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My Ubiquiti WAPs support band steering with a minimum signal strength setting for 5Ghz. Perhaps you could upgrade to get a better experience?

vetinari 4y ago
The decision is always client side, just like with roaming. There are ways to influence the client, which is basically what Ubiquiti is doing (and the client can ignore), and the last resort is to always kick the client once the signal is below some threshold.
- fullstop 4y ago
  They can be configured to kick the client off if rssi falls below a given level. It's a poor man's 802.11r.
  - mijoharas 4y ago
    I outlined some problems with a client when doing this [0]. Very frustrating. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32288095 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32288095
NickRandom 4y ago
It is often the _device_ that needs better band steering abilities and the Access Point can't do much to force the issue. Or did you mean that the GP should upgrade both their WAP AND all of the their connecting equipment?
geoduck14 4y ago
I use that feature on my Dream Machine. It doesn't really help. My laptop will still hop on the wrong band or AP, or my phone will drop off if I'm in the back yard. Meh
presto8 4y ago
In addition to band steering (which is moving between bands on the same AP), there is also Wi-Fi EasyMesh[1] which allows multiple APs to coordinate with each other (over wired or wireless backhaul) to steer STAs (clients) between APs. However, the Ubiquiti AP is not certified for EasyMesh[2]. [1] https://www.wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi/wi-fi-easymesh https://www.wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi/wi-fi-easymesh [2] https://www.wi-fi.org/content/search-page?keys=ubiquiti https://www.wi-fi.org/content/search-page?keys=ubiquiti
mijoharas 4y ago
I had a minimum rssi set for an ubiquiti access points 5ghz channel. The client would just keep reconnecting to the 5ghz channel and getting kicked immediately. I had to manually lock that device to a specific band and access point. Insanely bad software on the client and very frustrating.
- illiac786 4y ago
  These are the kind of devices which drag the entire network down...

vetinari 4y ago

The decision is always client side, just like with roaming. There are ways to influence the client, which is basically what Ubiquiti is doing (and the client can ignore), and the last resort is to always kick the client once the signal is below some threshold.

fullstop 4y ago
They can be configured to kick the client off if rssi falls below a given level. It's a poor man's 802.11r.
- mijoharas 4y ago
  I outlined some problems with a client when doing this [0]. Very frustrating. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32288095 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32288095

NickRandom 4y ago

It is often the _device_ that needs better band steering abilities and the Access Point can't do much to force the issue. Or did you mean that the GP should upgrade both their WAP AND all of the their connecting equipment?

geoduck14 4y ago

I use that feature on my Dream Machine. It doesn't really help. My laptop will still hop on the wrong band or AP, or my phone will drop off if I'm in the back yard. Meh

presto8 4y ago

In addition to band steering (which is moving between bands on the same AP), there is also Wi-Fi EasyMesh[1] which allows multiple APs to coordinate with each other (over wired or wireless backhaul) to steer STAs (clients) between APs. However, the Ubiquiti AP is not certified for EasyMesh[2]. [1] https://www.wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi/wi-fi-easymesh https://www.wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi/wi-fi-easymesh [2] https://www.wi-fi.org/content/search-page?keys=ubiquiti https://www.wi-fi.org/content/search-page?keys=ubiquiti

mijoharas 4y ago

I had a minimum rssi set for an ubiquiti access points 5ghz channel. The client would just keep reconnecting to the 5ghz channel and getting kicked immediately. I had to manually lock that device to a specific band and access point. Insanely bad software on the client and very frustrating.

illiac786 4y ago
These are the kind of devices which drag the entire network down...