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On 10/12/2025 10:29, c186282 wrote:
> What we WANT is for a device connection to use
> the BEST signal - whether that's the primary
> router or an extender - and switch back and
> forth automatically depending on the connection
> quality. Looks like it CAN be done ... but ....

I have a bunch of Ubiquity UbiFi access points around the house with 
wired backhaul to the router. They can also work with wireless backhaul, 
but we were having the house rewired so putting a load of CAT6 in, and a 
POE switch, was a no-brainer.

They do exactly that. As a device moves between areas with different APs 
the APs detect which has the best signal and the one with the lower 
signal strength drops the connection. The device then reconnects and 
picks the one with the stronger signal.

They've been in place about four years, now, and seem to work well.

-- 
Cheers,
  Daniel.

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