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Is it possible to set your Boost Wi-Fi network name the SAME as the main Telus modem network name?
Hi, I've got the T3200M modem and just got a starter pack of Boosts. I used to have an Extender, which I did not like because it was running a different SSID (I was told it's not a good idea to use ...
Agree that telus could do a better job explaining the issues surrounding having the actiontec router and the boost devices sharing the same ssid.
The boost devices form a mesh network but the actiontec router does not participate in the mesh. The resulting network functions like a old fashioned wifi network with two access points sharing a ssid. Depending on the type of devices connecting to the network and the locations of the access points you may not experience any issues, but not gain the benefits that come from the mesh.
rc wrote:Agree that telus could do a better job explaining the issues surrounding having the actiontec router and the boost devices sharing the same ssid.
The boost devices form a mesh network but the actiontec router does not participate in the mesh. The resulting network functions like a old fashioned wifi network with two access points sharing a ssid. Depending on the type of devices connecting to the network and the locations of the access points you may not experience any issues, but not gain the benefits that come from the mesh.
Interesting... So with two networks being broadcast under the same SSID, I don't know which one I'm connected to because both have the same name... Right? They're only like 70 feet apart from each other.
Is there a way to test to see if I'm having issues using the same SSID with Boost and the Gateway? What about this? As I go from one part of the house to the other (where the Gateway's signal is weak, but Boost is strong), what would happen is I'd get one bar of signal on the Gateway's network. Not enough for the phone to drop it, but quite weak. Then I'd manually grab the old Extender's.
So now, if I do the same and the mesh is NOT working, if I'm connected to the Gateway's network and go to that part of the house, the signal would still get weaker, right? But if it doesn't, maybe then the mesh IS working...
I could even test it by turning off the Boost first, to make sure I'm definitely connected to the Gateway. Then go to that part of the house, see what my signal is like, turn on the Boost, and if the wifi signal improves, then Voila!
Thoughts on this master testing plan? =)
Sounds like a reasonable plan, but turning on the boost devices may not be enough to trigger the phone switching from the gateway to the boost.
Some devices when they see a higher powered signal will transfer the connection, some will only transfer when the signal level becomes unusable. This is the problem that mesh networks solve.
rc wrote:Sounds like a reasonable plan, but turning on the boost devices may not be enough to trigger the phone switching from the gateway to the boost.
Some devices when they see a higher powered signal will transfer the connection, some will only transfer when the signal level becomes unusable. This is the problem that mesh networks solve.
Let's see, but to your second paragraph, I think that's exactly what I'm trying to prove... If the Boost packs end up operating like a true mesh network, as Telus claims, then I would think my phone should switch, no?
- Since the actiontec does not contain the proprietary mesh software that the boost devices have it will not issue the required commands telling the device to disconnect from the actiontec and connect to a specific boost device.
