Deco M4: clients roam all over the place and don't connect to the closest / fastest unit

This thread has been locked for further replies. You can start a new thread to share your ideas or ask questions.

Deco M4: clients roam all over the place and don't connect to the closest / fastest unit

This thread has been locked for further replies. You can start a new thread to share your ideas or ask questions.
Deco M4: clients roam all over the place and don't connect to the closest / fastest unit
Deco M4: clients roam all over the place and don't connect to the closest / fastest unit
2020-11-03 17:51:32
Model: Deco M4  
Hardware Version: V2
Firmware Version: 1.4.3

Hello. I have this weird issue.... I've read a lot about it and how there's no solution.

 

I have three Decos: two at home, one outside home, in a small office.

 

Deco 1, let's say, is the office one. Deco 2 is first floor. Deco 3 is 2nd floor.

 

My house is built out of hard materials. That's the reason for using Decos.

 

Deco 1 works fine. Deco 2 works fine.  Both Decos are in open spaces.

 

Deco 3 is almost in the middle of a hallway. There are three rooms with brick and mortar walls around it. 

 

If I only use Deco 3, signal is great on my 2nd floor. Every device gets at least 60% of my full internet speed. No issues.

 

If I use Deco 1 and 3, I have no problems, but I get no reception on my 1st floor (obviously).

 

When I use Deco 1, 2 and 3, devices on my 2nd floor connect fine at first... then after a couple of minutes, start roaming to from Deco 3 to Deco. 2. Deco 2 is too far away and has basically no reception. Yet all devices refuse to connect to the nearest Deco (2). I basically lose all Internet connectivity when this happens and it happens all the time. Then, suddenly, devices reconnect to Deco 2 and everything is fine.. for a couple of minutes.

 

I've disabled Fast Roaming and Beamforming. No use. I've changed the main Deco. No use. Only thing that works is killing roaming on each device by using the Deco app. And then, I ask why I bought a mesh system that does everything but a mesh...

 

Please help....

  0      
  0      
#1
Options
2 Reply
Re:Deco M4: clients roam all over the place and don't connect to the closest / fastest unit
2020-11-04 00:07:07

@JavierHtz 

 

What the mesh network will do is suggest the Deco to connect to, the final determination will depend on the device itself. 

 

If your devices do not support the 802.11 k/v/r protocols then you might see the same occurrences whether fast roaming is on or not.

 

Here is an article that talks about Apple devices: https://support.apple.com/en-lamr/HT202628

 

What you may need to do in order for a device to connect to the nearest AP is to disable the Wi-Fi and then enable it.

  0  
  0  
#2
Options
Re:Deco M4: clients roam all over the place and don't connect to the closest / fastest unit
2020-11-04 00:54:39
Hi Tony. Disconnecting from wi fi and reconnecting works for a couple of minutes. Then, the device roams to the Deco that is farther away. It's absurd, since I'm sometimes getting, say, 120mbps of download speeds, and suddenly, my devices roam to a Deco that delivers 0.01mbps. And then, they come back. There's no rhyme or reason. They just roam all the time. I had to make sure devices are in the "right" Deco, and disable the mesh network for everything. But again, this is not why I bought my Decos... Is there anything else I can try? This is not about older devices not supporting roaming standards - my Galaxy Note 10, Mate 20 Pro and iPad Pros are suffering from the same behavior...
  0  
  0  
#3
Options
icon

Accessibility Adjustments

icon RESET

Choose the right accessibility profile for you

OFF

Seizure Safe

Eliminates flashes and reduces color

OFF

Cognitive Disability

Assists with reading and focusing

OFF

Vision Impaired

Enhances the website's visuals

OFF

ADHD Friendly

More focus and fewer distractions

Content Adjustments

Adjust Scale

icon
100%
icon

Highlight Title

icon

Highlight Link

icon

Text Magnifier

icon

Readable Font

icon

Adjust Fontsize

icon
100%
icon

Align Center

icon

Adjust LineHeight

icon
100%
icon

Align Left

icon

Adjust LetterSpacing

icon
100%
icon

Align Right

icon

Color Adjustment

Low Saturate

icon

High Saturate

icon

Dark Contrast

icon

Light Contrast

icon

Set Text Colors

Monochrome

icon

Set Title Colors

High Contrast

icon

Set BackgroundColor

Orientation Adjustments

Muted

icon

Hide Images

icon

Read Mode

icon

Stop Animation

icon

Reading Mask

icon

Highlight Hover

icon

Big Black Cursor

mutedicon

Big White Cursor

icon

Hide Video/Audio

icon

Stop Video

icon

Stop Audio

icon

Hide Animation

icon

Reading Guide

icon

Useful Links