I'm interested too and I hope you will provide feedback how it works...I think you should use capsman...do you have any router or just those AP?
Actually the only router is the providers one, but i don't want to rely on it if it can handle too many clients dhcp and nat. If one of cAPs will not be able to handle the dhcp and nat/routing i will consider another wired MT router behind those APs.
What benefits will i have if i use cApsMan? Sorry if i'm making stupid question, but i never used it!
to begin i will suggest to try reducing 2.4ghz radios TX power to increase the chance of client devices prefering 5ghz
be sure each CAP is using different non overlapping channels
you have to measure the signal reception from client device from different locations to see the results of your adjustments
if you see that there is no hard difference between different CAPs signal measured from client perspective you will need to reduce TX power in general to favor a clear differentiation and increase the chance of cliet devices chossing the closest CAP
try to take advantage of scenario to improve this, sometimes using some obstruction or obstacle can help to reduce a CAP coverage to certain area favoring the chance of "correct" roaming
location of each CAP has the strongest influence in results so you can try moving them to improve your results
every time you reduce TX power you must validate that power is enough to properly cover your intended service area
it's a balance game
I agree, Lowest TX, and different (non overlaping) channels, i already mentioned in my first post and that is all I can do.
As for tweaking that much by measuring tx in every scenario - tha would be impossible. Would require too much time, and yet will not be sure it will work, different phones have different radios and will not act same as the device that i will use to measure. That is simply not doable, very time consuming, would be cheaper if invest more money in better equipment.
There should be a general rule of thumb method that should be used on crowded places with more APS.
I'v seen other mesh equipment work good on those situations, and I thought there are two new things 'CAPsMan' and 'Mesh" on routerOS, so I hoped those will at least help a bit about roaming and load balancing clients between aps.
Are we still left alone to rely on 802.11 protocol and client side roaming, or is Mikrotik helping?