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RBRE960 router to become satellite (AP)
Hey, I'm new here. But I just bought a RBRE960 three pack (1 router + 2 satellites) + one more router. I want to use the second router as a satellite and I have tried countless times to change i...
You can put the 2nd one in access point mode but it won't work as a satellite.
Ok, but what's the difference? AP is what compared to a satellite?
A WiFi access point (AP) create its own WiFi network. Even though it may have the same WiFi credentials as the primary system, the AP network is independent and is not able to coordinate passing devices from its network to other networks. Before 'mesh' networks were created in the late 2010's, this was the only option users had to expand the physical area served by their WiFi systems.
Mesh networks using new 802.11 standards allow coordination between units, so that WiFi devices can be "handed off" from one node to another. This is called seamless roaming. Users do not notice as they move around that their mobile device has moved from one satellite to another as the signal from the first satellite got too low to provide good performance.
AP and satellite are the same as long as the WiFi device does not move.
