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WAC5x0 Home Network Configuration Observation/Question
Hi, I have just a general observation and am also seeking some opinions. I run a setup in my rather large multi-story house that is probably serious overkill, but am retired and like to play ar...
You might try turning the broadcast power/coverage down a setting and see how it does. That's certainly a few AP's for 5000sqft.
How big is the home?
Sometimes with access points its better to drop the broadcast power if they're in close proximity to each other.
And its actually on the device itself (phone/tablet/etc) that uses its roaming protocol to decided what access point to connect to.
5000 square feet. Three floors. Some outside devices.
You might try turning the broadcast power/coverage down a setting and see how it does. That's certainly a few AP's for 5000sqft.
I just checked my settings:
Office (WAC540) 2.4GHz - Auto(Full) 5GHz - Auto (Full)
Garage (WAC510) 2.4GHz - Auto (Quarter) 5GHz - Auto (Quarter)
Workroom (WAC510) 2.4GHz - Auto (Full) 5GHz - Auto (Quarter)
Family Rm (WAC510) 2.4GHz - Auto (Full) 5GHz - Auto (Full)
Bonus Rm (WAC510) 2.4GHz - Auto (Full) 5GHz - Auto (Full)
So are you suggesting to turn them down to manual Half, Quarter, Eighth, or Minimum?
I don't have one to play with but I think it has a coverage selection under the advanced settings, starts going over it on page 97/98 of manual.
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