@David-TP 

Hi David,

thank you for your answer. I don't think there's another workaround till the feature is available.

My main problem is when Deco unit (Study) is connected to Main Deco, my internet speed drops to 50-60 Mb/s on my Deco unit (Study). When it is connected to Bedroom Deco unit, which is closer to Study Deco unit the internet speed is around 120-150 Mb/s. Unfortunately I can't run cables around my house.

Also when Deco unit Study is connected to Bedroom unit the signal is Strong on Study Deco. And last problem I had with it beside the speed is that my Study Deco when it is connected to Main Deco sometimes disconnects. I would say that's because of that the signal is Medium, which is pretty low I would say based on the distance.

Best regards 

  @David-TP 

I am also very interested in this. My problem is that my office computer (which doesn't ever move) seems to prefer a deco router that is further away than the one located in the same room. What makes it worse is that the router in the other room is a slower S4 unit (compared to the XE75 in the office) that I added to extend coverage to our back patio for rare/light use. So even if it's technically getting a better connection to the unit in the other room, it's just inherently slower.

Is there a workaround to this situation, and when might we expect the "force connect" feature? I ask because I've seen posts here going back more than two years requesting this feature.

jmarks2001 wrote

  @David-TP 

 

I am also very interested in this. My problem is that my office computer (which doesn't ever move) seems to prefer a deco router that is further away than the one located in the same room. What makes it worse is that the router in the other room is a slower S4 unit (compared to the XE75 in the office) that I added to extend coverage to our back patio for rare/light use. So even if it's technically getting a better connection to the unit in the other room, it's just inherently slower.

 

Is there a workaround to this situation, and when might we expect the "force connect" feature? I ask because I've seen posts here going back more than two years requesting this feature.

  @jmarks2001 

There is a workaround if your PC Network Adapter supports "Preferred Band" and "Roaming Aggressiveness". Here is an example:

You should set Preferred Band to 5G, and also Roaming Aggressiveness to maximum. This will force your PC to frequently scan for nearby Deco nodes and to connect on faster but shorter range WiFi5 to the nearest Deco unit it can find.