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Use the satellite RBS40 instead of main base RBR40
Hi All, I've search for this, but couldn't find the answear, so if you believe this has been answered already, feel free to direct me to the correct thread. Here's my issue : I have an O...
Smart devices like companies, smart phones, tablets,... will always move between nodes to select the node with best coverage, so I don’t think you have issues with such devices, correct?
On the other hand, IoT devices and similar “sticky” devices usually keep connected to the node the devices were first attached to and never change that. You can force those devices to start over the selection procedure by power cycling those devices, so they will now -hopefully- find the node with better coverage and attach to it.
On the other hand, IoT devices and similar “sticky” devices usually keep connected to the node the devices were first attached to and never change that. You can force those devices to start over the selection procedure by power cycling those devices, so they will now -hopefully- find the node with better coverage and attach to it.
Hi,
Thanks for trying to answer my problem. However, I can see that the connection strentgh is not so strong on all machines connected to the main base, while the satellite would provide a stronger connection.
I was hoping that just like one can set specific WiFi Channels on a designated computer, or sort WiFi network between preferred ones and others, one could designate an satellite as being prefered over a router.
Alas, this is one of the most frequent issues raised on the forum. As ekhalil says, devices can be "sticky" about their WiFi connection, especially devices that were not designed to "move around". Once they connect, they tend to stay connected, and since the router WiFi signal comes up before the satellites do, these devices are already connected (perhaps poorly) before the satellite is available. Power cycling the device is the only solution anyone has found.
I know (literally) nothing about other mesh networks (Google, Linksys, D-Link, etc.) so I do not know if the same thing happens on those networks. Maybe some day I will search their user forums.
