So, I have a section of my home that will be rented as an apartment. I want them to have a guest network that is segregated from my network.
I have one of the newer Comcast Xfinity dual band gateways. It does not seem to have any option to create a normal guest network like used to be on most routers. They only seem to have the option for people to use the "xfinity wifi" where they input their Comcast credentials, but I am not happy with that option, as my renter will probably not have a comcast login.
Also, I should note that I do have phone service through the gateway as well.
I called comcast about this and they told me that I should set the 2.4ghz band up for the rental and I use the 5ghz band. But this has some problems. One is that some of my devices, like my printer are not 5ghz capable. And this just seems hokey to me. Also does this actually keep my data safe? Are the 2.4 & 5ghz bands actually totally segregated from one another? I thought they were just 2 different ways to access the same network.
Also, I had been using wifi range extenders to get the wifi to the apartment, so do those work with a guest network? There will need to be some extra device to get the wifi from the router to the apartment.
I know one solution would be to have separate service with another gateway installed into the apartment, but I would like to avoid that if possible.
So does anyone have any suggestions on how to accomplish this?
Ideally, I would still have 2.4 & 5ghz for my personal use and then at least 2.4ghz on the guest network. I am assuming I will need to buy my own modem and router (or have an 2nd router in addition to the comcast one?), but I was worried about the phone service part of it.
Thanks in advance!
I have one of the newer Comcast Xfinity dual band gateways. It does not seem to have any option to create a normal guest network like used to be on most routers. They only seem to have the option for people to use the "xfinity wifi" where they input their Comcast credentials, but I am not happy with that option, as my renter will probably not have a comcast login.
Also, I should note that I do have phone service through the gateway as well.
I called comcast about this and they told me that I should set the 2.4ghz band up for the rental and I use the 5ghz band. But this has some problems. One is that some of my devices, like my printer are not 5ghz capable. And this just seems hokey to me. Also does this actually keep my data safe? Are the 2.4 & 5ghz bands actually totally segregated from one another? I thought they were just 2 different ways to access the same network.
Also, I had been using wifi range extenders to get the wifi to the apartment, so do those work with a guest network? There will need to be some extra device to get the wifi from the router to the apartment.
I know one solution would be to have separate service with another gateway installed into the apartment, but I would like to avoid that if possible.
So does anyone have any suggestions on how to accomplish this?
Ideally, I would still have 2.4 & 5ghz for my personal use and then at least 2.4ghz on the guest network. I am assuming I will need to buy my own modem and router (or have an 2nd router in addition to the comcast one?), but I was worried about the phone service part of it.
Thanks in advance!
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