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One router & 2 APs, what do I set to avoid having to connect to different networks?
I have a Netgear AC1750 router and 2 EX6100 access points at 2 ends of my home. If I first connected to the internet to AP#1 (in Window's Network & Sharing Center as it had the strongest signal), as ...
As a general rule, if you have a single network with multiple access points, all using the same SSID & encryption keys, the client should switch from AP to AP automatically.
The EX6100 is a bit of a strange device in that whilst advertised as an extender, it appears to have full routing capabilities, so to use it as described above, it MUST be configured as an AP AND connected to the network via Ethernet.