Group Virtual Access Points #279
Description
Modern access points can often host multiple SSIDs simultaneously from a single radio. This is frequently used to support different network credentials for guests, make it easier for clients to force a connection to 5GHz, etc. Vendors usually support this by incrementing the hardware Mac address (BSSID). Because they're Virtual, they're on the same channel as the primary SSID.
So looking at my scan results I see just from my own router in the living room:
- Channel 3
** MyHouse - 01:23:45:67:89:D8
** MyHouseGuest - 01:23:45:67:89:D9
** MyHouseIoT - 01:23:45:67:89:DA - Channel 36
** MyHouse - 01:23:45:67:89:DC
** MyHouseGuest - 01:23:45:67:89:DD
** MyHouse5G - 01:23:45:67:89:DE
My several of my neighbors have similar configurations with 1 or more guest networks. Because of crowding, some of my neighbors are on the same channels as my access points.
Currently there's no grouping option for this. While I can group by channel, that puts my access points into the same bin with neighbors. I can group by SSID, but that splits my access point into several bins.
This also causes problems with the channel rating, as rating is determined by SSID on a channel when it should really be unique radios.
I would like to see an option like
[ ] Group Virtual Access Points
This would combine access points that have different SSIDs but consecutive BSSIDs. This group should be treated as a single access point in the channel rating.