"Chris Green" wrote in message
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dennis@home wrote:
On 29/07/2019 10:41, Brian Reay wrote:


Our house is a bit of pain Wi-fi coverage wise. I suspect it is
combination
of layout (split level over 3 floors), size(especially length), and
materials. While I have got it covered by using several access points,
it
means being aware of which one(s) are best in a given room. Im ok with
this but Senior Management would prefer a single system and even I
would
find a seamless system more convenient.

Im considering one of the MESH systems which are currently being
promoted,
BT sell one, Tplink do several, and there are others. These are linked
together and provide a single Wi-fi zone for want of a better world,
with
a common SSID etc, and, rather like a mobile phone system, the idea is
you
are €˜handed automatically from box to box as you move around.


Im curious if anyone has tried any of the systems and can comment on
particular ones. They all work on essentially the same principle, so I
looking for comments on how well they work, problems, etc.


I have dabbled with MESH previously, although in a different context,
using
some modified routers but my interest here is the off the shelf beasts.





If all the AP have the same SSID windows (well 10) will switch to the
best signal.

Mesh is more to do with the AP talking to each other so if you already
have connectivity between the AP I don't think you will gain anything.

Just set the same SSID on you AP and see what happens.

Yes, this is my understanding, mesh systems don't do anything more
than ensuring 'transparent' interconnectivity between the nodes and
making sure the SSID and password are the same everywhere.

Thats not correct, the nodes do talk to each other
and can stop talking to a particular device when
it will do better talking to a different node.

It's down to the client to decide (or not) to move from one node to
another.

Thats wrong.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_mesh_network