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HOW DO I make my router a repeater
I iwould like to make my Router a repeater so that I can utilize the older equipment to extend my network reception in my home. I need detailed instructions on how to do this.
A Mesh system is slightly different, but the overall concept is similar - in a mesh systems, the nodes communicate with each others and is no top-down hierarchy. And yes, you can use on router the same SSID as on the APs, it doesn't need to be different
Auto-channel is often not a good idea as it tends to ofen pick a channel that is crowded anyways. What you can do is download a wifi app to your phone and see how many clients are using which channel, then pick out the channels with the least amount of clients. If you're on Android, I recommend WiFiAnalyzer
As for same SSID, it makes things easier if you have multiple devices that move between different APs. With same SSID, you only have to set up once on the device(s). It makes roaming a little easier and reduces interference a bit since SSIDs get broadcasted too so the more you have the slightly higher interfecence there'll be
yeah i noticed that Auto channel some days it sitting on the most crowded channel very odd i have wifi analyziser i see it has the channels on 6
i might switch the auto select off. funny you would think that would be an easy thing to programme. (ALLWAYS MOVE TO LEAST POPULATED CHANNEL)
Oh ok so with the SAME SSID on Access Point 1 and 2, if they have the same SSID and password they should hand off without needing to physically reconnect? It makes it allmost like a mesh type system??? Theres another thing i didnt know :O so if im for instance upstairs on AP1 i move down to garden and near to AP2 (both with Exact same SSID and Passwords... then the AP 1 will seamlessly hand me over to the AP2
But if i had them called "AP1" and "AP2" i would have to go into wifi on settings on phone and physically reconnect?
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No, if you call them AP1 and AP2, it will have to do a complete reconnect instead of just jumping seamlessly over in case of same SSID. Let's say you have 4 APs all with different SSIDs and you have 4 mobile devices moving between these APs. On each device, you'll have to set up all 4 APs credentials so the device knows what to do when it gets close enough to one of the APs. This is a lot of work to do. With same SSID, you set up only once on each device and let it roam/jump when it comes close to one of the APs while the others are too weak due to being far away
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Your a Goldmine of Info ... so its allmost like a roaming mesh system if I have them all named the same. SSID
i had assumed the same name SSID Access Points would interfere with each other, great info thanks...
Can same be said of the actual Router? I assume that has to have a different SSID to the Access Points? Or if the Same SSID was on the X6 Router and the AC1700 APS would I have a lovely house wide mesh system or MAYHEM if all three of the router included had same SSIDS
thanks for info
A Mesh system is slightly different, but the overall concept is similar - in a mesh systems, the nodes communicate with each others and is no top-down hierarchy. And yes, you can use on router the same SSID as on the APs, it doesn't need to be different