smart connect and roaming assist

[radiomyke]

When all else fails, set up a guest network with different SSID on each AP. Use those to force your problematic clients to only connect to that one AP and nothing else.

That's about the only thing I haven't tried. Will give it a go, thanks.

 

[terrywang]

My Sonoff IoT devices keep losing connectivity to the main Router (RT-AC86U, had a RT-AC68U doing AiMesh but it was mostly powered off in the basement), not sure if it is related to roaming assistant but I've disabled it for now to see if these IoT smart (dumb) devices have disconnection problems again.

Later on, I found a new option in Wireless - Professional - 2.4GHz - Airtime Fairness
Research indicated that this new feature may have been the culprit! Just disable it and see.

NOTE: In the meantime, I am checking the 2.4G control channels again, it seems that some neighbours now have fancier Wireless Routers (given by ISPs) which may interfere with my channels.

 

[Morris]

My Sonoff IoT devices keep losing connectivity to the main Router (RT-AC86U, had a RT-AC68U doing AiMesh but it was mostly powered off in the basement), not sure if it is related to roaming assistant but I've disabled it for now to see if these IoT smart (dumb) devices have disconnection problems again.

Later on, I found a new option in Wireless - Professional - 2.4GHz - Airtime Fairness
Research indicated that this new feature may have been the culprit! Just disable it and see.

NOTE: In the meantime, I am checking the 2.4G control channels again, it seems that some neighbours now have fancier Wireless Routers (given by ISPs) which may interfere with my channels.

I suspect Airtime Fairness will being off will not help. If you main router can reach everywhere you need 2.4 Ghz, try turning 2.4 Ghz off on all your nodes or at least at ones close to the IOT having issues.

 

[terrywang]

I suspect Airtime Fairness will being off will not help. If you main router can reach everywhere you need 2.4 Ghz, try turning 2.4 Ghz off on all your nodes or at least at ones close to the IOT having issues.

Thanks for pointing this out, brilliant. It definitely fell thru the cracks and I didn't even think that may be done.

And you are right, even with Airtime Fairness DISABLED, IoT (2.4GHz) devices still get disconnected (happened daily or at least once every 2 days in the past week).