smart connect and roaming assist

[radiomyke]

When all else fails, set up a guest network with different SSID on each AP. Use those to force your problematic clients to only connect to that one AP and nothing else.

That's about the only thing I haven't tried. Will give it a go, thanks.

 

[terrywang]

My Sonoff IoT devices keep losing connectivity to the main Router (RT-AC86U, had a RT-AC68U doing AiMesh but it was mostly powered off in the basement), not sure if it is related to roaming assistant but I've disabled it for now to see if these IoT smart (dumb) devices have disconnection problems again.

Later on, I found a new option in Wireless - Professional - 2.4GHz - Airtime Fairness
Research indicated that this new feature may have been the culprit! Just disable it and see.

NOTE: In the meantime, I am checking the 2.4G control channels again, it seems that some neighbours now have fancier Wireless Routers (given by ISPs) which may interfere with my channels.

 

[Morris]

My Sonoff IoT devices keep losing connectivity to the main Router (RT-AC86U, had a RT-AC68U doing AiMesh but it was mostly powered off in the basement), not sure if it is related to roaming assistant but I've disabled it for now to see if these IoT smart (dumb) devices have disconnection problems again.

Later on, I found a new option in Wireless - Professional - 2.4GHz - Airtime Fairness
Research indicated that this new feature may have been the culprit! Just disable it and see.

NOTE: In the meantime, I am checking the 2.4G control channels again, it seems that some neighbours now have fancier Wireless Routers (given by ISPs) which may interfere with my channels.

I suspect Airtime Fairness will being off will not help. If you main router can reach everywhere you need 2.4 Ghz, try turning 2.4 Ghz off on all your nodes or at least at ones close to the IOT having issues.

 

[terrywang]

I suspect Airtime Fairness will being off will not help. If you main router can reach everywhere you need 2.4 Ghz, try turning 2.4 Ghz off on all your nodes or at least at ones close to the IOT having issues.

Thanks for pointing this out, brilliant. It definitely fell thru the cracks and I didn't even think that may be done.

And you are right, even with Airtime Fairness DISABLED, IoT (2.4GHz) devices still get disconnected (happened daily or at least once every 2 days in the past week).

 

[snovvman]

This is an old thread but a good thread. Curiously, if roaming assistant was turned on, if a client is at an edge location and the signal weakens beyond the roaming assistant's threshold, and there is no other closer node, will the client get disconnect? Then, presumably the client will reconnect albeit the weak signal, then get kicked off again?

In other words, what how does roaming assistant affect the client who's signal drops and there is no other node with better signal?

Thanks.

 

[Morris]

This is an old thread but a good thread. Curiously, if roaming assistant was turned on, if a client is at an edge location and the signal weakens beyond the roaming assistant's threshold, and there is no other closer node, will the client get disconnect? Then, presumably the client will reconnect albeit the weak signal, then get kicked off again?

In other words, what how does roaming assistant affect the client who's signal drops and there is no other node with better signal?

Thanks.

Yes, this is the biggest problem with Roaming Assistant. If you notice there is a counter that will eventually end the disconnect loop yet the end user experience is not good. It is the client devices job to determine when to roam. Modern access points can suggest an AP to roam to. That's all they should do. I do not recommend the use of Disconnect Assistant (Roaming Assistant).

 

[snovvman]

Yes, this is the biggest problem with Roaming Assistant.

I wonder why Asus defaults both RA and SC to "on".

 

[L&LD]

Because they're wrong (on defaults).