![]() ![]() Apple devices never seem to have an issue in my experience running a thirteen AirPort network in a school once, and most Windows and Android devices worked fine too. That is the OS atttempting to connect to the best signal, depending on location. Most major operating systems have different levels of "roaming aggressiveness". (Not sure how enterprise Wifi does this - I think they trick it, by putting everything on the same channel, but then with all APs and clients all on the same channel, and you risk interference.)[/QUOT If they get disconnected then they will reconnect to the best signal at that location, however. You could do with I do: use used time capsules and/or extremes, since those have gigabit. So doing this with expresses may not be the best approach, depending on your internet speed and desired LAN speed. So it's only really an issue if you are moving while actively using a connection.ĮDiIT: note that the ethernet port on the expresses is only 100mbit. ![]() ![]() But it's not as bad as it might sound - every time you wake up a device, it looks for the best signal. So if you move around and find your device struggling to maintain a weak signal, you'll have to turn wifi off and then back on. Of course, if no other AP was in range, then yes they would reconnect to the original one since that's the only one available. When the original AP comes back up, the devices will not automatically switch back. For example, if you reboot one of them, the devices that were connected to it will connect to the next best available AP. (Not sure how enterprise Wifi does this - I think they trick it, by putting everything on the same channel, but then with all APs and clients all on the same channel, and you risk interference.)Īs a result, by the way, if the APs aren't all available, you could get undesirable results. They don't constantly search for a better signal, unfortunately. That's controlled by the client, and clients will do everything they can to maintain the connection they have. Setting up the network with the same SSID and password is straightforward so you can easily connect wherever you are but you're not going to get clients to drop and reconnect when a better signal is available. ![]()
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