That mostly depends on the device and in general, this is what will happen in many cases. The client device (smartphone, tablet) will pick the AP to connect to, and the strongest is in general the one that a client will pick. Once you start moving around, the client will need to roam and there are different strategies in there that take the signal strength of the connected AP into account. Some clients aggressively follow the strongest signal and roam fast, some clients will stick to the connected AP until they nearly lose the connection and then pick a new AP. Most clients are somewhere in between. If your AP transmit power is too high, that will make clients stick to an AP longer. Not fully sure how that is handled in InstantON, you may ask details on the InstantON community forum.
If the clients roam, they will roam automatically without the need of the user to reconnect.
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Herman Robers
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Original Message:
Sent: Mar 09, 2021 08:03 AM
From: Marc Schaefges
Subject: AP-303
Hello, Thank you for your answer !
I have another question, I have to go deliver these 3 devices tomorrow, we agree that a smartphone or a tablet or a laptop will always automatically connect to the most powerful Aruba terminal?
Thank you very much ;-)
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Marc Schaefges
Original Message:
Sent: Mar 04, 2021 07:31 AM
From: Herman Robers
Subject: AP-303
Please consider moving this InstantON question to the Aruba InstantON Community forum.
Mesh will use the same WiFi radios, likely the 5GHz one, so they must be 'in-range' of the other APs in order to form a mesh. As mesh is using the same WiFi radios, expect a reduction of the performance to half with every hop. So it is recommended to pull cables wherever you can. For residential use, you may also consider powerline communication (PLC) to extend your network over the power outlets in your home, which is independent of the WiFi frequencies.
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Herman Robers
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If you have urgent issues, always contact your Aruba partner, distributor, or Aruba TAC Support. Check https://www.arubanetworks.com/support-services/contact-support/ for how to contact Aruba TAC. Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.
Original Message:
Sent: Mar 03, 2021 09:56 AM
From: Marc Schaefges
Subject: AP-303
Hello, Great, thank you very much, it's very interesting!
I just received 3 AP11Ds that I ordered, I will test them, but I just have 2 more questions.
I see they can work in MESH mode, in practice it would be enough to plug one into the modem and the others would connect to it?
If so, do they connect to each other on a frequency other than WIFI in order to pass through walls?
Last question, below the AP11D, there is an EOPT port, I imagine that this is where we must connect the modem but there are also 2 blue ports E1 and E2 and a red port E3, to what do they serve?
Thank you very much and good day ;-)
Marc
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Marc Schaefges
Original Message:
Sent: Feb 09, 2021 05:45 AM
From: Jorge Calvi
Subject: AP-303
Yes, any switch is ok, as Marcel say in the other answer, PoE is prefered, Gbit ethernet too. From your ADSL side you must offer DHCP service for IP, DNS, GW & do a outside NAT in order to reach internet.
Regards
Jorge Calvi
Systems Engineer - Argentina & Paraguay
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Original Message:
Sent: 2/9/2021 1:47:00 AM
From: Telepermanence
Subject: RE: AP-303
Hello, thank you very much for your help ;-)
But in fact I have to plug them into an ADSL modem, so there aren't enough free outlets, so I was thinking of putting a switch plugged into the modem and then the Aruba on the switch.
But the question is, can any switch do?
Thank you very much and have a nice day ;-)
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Marc Schaefges
Original Message:
Sent: Feb 08, 2021 12:35 PM
From: Jorge Calvi
Subject: AP-303
H, I think 303 is a good choice. Regarding the Virtual Cluster they form between them. It only requires to put all APs in same vlan, same management segment, no aditional switch feature for that to work
Regards
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Jorge Calvi
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Original Message:
Sent: 2/7/2021 3:32:00 PM
From: Telepermanence
Subject: AP-303
Hello,
excuse me but I go through google translation.
I am in Switzerland and I have to install wifi access points in a small house on 3 floors.
I was thinking of installing AP-303s, is this a good solution knowing that there will be more than one using the internet connection at the same time?
Another small question, I know that the Aruba access points communicate with each other with the switch so that one does not have to configure one and the others will take the same configuration afterwards, but do I have to take a special switch?
thank you very much and have a good week!
Marc
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Marc Schaefges
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