The capability of the RE220 Range Extender with a OneMesh router (Google OneHub) seems to be so limited, that it hardly seems accurate to describe it as a "mesh network".

I have one RE220 connected to a Google OneHub mesh router via Wifi.  The two devices have the same SSID and password. And the RE220 is in "repeater" mode.

The ONLY thing the RE220 seems to be doing for me is acting as a RANGE EXTENDER and allowing remote devices to connect via a common SSID name.

My Google Wifi app shows the RE220 as a "device" connected to one of four "Wifi points".  If it were REALLY a mesh device, it seems to me that it should appear as a "Wifi point" and dynamically connect to other WiFi poins as they are move to differerent locations.

So, my question is: should I expect my RE220 to be a "WiFi point" in a mesh network, or is just being a range extender with a common SSID all that the RE220 is supposed to do in a "mesh network"?

In other words, is that all it does?