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Wireless Repeater; Device Does Not Connect to the Repeater.

by Jul 9, 2015 2:53AM PDT

Hello forum,

I suffer from a week wireless signal in the upstairs of my home, so I bought a wireless repeater. I have set it up to mirror my main router (SSID, Password and supplied the MAC of my main router during setup). This link shows the two devices are transmitting.

My problem is that when the signal gets low from my main router, it does not automatically connect to the repeater (the better signal).

Am I doing something wrong, or do I have the concept incorrect?

Thanking for your help,
Harold Clements

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" when the signal gets low from my main router, it does not
by Forum moderator Jul 9, 2015 5:59AM PDT

" when the signal gets low from my main router, it does not automatically connect to the repeater (the better signal). "

Roaming like that is hit and miss. Your client device is unknown so my bet is it doesn't support roaming. I've found it works more often when the AP's have unique SSID's. But folk try the single SSID and live the fallout. Good luck as this area of roaming is never a sure thing with some billion devices out there.

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Different SSID's...
by haroldjclements Jul 10, 2015 4:32AM PDT

Thank you very much for your comments. My problem is that I have a TP-Link TL-WR710N, which will only clone the existing connection (if using the device in Repeater mode). If this want not the case and I could select a different SSID for the repeater, then I could used a "Wifi priority" app to disconnect from one main router and attempt to connect to the repeater when the signal is low.

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