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supra107
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hAP ac2 WiFi range extension purchase help

Fri Sep 03, 2021 8:22 pm

Recently I've got an hAP ac2 and so far I've been more than happy with what it can do, but the issue is that it's WiFi range is not good enough to cover the entire house. Therefore I'm considering buying a new access point with a possibly stronger antenna, of course also from MikroTik to make sure everything works perfect. The thing is that I don't want the new AP to cost more than what the hAP ac2 costed, and the way I want to configure it is a bit limited. I see two possibilities: setting up the stronger AP as the main WiFi source in the same room as the router, or set it as a repeater further in the house, as I don't have much capabilities to run a cable from the hAP ac2 to the new AP.
 
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Re: hAP ac2 WiFi range extension purchase help

Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:09 pm

Usually a stronger AP isn't the BEST solution.
Most WIFI-Client will aquire the "Stronger" AP Signal, but won't be able to communicate with the AP.


If you are happy with the hAP ac2, just buy another one to extend your WIFI
P.S: If you don't need the 2.4 GHz for the Client, set on the second mikrotik wlan1 to Station-bridge and wlan2 to AP-Bridge

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