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EX7700 doesn't grab the signal from my laptop
I'm using a XR500 as a router and a EX7700 as mesh / extender. I'm facing an issue. I work with my laptop not far from the EX7700 that is configured with the same SSID as my router. I went through t...
If you're using the "onewifi" features (same ssid), then its on the devices own roaming protocols to roam between router---extender. Its not the router or extender that does the roaming.
Potentially your laptop might not have roaming protocols, might have an outdated driver, or even have its roaming set down.
In my computers (windows 10), I can check in the device manager what my roaming aggressiveness is. But yours might be different based on what wifi chipset is in your laptop.
I'd check what wifi chipset is in your laptop, check with the specific device maker (if its an intel chipset, get the driver from intel, not dell/windows) for updated drivers, and then check in the device manager for how its roaming is setup.
Thank you for your answer. Yes, good idea, I'll check that and let you all know. At least I know that my issue isn't linked to my router / extender.
I upgraded my wireless driver with the one from the wireless card's manufacturer. I went on the advanced options / Roaming aggressiveness. New Value: 5. Highest.
I'll keep that option a few days and see if it's better.
Hows it working?
Yes, time to give you a new feedback.
Switch from router to extender goes quicker now. Not as quick as my mobile phone but quicker than before. In conclusion, the modification to increase roaming agrressiveness has a good effect as well as as the upgrade of my driver I guess.
Next step: I'll move my router a little bit in order to decrease the signal in the room where I work with my laptop. This should help my latop to switch to the extender.
Thank you for your help.
glad its working a bit better!