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So I think I've given up on smart connect. One of the main reasons I wanted to use it, was for a fallback if any of my devices on 5-2 got bumped because of a DFS event. However, after doing some research, it doesn't really seem like 160 megahertz is really any better than 80 megahertz, especially since I don't know if I even have any devices that can benefit from it. And I was having a lot of difficulty getting my devices to connect to either the router or the node that was closest to it. I think that there were several factors at play. I'm not sure if it was a combination of these things or just one of them, but I think it had to do with: smart connect, roaming ssistant, roaming block list, binding devices to the router or the node, and using guest index 1. As soon as I moved my devices to a band on the main network, it seemed to actually listen to the binding better. On guest network 1, they would never bind to the correct location and I did have intranet enabled. So now I'm going to try not using smart connect and not use the guest network. But I'm still not sure about roaming assistant. I have most of my devices bound to either the router or the node, but I have devices which are mobile not bound so that they can actually roam between the router and the node. However, I have not been able to find a setting for roaming assistant which allows devices like phones to appropriately roam. I'm guessing it's because my router and my node are too close together, but I have them on opposite ends of the house and on separate floors. So it's definitely frustrating because I would like to have them roam when necessary to maintain a good connection. Do you have any recommendations on the best settings for roaming assistant? Also, when a device does roam, should there be a noticeable cut out in connectivity? I thought I remember reading that for roaming assistant it shouldn't be a lengthy cutout. However, so far, when I have a device that does roam it seems to drop and then take a little while to reconnect and once it does connect, the device still takes a while to actually realize it's been reconnected. So I don't know if I can even use roaming assistant. It's frustrating because I got what I thought was a good router and mesh system with some extra features to help with the roaming, but it seems like I can't even use them. What's the point of having it if they don't even roam correctly and if they do there's a lengthy cutout in connectivity? Any feedback is still greatly appreciated. I just feel like I'm not sure of the best approach for a reliable connection. I used to have a separate access point, but it got to be a pain to always have to manually switch to it. I tried Google Home but I hated the lack of customization and the fact that it relied on always connecting to the cloud. But at least it seemed like devices could much more reliably connect to either the main router or the point (node). What's a guy got to do to find a good mesh system? Also, once a device roams to a node, how does it know to roam back to the main router once you're closer to it? After my devices roam to the node, they never seem to want to roam back to the main router, and I don't have these devices on the roaming block list and they are not bound to the node (or the router). I must be doing something wrong.