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The roaming point is very interesting - I do have a problem with devices 'hanging on' to the wrong AP in my home. I'm gonna try it!
by jnty 8y ago
The roaming point is very interesting - I do have a problem with devices 'hanging on' to the wrong AP in my home. I'm gonna try it!
- kiallmacinnes 8y agoAnother few possibilities for this which were not mentioned in the article: * Check that all your APs are broadcasting the same name. No devices I know of will naturally roam to an AP with a different name. * Check that all your APs are broadcasting identical security features (e.g. WPA1, WPA2, WPA1 or WPA2 .. as well as the encryption methods like TKIP, AES/CCMP, etc). Many devices will check these too, and roam only to matching APs.
- throwmeback 8y agoSome devices also have a AP priority list, it's worth checking out if they can be modified (e.g. like on macOS).
- jnty 8y agoYeah, same name and security (otherwise it would presumably never work.) The problem is the in-between area where there's bad reception for one and good reception for another.
- gsich 8y agoThere are protocols for roaming, like 802.11k, 11r and 11v.