JDCAG (NOT Colin) said:
ajolly said:
Jethro95 said:
If you're doing a new build I would skip mesh and run Ethernet to dedicated access points. Take a look at what you can do with a Ubiquiti system.
Wouldnt that mean my devices would disconnect and connect to a different router when i move to different rooms through the house? I want it to be seamless and not have to worry about my phone disconnecting.
You would set the whole system up and have each AP using the same SSID so you wouldn't know/care which AP you were connected to.
You wouldn't have downloads failing or streams stopping or anything. Each AP would just be handing you off, which I believe ill be the same with the mesh...
The main difference is just that your APs would all be connected back to a router/switch vs a mesh where they're all wirelessly connected to each other.
Having multiple APs with the same access point name can present an issue. Typically, the radio will connect to the first AP it sees that matches. It might be the best signal or it might be the worst signal.
Also, if you have the same access point name on multiple APs, you want to make absolutely sure that the frequencies for each AP do not overlap the frequencies of any ofther AP with the same name. If you don't, every AP that has the same name and is using the same frequencies will consider themselves to be the proper AP and will respond to the traffic. This can get very confusing in a hurry and will probably result in quite an increase in network traffic.