2x cAP on wired network config help

RouterOS Beginner Basics
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Hi. I got a problem that I tried twice to resolve and always ended up with restoring to factory defaults ;(
I have a router provided by the provider and then hooked up 8 port switch which then has cables run across the house. In 2 rooms I have cAP ac wired to get signal boosted. I was surprised with the performance so I even disabled router WiFi.
Now, I wanted always to get to the point that cAPs are like ‘antennae’ for the router, not routers themselves. This is because being on 1 network I don’t have access to the printer on the other cAP network. Also, I would like all devices connected to both cAPs to see each other. Both cAPs have the same WiFi names to create better (I think) switch in between.
When I set to bridge, then I can’t access cAP anymore by IP from the laptop connected to it. Only via Android app. In general, number of options and config variations is a bit overwhelming even in QickSet. I would get rid of them to buy something simpler but I am impressed with the performance, so I still want to give it a go.

Is anyone able to provide to me some guidance on how to set those as APs in a way that it is the same network and routing, dhcp etc. is done by router, please?

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Some update. I noticed if both APs are set as Dual AP’s with IP routing under the same SSID for both frequencies and both units, then all works in general, but my laptop tends to reject connection to 1 of those. When I switched it off then, connect to the other one with no problem (lower signal level as further away).

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You might want to tweak the transmission power setting. Make sure it is set ‘as low as possible’. And just to be sure…channels are set non overlapping?