{"id":1198,"date":"2023-08-25T07:59:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T12:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shortbooks.online\/blog\/?p=1198"},"modified":"2023-08-25T07:59:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T12:59:42","slug":"why-is-my-new-apple-mac-mini-struggling-to-connect-to-wi-fi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shortbooks.online\/blog\/2023\/why-is-my-new-apple-mac-mini-struggling-to-connect-to-wi-fi\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is my new Apple Mac Mini struggling to connect to Wi-Fi?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I recently bought a new Mac Mini. The 2023 edition, like the following devices, has Wi-Fi 6E, which should mean it has a better connection to the internet, especially if you are very close to a new Wi-Fi router:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2023) or MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mac mini (2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mac Studio (2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mac Pro (2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) or iPad Pro 12.9 inch (6th generation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The presence of Wi-Fi 6E, though, turned out to be our problem. Until recently, all Wi-Fi routers had two bands: 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz. 2.4Ghz is slightly slower but has a longer range. 5Ghz is faster but has a shorter range. I know the recommendation is to have them use the same SSID, but I always found that worked poorly, so I renamed the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz bands, appending a 5 to the end of the faster one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new router and the new Mac Mini arrived around the same time, so we didn&#8217;t notice that the new router was the root (ahem), of our problems. Because the new router had Wi-Fi 6E, it came with the 6E SSID set to the same as the 5Ghz SSID. e.g.:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2.4Ghz: Internet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5Ghz: Internet5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6E: Internet5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Having 5Ghz and 6E using the same SSID, but the 2.4Ghz using a different SSID was confusing only devices with 6E capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9523245931322834\" async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fixing the issue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To fix this you have two options: Rename all bands to the same thing (&#8220;internet&#8221;) in the example above, or rename the 6E band to &#8220;Internet6&#8221; or something similar. As Mac Minis are stationary, I went with the latter &#8211; that way it can stay on the faster network and it will never be far from the router that it&#8217;s in the next room from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, if you have sudden-onset Wi-Fi issues, and if you have a Wi-Fi 6E capable router, perhaps your SSIDs need changing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"shortbooksLink\">I write short stories and o\u00feer fiction &#8211; check \u00feem out at <a href=\"https:\/\/shortbooks.online\" title=\"\">shortbooks.online<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Like many creative people on \u00fee internet, I have a Patreon account. 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Until recently, all Wi-Fi routers had two bands: 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz. 2.4Ghz is slightly slower but has a longer range. 5Ghz is faster but has a shorter range. 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