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On 10/12/2025 13:01, Daniel James wrote:
> On 10/12/2025 10:29, c186282 wrote:
>> What we WANT is for a device connection to use
>> the BEST signal - whether that`s the primary
>> router or an extender - and switch back and
>> forth automatically depending on the connection
>> quality. Looks like it CAN be done ... but ....
>
> I have a bunch of Ubiquity UbiFi access points around the house with
> wired backhaul to the router. They can also work with wireless backhaul,
> but we were having the house rewired so putting a load of CAT6 in, and a
> POE switch, was a no-brainer.
>
> They do exactly that. As a device moves between areas with different APs
> the APs detect which has the best signal and the one with the lower
> signal strength drops the connection. The device then reconnects and
> picks the one with the stronger signal.
>
Aha. So that`s how they do it. No intelligence required in the client
So they talk to each other `my client needs to be your client.`
That only happens with me when they go out of range completely.
> They`ve been in place about four years, now, and seem to work well.
>
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