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Does RAX80 and RAX40 support 802.11 roaming protocol?

lvchen860217
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Does RAX80 and RAX40 support 802.11 roaming protocol?

Does RAX80 and RAX40 support 802.11 roaming protocol?(802.11k or 802.11r or 802.11v)? If RAX80 is the main route and RAX40 is in AP mode, can it achieve seamless roaming?

 

Model: RAX80|Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream WiFi Router
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Christian_R
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Re: Does RAX80 and RAX40 support 802.11 roaming protocol?

lvchen860217, 

 

Yes, if the EX7700 is in AP mode, the mesh feature will work. You will need to set the SSID the same on all WiFi interfaces.

 

Christian 

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Christian_R
NETGEAR Employee Retired

Re: Does RAX80 and RAX40 support 802.11 roaming protocol?

Hello lvchen860217, 

 

The RAX80 and RAX40 currently does not support the roaming protocol.

 

Christian 

 

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lvchen860217
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Re: Does RAX80 and RAX40 support 802.11 roaming protocol?

If RAX80 is used as the main route, and ex7700 or other extender is connected through Lan-Lan (AP mode), can this combination achieve seamless roaming?

Model: RAX80|Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream WiFi Router
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Christian_R
NETGEAR Employee Retired

Re: Does RAX80 and RAX40 support 802.11 roaming protocol?

lvchen860217, 

 

Yes, if the EX7700 is in AP mode, the mesh feature will work. You will need to set the SSID the same on all WiFi interfaces.

 

Christian 

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lvchen860217
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Re: Does RAX80 and RAX40 support 802.11 roaming protocol?

Thank you for your reply.

Although EX7700 supports 802.11k, but RAX80 does not. Are there some problems when roaming from EX7700 to RAX80?

Model: RAX80|Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream WiFi Router
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Christian_R
NETGEAR Employee Retired

Re: Does RAX80 and RAX40 support 802.11 roaming protocol?

lvchen860217, 

 

There should be no problems! However, if you do experience an issue(s), please feel free to let us know!

 

Christian 

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schumaku
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Re: Does RAX80 and RAX40 support 802.11 roaming protocol?


@lvchen860217 wrote:

Although EX7700 supports 802.11k, but RAX80 does not.


Based on some early days Data Sheet where it was not listed (and initially not available) or what? The point is that Netgear does not update Data Sheets, User Manuals, ... very often.

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