Timeline for Any problems that may happen if I give my Wi-Fi extender the same SSID (and password) as my router
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| Mar 14, 2021 at 18:24 | comment | added | Mashoor Aiyaan | Let us continue this discussion in chat. | |
| Mar 14, 2021 at 5:56 | comment | added | Albin | Either signal power or signal quality, but I'm not sure if those setting are available at all, if they are it will be trail and error to find the right setting, since it depends on your particular layout. Assigning different SSIDs would mean to give AP1 a different SSID then AP2 has. | |
| Mar 13, 2021 at 21:38 | comment | added | Mashoor Aiyaan | What does "assing different SSIDs" mean | |
| Mar 13, 2021 at 21:37 | comment | added | Mashoor Aiyaan | Also, what percentage should I set it if the ISP installed at the back of the house in the basement. (The extender is mounted nearby on the 1st floor.) | |
| Mar 13, 2021 at 21:34 | vote | accept | Mashoor Aiyaan | ||
| Mar 13, 2021 at 21:34 | vote | accept | Mashoor Aiyaan | ||
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| Mar 13, 2021 at 21:33 | comment | added | Mashoor Aiyaan | How will I set the thresholds? Are you talking about wifi signal power? | |
| Mar 13, 2021 at 16:54 | comment | added | Albin | Maybe a script that does a dis/reconnect at low signal strengths would work as well. | |
| Mar 13, 2021 at 16:52 | comment | added | Albin | @MashoorAiyaan Just a guess, but try to assing different SSIDs, save both networks, and check if the roaming works better. Otherwise, the only other choice is to check if you can tweak the roaming by changing the thresholds (I haven't tried this myself, I'm not sure if this is possible at all with consumer-grade products or even with pro products) or use devices that have better support for automatic roaming between cells. | |
| Mar 13, 2021 at 15:45 | comment | added | Mashoor Aiyaan | I checked it but it doesn't work, but disconnecting and reconnecting does switch to the closest cell | |
| Mar 13, 2021 at 9:23 | history | answered | Albin | CC BY-SA 4.0 |