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    Plug Your Wi-Fi Holes With A Powerline Network

    I wish we would see more powerline adapters with Wifi built in. And for me personally, I'd like an outdoor model. Earlier this year I needed to extend my wifi to the back yard. I was able to do so with an older d-link powerline adapter with an AP built in which is in my garage. The one box...
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    AP Roaming & Mixed WPA2 Modes

    I thought I would provide an update on my situation/solution. I ordered the DAP-1665 as well as some 7dB high gain antennas. I placed the D-Link in the location occupied by the Cisco (upstairs, toward the back of the house). The signal strength of the D-Link and the Cisco was the same at a...
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    AP Roaming & Mixed WPA2 Modes

    Unfortunately, neither of my APs give me any kind of roaming or power adjustment options.
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    AP Roaming & Mixed WPA2 Modes

    Nope. It was good stuff. Now I understand the recommendation. There is a enough money involved that I don't want to go buy a bunch of stuff for reasons unknown. I'm kind of looking at the D-Link DAP-1665 for my AP(s). It's 2.4 & 5, detachable antennas, adjustable power output, WMM QOS...
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    AP Roaming & Mixed WPA2 Modes

    I'm going to have to read this over in more detail when I get home but thank you very much for taking the time to explain all of this. You gave me a very thorough answer, and a appreciate that.
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    AP Roaming & Mixed WPA2 Modes

    I'll have to do some more research but I think I get the general idea. The goal would be to essentially have one AP per floor and due to the donut radiation pattern provided by the high gain antenna the second floor AP should interfere less with the first floor AP and my wireless devices should...
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    AP Roaming & Mixed WPA2 Modes

    So, in your opinion multiple APs each with a high gain antenna (one on each floor) would likely prove more effective than a single, centrally located AP placed at a high point in the home?
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    AP Roaming & Mixed WPA2 Modes

    I've got the Linksys in bridge mode which disables the internal DHCP, NAT filtering, etc. However, the IP address assigned to the Linksys is done so via DHCP. I'm not sure why that would be a problem though. I've gone the static IP route for network devices which require a login for admin...
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    AP Roaming & Mixed WPA2 Modes

    Ok, I have the two APs, one I'll call LRAP (living room access point) and one I'll call BRAP (bedroom access point). When sitting in the living room the signal strength of LRAP is -50dB. The signal strength of BRAP is -68dB. when sitting in the my office (which is nearer to BRAP than LRAP)...
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    AP Roaming & Mixed WPA2 Modes

    Thank you for the tips. I'll have to take a look at the signal strength to see if there is enough difference in strength between the two APs to trigger and hand-off when I get home tonight. I do have the APs set manually to different channels I based those channels on what appeared to have...
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    AP Roaming & Mixed WPA2 Modes

    Hello, I'm a long time lurker, first time poster. My iPhone 5s does not seem to roam well between my two access points. I frequently have to turn off the wifi on the iPhone and then turn it back on to get a decent network connection after walking to a different part of the house. Both of...
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