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    iPhone on Omada APs

    The garage device is one of the EAP225s I had left over from the upgrade. The measurement is reported in the SDN console in both directions - downlink from the wired AP and uplink from the mesh one (in the garage). Both appear to have the same number, so I'm guessing that's a reported "mesh...
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    iPhone on Omada APs

    Before I attempted the Omada mesh mode, I used a dedicated wifi AP (non-omada, non-mesh) to bridge the garage network. It wasn't exactly PtP; it was just a client to the house WiFi, and worked well enough. The mesh approach is just so much easier to set up and configure, and comes with extra...
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    iPhone on Omada APs

    Not max, but "auto", which may amount to the same thing. There is a WLAN Optimization feature of Omada SDN that seems to tweak power levels. I did try that as a diagnostic measure, but it didn't seem to have much impact. The difference in max Tx power is illuminating. I did try setting one of...
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    iPhone on Omada APs

    Yes. Omada’s SDN sets up all APs with identical SSIDs, and roaming happens transparently across them all. I have the same SSIDs across all of the APs.
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    iPhone on Omada APs

    Thanks. Any reason why that would have to change from the setting on the old devices? These same phones had no problem roaming freely with the WiFi 5 APs, but are really struggling with 6. There are all kinds of advanced settings (Force-Disassociation is the one I think you are referring to)...
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    iPhone on Omada APs

    I have had a good experience with Omada APs. I used three EAP225s in my home with reasonable success for years. Earlier this year, I decided to upgrade to WiFi 6 APs, and went with the EAP610. I know, not a huge upgrade, but I mainly wanted to try WiFi 6 since my devices were mostly compatible...
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    Nominal WiFi Speeds

    From my office, my device can see 5Ghz networks on 4 different wifi systems in my neighbors' houses. At times, one of them actually gets better signal strength than my network, but at the moment, I have the top spot, by a small amount. So yes, I go for separate 5Ghz channels.
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    Nominal WiFi Speeds

    Sorry if I wasn't clear. I have 3 APs that adhere to Wi-Fi version 5 (802.11ac). The channels are arranged so they don't interfere with each other or my neighbors, and I've used the Omada optimizer to adjust their power accordingly. I did the same with the ax APs I replaced them with, but there...
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    Nominal WiFi Speeds

    I'm conceding that it's not better, or even necessary. I'm sensing a distinct "diminishing returns" effect with higher-spec wifi. The truth is that most of my household devices are consuming content (streaming video or music) which uses a tiny amount of the bandwidth I have available even now...
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    Nominal WiFi Speeds

    Thanks. Why is that information so hard to find? Yeah, that was my initial position. Given that I have 1gbps fiber WAN, I think I'm going to go ahead with the upgrade to AX, with one of the more compact APs, just to get the most out of the service. It's hard to argue that it's a compelling...
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    Nominal WiFi Speeds

    In what circumstances do people get real-world wifi speeds that approach the theoretical maximums implied by the various product names (e.g. AX5400)? I am upgrading my home's wifi 5 multi-AP system (Omada), and while I am getting improved performance, it's coming nowhere near where I would hope...
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    Home / small biz wireless network advice

    I've been happy with Omada's compatibility in general. I don't use pfSense, but I've noticed no difficulties using Omada APs with an old Ubuquiti Edgerouter. The Omada experience is delightful, and roaming between APs is seamless and transparent (single SSID). I don't really even think about...
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    Bridge Options

    (Sigh) I just checked again, and the earlier assertion that all ASUS routers support media bridge mode appears to be false. Lower-end devices don't support it (the aforementioned ACRH13, for example), while older, equivalent devices (e.g. my old AC66U) do. They seem to have some repeaters that...
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    Bridge Options

    Thanks, but as you mentioned, there are better, newer options available. The RT-ACRH13 is $70 brand new, and it has recent firmware releases. I ended up grabbing a TP-Link N300 AP that has a functioning "client" mode. So far, it has worked fine for my purposes, but it might be interesting to...
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    Bridge Options

    Do you have experience with that? I ask because the ASUS configuration page for media bridge mode in their webUI seems to indicate that it's a proprietary mode of ASUS devices: "you need two RT-AC68U" Will ASUS's media bridge mode work when connecting to other companies' WIFI networks...
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