Creating Separate WLANs for 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz Radios

Use the Enable WLAN on option to configure 2.4, 5, or 6 GHz radio service on or off for the WLAN. This allows you to create separate WLANs that each operates on one or the other of the 2.4, 5, or 6 GHz radios.
In some scenarios, it may be preferable to deploy a separate WLAN/SSID for each radio; one 2.4 GHz SSID, one 5 GHz SSID, and one 6 GHz SSID. In this way, you can ensure that all 2.4 GHz-only devices connect to the 2.4 GHz WLAN only, while 5 GHz-capable devices are allowed to connect to the 5 GHz WLAN, and the 6 GHz-capable devices are allowed to connect to the 6 GHz WLAN.

Complete the following steps to create a separate WLANs for 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz radios.

  1. UI label slightly different for Unleashed
    Within the WiFi Networks component, select the WLAN that you want to configure, and click Create to create a custom WLAN.
  2. Click the arrow next to Show Advanced Options to expand the advanced options section.
  3. Click the Radio Control tab.
  4. For Enable WLAN on, select one of the options: 2.5 GHz, 5 GHz, or 6 GHz.

    Enabling WLAN on the Radios

  5. Click OK to save.

To verify that devices operating at 2.4 GHz are only connected to the 2.4 GHz WLAN, and similarly, devices operating at 5 GHz and 6 GHz are exclusively connected to the 5 GHz and 6 GHz WLANs, respectively, click the Clients component and view the list of connected wireless clients. Check the WLAN and Radio columns to view connection status.

Parent topic: Radio Control Settings