Hi all,
I'm hoping to install some APs to cover a large complex with wireless. Users will be using laptops and so will be roaming from one AP to another quite often. However, I do not want to use WDS as there is already Cat5 running through the buildings and I can simply have each AP connected directly, minimizing any performance losses associated with going through many WDS links.

However, would seamless roaming still work in this scenario? It's a requirement that the clients are able to walk around and roam from one AP to another without losing connectivity.

hi....

shure you can....you only have to prevent overlapping channels...


regards

gerd

So if everything is configured with the same ssid, roaming is automatic? If the APs are on different channels, I don't see how a client can seamlessly roam without having to change frequencies to check for a new AP...

Roaming is more a function of the client than the AP.
The difference in frequency isn't going to be as much of an issue as DHCP client.

When set to static IP, I can swap between AP's without ever missing a beat playing an MP3 over a network share. When set to DHCP, it drops connection for at least 1 second releasing and renewing the IP.