On 08/16/2011 10:13 AM, Matt Shields wrote: > On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 9:57 AM, Kyle Leslie <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > My experience has been if you run the same SSID/Security setup but on > different channels it works ok. > > You just have to make sure that the particular channel you select > isn't > getting a lot of interference. > > You could try "Wifi Analyzer" (Android app) to scan for > interference. Also > inSSIDer to scan other wifi networks and channels they run on. > > > On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Jerry Feldman <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > I will be running 2 wireless routers in my office configured as > > switches. All security will be identical. The question is SSID. > Should I > > configure the second wireless as the same SSID as the first, or not. > > For example, the SSID of the first is FuBar, and the second is > either > > FuBar or FuBar1. It does not matter which wireless one of our > employees > > connects to. > > > > The advantage of using the same SSID is that possibly some wireless > > settings on phones and PCs will connect automatically where if > it is a > > different SSID it may require the encryption key to be entered, > which is > > a pain with Smartphones. > > > > -- > > > I've done the same thing. One problem I've encountered no matter if > you use the same SSID is if the person goes from one area to another, > but can still pickup the radio of the distant WIFI, then it won't > always switch to the stronger signal on the closer channel (or > different SSID if your using another one). It would be nice to know > if there was a way to tell theOS to always pick the WIFI with the > stronger signal. > > > Ok, thanks. Right now I've got 2 different SSIDs set up. I have not fully tested it yet. They are both on different channels.
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