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Tillster2
Oct 02, 2014Aspirant
Settings for laptop to switch to strongest signal
I am working with someone who has a 4 story, 5,000 sq ft house built in the 1930's. We are using R7000 Nighthawk router and a EX6200 WIFI Range Extender. The SSID of the NIghthawk is Albany. Th...
fordem
Oct 02, 2014Mentor
As configured the device will NEVER switch to the strongest signal, because Windows looks at what they call preferred networks, and if one network has a higher preference and a weaker signal, as long as it can detect that signal it will connect to it.
You need to make all the SSIDs the same.