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WAX615 - Mesh / Roaming
Hi all, first post here 🙂
I have just purchased and setup 2x WAX615 WAPs
So far they are working fine but I am a bit confused as to how I am meant to enable roaming.
I have setup and enabled insight account and set both WAPs to insight management mode.
In Mesh Topology both units are set to Auto - do I need one as Root and the other as Extender?
I do not want a wireless Mesh as the backbone is hardwired.
Do I need to just trust that it is working in Auto?
Thanks
Soogs wrote:
Hi all, first post here 🙂
Welcome to the Netgear Community!
Soogs wrote:
I have just purchased and setup 2x WAX615 WAPs
So far they are working fine but I am a bit confused as to how I am meant to enable roaming.
Roaming can work implicitly by configuring the same SSID and same security key if using WPA2-PSK (WPA2-Personal).
To explicitly enable Fast Roaming (802.11r), you need to use Insight, head to the Edit Wireless Settings, and select for each of the SSID Fast Roaming (802.11r):
Soogs wrote:
I have setup and enabled insight account and set both WAPs to insight management mode.
In Mesh Topology both units are set to Auto - do I need one as Root and the other as Extender?
I do not want a wireless Mesh as the backbone is hardwired.
Do I need to just trust that it is working in Auto?
You could leave it on Auto. However, I suggest to take control and disable Mesh completely as a security and operational measure. Especially if you have no intentions to operate one or more WAX6xx as complete wire-free Mesh satellites.
Hope this explains.
Regards,
-Kurt.
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Soogs wrote:
Hi all, first post here 🙂
Welcome to the Netgear Community!
Soogs wrote:
I have just purchased and setup 2x WAX615 WAPs
So far they are working fine but I am a bit confused as to how I am meant to enable roaming.
Roaming can work implicitly by configuring the same SSID and same security key if using WPA2-PSK (WPA2-Personal).
To explicitly enable Fast Roaming (802.11r), you need to use Insight, head to the Edit Wireless Settings, and select for each of the SSID Fast Roaming (802.11r):
Soogs wrote:
I have setup and enabled insight account and set both WAPs to insight management mode.
In Mesh Topology both units are set to Auto - do I need one as Root and the other as Extender?
I do not want a wireless Mesh as the backbone is hardwired.
Do I need to just trust that it is working in Auto?
You could leave it on Auto. However, I suggest to take control and disable Mesh completely as a security and operational measure. Especially if you have no intentions to operate one or more WAX6xx as complete wire-free Mesh satellites.
Hope this explains.
Regards,
-Kurt.
Amazing thank you.
I have also enabled load balancing following advice from another user on reddit.
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