Salaver wrote

Hello, I probably have a problem with the mesh.

 

I have already read several threads on this forum regarding mesh, including its lack of validity or impossibility of connecting all access points by wire.

 

However, is it possible to create a mesh network when two access points are connected by wire?

 

I'll explain now.

 

Since I have several devices connected to the Wi-Fi network at home, I wanted to put them in a separate guest network (but still treated as one network), because some of the devices that form "one whole" are located both on the first floor of my house and on the ground floor.

 

The problem is that between the first floor and the ground floor there is a reinforced concrete ceiling, which seriously reduces the quality of any wifi.

 

Hence, after purchasing a TP-Link PoE Switch, which I connected to my router and to which I connected two EAP 650s, one of which I placed on the first floor and the other on the ground floor, both powered by POE (there is no other way to power it on the upper floor).

 

After installing the local OMADA controller on my computer, it turned out that I couldn't set up the mesh I wanted. Currently, everything is dialing as I wanted, the signal is beautiful both on the main floor and on the front end, along with private and guest networks, but the problem is that without a mesh network that would switch the AP to the one with a better signal quality, if the devices "catch" a signal from the wrong AP (and their ranges interlock because of the "1/4 bars of range" that goes through the ceiling), the speed is terrible without disconnecting and reconnecting with the closer AP.

 

All this would be solved by mesh. However, creating a mesh when the range between one AP and another without a cable is only "one line" makes no sense, hence the cable (and because of power supply problems).

 

So is there any way to set up mesh over wired connections?

Hi @Salaver 

I assume that you would like to have the fast roaming between the APs. Mesh function means that that satellite EAPs can connect to the root EAP wirelessly without a cable.

Fast Roaming is a feature that allows your Wi-Fi clients to switch their connection from one EAP to another EAP in a wireless Mesh quickly to get stronger Wi-Fi signal, improving your Wi-Fi experience as well as optimizing the load of each EAP by adjusting the number of clients connected to them.

To enable fast roaming, please select a site from the drop-down list of Organization in the top-right corner, go to Settings > Site, and enable Advanced Features in Services first. Then configure the roaming features in Advanced Features.