Linksys Device Monitoring?

Hello,

Is there a way to do the following?

1. Monitor the usage of each device on my network?

2. How do I set certain devices to a 2.4 GHz band and others to the 5 GHz band?

 

1. It depends on a particular firmware (different Linksys routers have different firmwares) but in general Linksys does not offer good settings to monitor bandwidth usage (I assume that's what you're interested in - you were not precise as to what would have to be monitored). If your Linksys supports third party firmware Gargoyle is the best firmware for monitoring and managing bandwidth and Internet access for individual devices.

2. The best way is to change SSIDs so 2.4GHz network has different name than 5GHz one and configure devices with one or the other (or both if needed but make sure that the one you want the device to use is higher on the priority list). Assuming both bands use the same SSID and password now and you want to keep 5GHz one relatively clear, just change SSID for 5GHz one. All of the devices will still be able to connect but now only to 2.4GHz. Then just manually configure those you want to be on 5GHz by adding new SSID.