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XTREME-IT
Aspirant
Jan 27, 2022

Adding an outdoor Netgear access point to work with ORBI AXE 11000

I have a new Orbi AXE11000 and want to add another outdoor netgear access point. Looking for the model that will synchronize or be managed by the controller with the AXE11000 so I don't have to add a...
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Turns2
Tutor
Feb 09, 2022

Thanks for the response. Since I'd lose the ability to seemlessly roam to/from my RBS50Y (like I do today), is the recommendation to create an alternate SSID for it?

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CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Feb 09, 2022
Turns2 wrote:

Thanks for the response. Since I'd lose the ability to seemlessly roam to/from my RBS50Y (like I do today), is the recommendation to create an alternate SSID for it?

Not sure it makes a difference.  Either way, the device is supposed to scan for available WiFi access points and (at some point) decide to drop the connection to one and connect to a different one.  What we most commonly experience is a device going completely out of range of the first WiFi system and then coming into range of a different one.   My phone must "remember" at least 20 WiFi systems that it has been connected to over the years.  When I travel, I can walk in the door and my phone connects automatically.

 

The situation here is that the roaming device will almost certainly have a connection when it moves closer to (or farther away from) the outdoor access point.

 

I would think it is less trouble to use the same SSID/password. If the network connection seems sluggish, open Network settings, turn WiFi off and back on again. Done.