOST of the time fixed it.
This morning, even that wouldn’t fix it and I ended up just deleting the SSID and going back to our original setup.
My 1st thought was, to just uncheck the option / settings / auto channel update.
But the best I could do there, is just set it to only update if there is no active clients.
(Which maybe, but still I can for-see were going to have issues)
I could set it to a fixed channel, but I mean, shouldn’t we NOT have to do that in this day and age.
I guess I don’t mind doing it, we don’t have a ton of wifi traffic around here, so finding a good open channel is rather simple.
Could a build a 2nd AP profile, assign it only to the KidsIpads wifi, and have it be the fixed channels, leaving our main default wifi on auto?
Any other suggestions?