Facilities IoT sensors that only support 2.4 GHz keep failing association when band steering is set aggressively on the municipal WLAN. What optimization exception should be applied?
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Short Explanation
You can’t steer a one-speed bicycle onto the freeway HOV lane. 2.4-only IoT isn’t dual-band, so aggressive steering just breaks joins. Exempt those sensors and steer the phones instead.
Full Explanation
Band steering assumes clients can operate on the target band. Single-band 2.4 GHz IoT cannot comply; aggressive steering causes join failures or instability. Correct practice is to exempt those devices (SSID/policy/OUI-based) while still steering dual-band clients. Forcing 6 GHz, cranking steering, or shutting off 2.4 GHz building-wide are inappropriate for locked IoT.