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    Seamless roaming from 5 to 2.4 Ghz using one AP - same or different SSID?

    The key thing to note from the Apple document you mention is that the client will only look for a new bssid to associate with, when it’s current connection drops below the -dB threashold. It doesn’t constantly look for a better one to switch to, until the current one becomes an issue. You can...
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    Simple Question, best long range Wireless router

    The client roaming / selecting APs will be entirely down to the signal strength so unless it drops below -70 I don’t think it will even start looking. As long as the backhaul is solid it shouldn’t make any real difference which one it connects to. Of the two, I would personally go with the...
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    Simple Question, best long range Wireless router

    The other option is to look at a mesh system like Velop, Orbi or the Asus AiMesh (so you’re doing a wireless backhaul between the floors). The nice thing is you can start out with 1 and then add more downstairs as you need them. I’m a Velop customer but if I had my time over again I’d go with...
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    Simple Question, best long range Wireless router

    Like umarmung said no device can beat physics. Also bear in mind it’s not just the power of the radio transmitting that matters, the client has to have sufficient power to reply. It’s an old article but I still refer people to this Tim wrote many years ago. Short answer , more low power APs in...
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    Linksys Announces Velop Mesh Wi-Fi System

    I've posted on their suggestions forums to support DFS. I've had some APs that support it but only ever had one that actually dynamically chose it (Engenius EAP1750H) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Linksys Announces Velop Mesh Wi-Fi System

    Linksys told me they have had 10 nodes in a single configuration. Whether they had them in serial like this is another question. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Linksys Announces Velop Mesh Wi-Fi System

    Not sure why this would matter - also it's impossible in a 3 node scenario as you would need 2 uplink ports and apart from the internet connection you only have 1 spare on the master node. So it has to go through some form of switch/hub. (Mine 2 remote nodes are, and they work fine) Sent from...
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    Linksys Announces Velop Mesh Wi-Fi System

    Awesome - thanks for the info! p.s. If anyone is interested, they have published a semi-official method to run the Velop in bridge mode http://community.linksys.com/t5/Velop-Whole-Home-Wi-Fi/Bridge-Mode-a-semi-unofficial-official-guide/td-p/1110302
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    Linksys Announces Velop Mesh Wi-Fi System

    You know how sometimes you want to ask a question, but don't want to look like and idiot? - hopefully Tim and y'all are feeling benevolent ;-) In my mind, I'm pretty sure that 802.11ac is a 5Ghz technology only. With that being the case, how come the Velop advertises 802.11ac physical...
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    Linksys Announces Velop Mesh Wi-Fi System

    It's enabled by default. If you go into the back-end web admin page, you can disable it in there (but not through the regular admin app) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Linksys Announces Velop Mesh Wi-Fi System

    Makes sense - that although you might be in 5Ghz range, if the AP is busy you might end up connecting via 2.4Ghz to a more distant node. It really is a nightmare trying to figure out what is happening when - if only they'd show you which band and AP the device is currently connected to in the...
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    Linksys Announces Velop Mesh Wi-Fi System

    So team, sanity check me here. I'm just poking around in the web admin and making sure I've got this right; The 2.4Ghz is a standard radio - but the 5Ghz are split into 2 radios. One with the lower channels (36/40/44/48) and one with the higher channels (149/153/157/161/165) Now if you run...
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    Linksys Announces Velop Mesh Wi-Fi System

    Got it - thanks. And band steering just involves a little 'probing' to assess which radio to send it to based on hardware capabilities at the initial connect. If only just one vendor would do it properly!.!.!.!. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Linksys Announces Velop Mesh Wi-Fi System

    So are they just publishing the same SSID and letting the clients figure it out? I thought band steering was all over their marketing.. EDIT: I take it back, they conveniently avoid that phrase ;-) Simultaneous Tri-Band Wi-Fi Mesh System Seamless Wi-Fi
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    Linksys Announces Velop Mesh Wi-Fi System

    Oddly enough that's the problem I'm trying to resolve with my NestCams. They are 5Ghz only devices and I think the smart wifi is trying to bandsteer them to either the 2Ghz or the other 5Ghz radio so they drop a couple of times a day. In fact on a fairly regular basis so I wouldn't be surprised...
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