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AliMazloum
Apr 13, 2022Aspirant
How to force the client to roam at a specific signal
I am trying to force my phone to roam from one R9000 to another. I read about 802.11v protocol, and I understood that the AP can send the phone a signal to disconnect from it along with the list of r...
- Apr 14, 2022
IF your using the R9000s in AP mode then they are connected via ethernet. Wireless is using separate signals and channels. They do communicate wirelessly between each other.
You'll need to contact the Mfr of the phone to ask them how it handles connections, wifi signals and it's roaming features.
AliMazloum
Apr 14, 2022Aspirant
I am not using any Internet provider. All what I am doing is to find a way to move the phone from one AP to the other forcefully. The two APs do not have an access to the Internet.
In my deployment, I do not require backhaul support.
I have another question: how are these APs communicating when the phone is roaming between them? Can the two APs communicate wirelessly to move the already established session between them? Or should exist a WLC to handle the session handover?
FURRYe38
Apr 14, 2022Guru - Experienced User
IF your using the R9000s in AP mode then they are connected via ethernet. Wireless is using separate signals and channels. They do communicate wirelessly between each other.
You'll need to contact the Mfr of the phone to ask them how it handles connections, wifi signals and it's roaming features.
- AliMazloumApr 14, 2022Aspirant
Ok deal, thank you.
- FURRYe38Apr 14, 2022Guru - Experienced User
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