Too fanatic roaming: devices switch each 10 seconds
Too fanatic roaming: devices switch each 10 seconds
Setup:
- Fiberglass 350Mbit u/d
- TL-R605 v1.0, 1.0.0 Build 20200930 Rel.36519
- OC-200 v1.0, controller 4.2.8, firmware 1.7.3 Build 20201119 Rel.63433
- TL-SG2008P v1.0, 1.0.0 Build 20200608 Rel.76470
- 2x EAP245(EU) v3.0 firmware 5.0.0 Build 20200918 Rel. 61625
Looks like it works perfect, but the logs mentions a lot roaming-actions. And no, I'm not running so fast through the building:
The settings are:
Any suggestions to have proper roaming functionality?
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@symbiotic_ic Looks like roaming between 2.4G and 5GHz (channel 11 and 48). Do you've band steering enabled? I didn't, maybe that's giving the issues you see.
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@Philbert @symbiotic_ic @Fae issue has been solved. My EAP245 were mounted to the wall, and now on the ceiling. The coverage is much better right now. It's still strange that a device switches so fast if it sees more than 1 good AC.
See also https://community.tp-link.com/en/business/forum/topic/159755
Thanks for your help
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Hey
Can I just confirm that it was the orientation (Wall vs Ceiling) that caused the roaming? Did this decrease once ceiling mounted? Apart from logs filling, did it cause any issues or effects on the client?
Only ask as about to add a 3rd AP and its going to be Wall mounted, others are ceiling.
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One fun thing about WiFi is that the client gets to decide when to roam. iPhone roaming is a science. Fortunately for us, it is a pretty well documented science. I would point you towards Apple's own write-up on the topic.
As a side note, I would recommend you consider turning down your power on your APs. A conversation is no good when one person is shouting (the AP), and the other is whispering (the iPhone). I'd recommend 16dBm for iPhone compatibility based deployments. There are a lot of articles explaining why.
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