Wireless client airport extreme and express

[minggusb2205]

Hi, I got Airport extreme as the main router and AXP as repeater. I want to know why my Macbook, IPAD etc is sometimes connected under Airport extreme instead of AXP even though the position is much closer to AXP. I want my devices to be connected to Express in that particular position as the dbm is smaller to show better connection.

How to change move wireless client from extreme to express manually? Anybody can help? Thank you.

 

[smellalot]

Hi, I got Airport extreme as the main router and AXP as repeater. I want to know why my Macbook, IPAD etc is sometimes connected under Airport extreme instead of AXP even though the position is much closer to AXP. I want my devices to be connected to Express in that particular position as the dbm is smaller to show better connection.

How to change move wireless client from extreme to express manually? Anybody can help? Thank you.

Set the same SSID on both APs. Set the exact same security level on both APs, eg "WPA/WPA2" or only WPA2.

More info there:
http://www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin/mboard/rc-custom/thread.cgi?25413
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1208584/

Please report back if it works as I'm going to do the same thing

 

[minggusb2205]

Set the same SSID on both APs. Set the exact same security level on both APs, eg "WPA/WPA2" or only WPA2.

More info there:
http://www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin/mboard/rc-custom/thread.cgi?25413
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1208584/

Please report back if it works as I'm going to do the same thing

Thank you... it works fine now. I am setting it as WPA2 for the AP and repeater.

 

[smellalot]

To anyone else who might be interested in this:
I now have this running with a AVM fritzbox (popular router in Germany) set to 11g only and an airport express 2. gen set to n(b/g compatible).
My iPad 2 is roaming fine. Haven't tested my iPhone 3GS or MacBook Air though.

Edit: forgot to mention the 'little' detail that the routers are hardwired.