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Set up a spare Raspberry Pi as a separate Wi-Fi SSID.
Separating functionality on your home network can be a good thing. If you have a spare S Raspberry Pi, give this a try. The RaspAP project uses some fairly standard Linux tools, along with a web interface, to allow you to turn your Pi into a Wi-Fi SSID. This means you can turn your router’s Wi-Fi functionality off and use RaspAP instead.
Note: the range provided by the antenna built in to the Pi may not be as good as your standard router. First install Ubuntu on a memory card using the Raspberry Pi Imager tool. Go to www.raspberrypi.com/software/, and download and install the software. Once opened, click Device and select your device. From the Operating System section, find Raspberry Pi OS Lite, then in the Storage section, select the memory card you want to write the image to. Select Next and use the options to select a username and password as well as enable SSH. You don’t need to configure the Wi-Fi as this will be configured using RaspAP and connected to your network via Ethernet cable.