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Until it gets stuck on a far away AP because it was the first AP to come online the last time the network rebooted.

Not sure if roaming is actually the fix for this problem. For whatever reason my Ring cameras just love connecting to the worst and most far away AP in my house.

by giobox1 hours ago|

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Not sure how widely available this feature is, but the unifi controller software for the popular Ubiquiti APs lets you bind individual client devices to specific APs such that they can only connect to the ones you choose.

I had to solve a similar issue for some crap IoT lights that would join the incorrect AP after a power cut every time.

> https://community.ui.com/questions/Lock-Client-to-Specific-A...

by anotherhue39 minutes ago|

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for static clients that works well, though you can usually set a min rssi and get the same benefit without so much clicking.

by ssl-316 minutes ago|

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That works for fixed devices like a TV, but also has the effect of shrinking the effective coverage area of the wireless network as a whole.

That can mean that the portable wifi speaker-widget (which itself doesn't need much bandwidth) might go from working fine on the back deck or well-enough about anywhere else in the yard, to not working at all outside.

by basilikum1 hours ago|

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Glad it works for you.

I need my TV to rapidly switch APs in very heavy load wide area networks with thousands of devices while I'm cruising through the venue with my motorized couch and entertainment system.

Now I want to actually build that for GPN24 next week. Wouldn't use AndroidTV for that though.

by keanebean861 hours ago|

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Good luck watching the office when your cat pushed your upstairs AP off the balcony. Your tv won't auto switch to the downstairs AP which is now closer than the one that's suddenly in the driveway.