Every forum I've searched cannot answer this basic question because there are other factors that are typically included that make it different than what I want.
My question is:
Can I build a WiFi system in my house where I can be on a WiFi call, walk from the basement of my home to the top floor, move between strongest access points, and not drop the call? My goal is to not drop the signal at all as I move between points. Period. This would have to work with some legacy WiFi clients too. Think old Samsung phones, tablets, etc.
Can this be achieved without enterprise-level equipment? I am willing to spend some money to make this work but not a stupid amount.
Just to be clear, it would be something like a whole house speaker system playing the same song. As I move from the basement to speakers around the house, there is no drop, I just hear the new speaker louder as I walk past it.
Silly, but I hope you know what I'm trying to achieve. I understand that in most scenarios the client controls the connection to each AP, but if the WiFi network was simultaneously transmitting at all access points, the client wouldn't know the difference, right? It would just move seamlessly throughout, on the same channel. Even if the radio "heard" all AP's it would seamlessly stay with the strongest.
Would a mesh network with wired backhaul work here? I understand that some of these offerings are no better than a few AP's with same SSID and password.
Thank you.
Brad
My question is:
Can I build a WiFi system in my house where I can be on a WiFi call, walk from the basement of my home to the top floor, move between strongest access points, and not drop the call? My goal is to not drop the signal at all as I move between points. Period. This would have to work with some legacy WiFi clients too. Think old Samsung phones, tablets, etc.
Can this be achieved without enterprise-level equipment? I am willing to spend some money to make this work but not a stupid amount.
Just to be clear, it would be something like a whole house speaker system playing the same song. As I move from the basement to speakers around the house, there is no drop, I just hear the new speaker louder as I walk past it.
Silly, but I hope you know what I'm trying to achieve. I understand that in most scenarios the client controls the connection to each AP, but if the WiFi network was simultaneously transmitting at all access points, the client wouldn't know the difference, right? It would just move seamlessly throughout, on the same channel. Even if the radio "heard" all AP's it would seamlessly stay with the strongest.
Would a mesh network with wired backhaul work here? I understand that some of these offerings are no better than a few AP's with same SSID and password.
Thank you.
Brad