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Info about AP10 - continuity of signal

eclipse79oldacct
Hello, 
currently we have some access points, some of them are set as "repeater" and we have continuity of signal among our office. I plan to move to Astaro AP, I have read some docs about AP10/30 but I have seen no references about repeater mode. What about continuity of signal? If I walk through my office (and I install the correct number of APs,) do you think that the Wi-Fi cards of laptops will correctly move from AP to AP?

Thank you
eclipse79


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    They are supposed to work as you describe, allowing "roaming" between access points.  Of course, all access points must be up and detected by the ASG.  I have not tested this particular feature (roaming) personally yet, but as I understand it, this is how it is supposed to work.

    CTO, Convergent Information Security Solutions, LLC

    https://www.convergesecurity.com

    Sophos Platinum Partner

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  • 0 in reply to BrucekConvergent
    They are supposed to work as you describe, allowing "roaming" between access points.  Of course, all access points must be up and detected by the ASG.  I have not tested this particular feature (roaming) personally yet, but as I understand it, this is how it is supposed to work.


    Do you think that roaming function will work also between different model of ap? (AP10 and AP30)
  • 0 in reply to eclipse79oldacct
    Do you think that roaming function will work also between different model of ap? (AP10 and AP30)


    Roaming is supported between AP10 and AP30.

    However, you should be aware of the fact that most of the roaming functionality is implemented on the client side and as such roaming works just fine on some clients and other clients don't ever intend to roam but just wait till the connection dies.

    Helmut
  • 0 in reply to hschaa
    Helmut, it does seem like I read in the 8.200 beta notes that another implementation (or more support) for roaming was being included in the 8.200 release... could you elaborate on the difference between that and the current implementation?

    CTO, Convergent Information Security Solutions, LLC

    https://www.convergesecurity.com

    Sophos Platinum Partner

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    Advice given as posted on this forum does not construe a support relationship or other relationship with Convergent Information Security Solutions, LLC or its subsidiaries.  Use the advice given at your own risk.

  • 0 in reply to BrucekConvergent
    Helmut, it does seem like I read in the 8.200 beta notes that another implementation (or more support) for roaming was being included in the 8.200 release... could you elaborate on the difference between that and the current implementation?


    We intended to add 802.11r support in 8.200 (which is a relatively new standard to support even faster handovers, especially useful for voip traffic). However, since there are almost no clients supporting it we dropped 802.11r for now. So, the roaming behavior shouldn't change between 8.100 and 8.200.

    Helmut
  • 0 in reply to hschaa
    Roaming is supported between AP10 and AP30.

    However, you should be aware of the fact that most of the roaming functionality is implemented on the client side and as such roaming works just fine on some clients and other clients don't ever intend to roam but just wait till the connection dies.

    Helmut


    Thank you Helmut.
    Consider this case: a client is between 3 AP10. Their SSID is "demo". How many "demo" ssid does the client sees, 1 or 3?

    This could definitely clarify my doubts [:)]
  • 0 in reply to eclipse79oldacct
    This could definitely clarify my doubts [:)]


    I hope this doesn't make it even more confusing for you ...

    Consider this case: a client is between 3 AP10. Their SSID is "demo". How many "demo" ssid does the client sees, 1 or 3?


    The client will see the same ssid (service set identifier) broadcasted with 3 different bssids (basic service set identifier). So, the client will "see" 802.11 frames from 3 different APs all containing the same ssid but with different MAC addresses.

    A good GUI would then group these three into one entry.

    Helmut
  • 0 in reply to hschaa
    I hope this doesn't make it even more confusing for you ...



    The client will see the same ssid (service set identifier) broadcasted with 3 different bssids (basic service set identifier). So, the client will "see" 802.11 frames from 3 different APs all containing the same ssid but with different MAC addresses.

    A good GUI would then group these three into one entry.

    Helmut


    Ok, in a similary way respect to 1 ap and 2 repeater... is it right?
  • 0 in reply to eclipse79oldacct
    Ok, in a similary way respect to 1 ap and 2 repeater... is it right?


    Similar, yes. But with 3 APs you can for example move each one on a non-overlapping channel (1,6,11) in 20Mhz mode.

    Helmut
  • 0 in reply to hschaa
    We intended to add 802.11r support in 8.200 (which is a relatively new standard to support even faster handovers, especially useful for voip traffic). However, since there are almost no clients supporting it we dropped 802.11r for now. So, the roaming behavior shouldn't change between 8.100 and 8.200.

    Helmut


    Understood, I'll have to research what 802.11r entails.

    CTO, Convergent Information Security Solutions, LLC

    https://www.convergesecurity.com

    Sophos Platinum Partner

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    Advice given as posted on this forum does not construe a support relationship or other relationship with Convergent Information Security Solutions, LLC or its subsidiaries.  Use the advice given at your own risk.

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  • 0 in reply to hschaa
    We intended to add 802.11r support in 8.200 (which is a relatively new standard to support even faster handovers, especially useful for voip traffic). However, since there are almost no clients supporting it we dropped 802.11r for now. So, the roaming behavior shouldn't change between 8.100 and 8.200.

    Helmut


    Understood, I'll have to research what 802.11r entails.

    CTO, Convergent Information Security Solutions, LLC

    https://www.convergesecurity.com

    Sophos Platinum Partner

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    Advice given as posted on this forum does not construe a support relationship or other relationship with Convergent Information Security Solutions, LLC or its subsidiaries.  Use the advice given at your own risk.

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