Any way to encourage handoff?

[Fingers]

I have a pair of Linksys LAPAC1750 AP's. Everything is solid and very happy with them, but on mobile phones and tablets ect around the house, they just hang on to the signal until its not there before they swap to the nearer AP.

Is this a device issue (Android) or can the AP's be persauded to give up there hold a little more?


Many thanks

 

[Internet Man]

Are you able to reduce the transmit power so that there is less overlap without causing a true dead zone?

There should be an Output Power setting under the Wireless->Advanced Settings menu. http://ui.linksys.com/LAPAC1750/V1.1.00.005/Menu_Conf.htm

 

[Fingers]

Yes I saw that but also saw some Guru a Linksys board say not to adjust them. I will try that and see if it helps.

Thank you

*Edit*

I have had to keep it on Auto because the other options are: 100%, 50%, 25%, 12.5%.

Anything less than Auto or 100% and there are dead spots in the lower floor. I did enable beamforming but it doesnt seem to have done much.

Thanks

 

[Fingers]

Ok So I moved the AP's further apart, now when I get to the place where the signal is nil, instead of handing over to the AP in the same room, I just get 'Authenticication error'. If I turn WiFi on and off, it connects straight away to the AP in the room. Its all very annoying, surely a system designed this way would enable roaming .

 

[Internet Man]

Ok So I moved the AP's further apart, now when I get to the place where the signal is nil, instead of handing over to the AP in the same room, I just get 'Authenticication error'. If I turn WiFi on and off, it connects straight away to the AP in the room. Its all very annoying, surely a system designed this way would enable roaming .

The task of transitioning across access points is mostly up to the client device. It sounds like your device is doing a bad job of it.

 

[Fingers]

The task of transitioning across access points is mostly up to the client device. It sounds like your device is doing a bad job of it.

Hmm Samsung Note 8...Id assumed it would be perfectly ok?

 

[Internet Man]

Hmm Samsung Note 8...Id assumed it would be perfectly ok?

I think that most clients are generally bad at moving among APs. I used to turn Wi-Fi off and back on when I move between floors to encourage the transition on my phone but found that a single access point provided sufficient coverage and avoided the issue.