[smartBridges] Roaming on Single WiPOP

[Luke Mackinnon]

Hi Guys,   I have a simple question/idea that I would like some feedback on.   I have a WiPOP with three airPoint APs and they are on channel 1 5 and 11. I have the ESSID on all three AP’s set the same, ie all set to GLE-WiPOP.  The three radios are all connected to sector antenna which do have overlap and they look down over a valley about 10km wide.   I am assuming that in “Roaming Mode” ie BSSID set to 000000000000 the clients (airBridge outdoors and airBridge Totals) will associate with which ever of the three AP’s gives them the best RSSI and LQ. Is this correct?? And if so how do the radios work out which AP is best to associate with?   Some of the big advantages I see for this design are redundancy and ease of install.   If this is an acceptable design, can you give me your thoughts on what issues may arise or are there problems that it may inherently have that I do not realize.   I look forward to your replies.   Thanks   Regards, Luke Mackinnon