How to setup devolo powerline adapters so there is seemless connection between them, and main access point

[Twisterr1000]

Just like I said in the title, I was wondering if there was a way to setup devolo power line adapters in a way in which a wireless device, such as a phone, will connect to the devolo adapter, and when the signal gets weaker (not when it breaks) then connect to the other access point if the signal is better. At the moment I have the main access point in the kitchen, (net gear router), with one devolo plugged into that (2 port 500Mbps non-wifi version), along with the same device in my bedroom, and a similar device however the 'wifi' version in the living room. the one in the living room has the SSID: devolo-f40......
So my question is, how can I configure the wireless devolo to have the same SSID, and password as the wifi, and so that any devices connected to either device will switch seamlessly between them to whichever has the best signal strength
Thanks In advance

 

[nigelivey]

Short answer is you can't. "Zero hand off" or "seamless roaming" is a function of a wireless controller not the AP. The way you have it set up is that the client device will hang on to the AP it is associated with until the connection drops, only then will it connect to another AP. The wireless controllers from suppliers such as Ruckus run into thousands depending on how many APs you have and they must all be Ruckus APs. There is no way a client device such as a phone/laptop/mobile can do this.

 

[bill001g]

Completely agree with the above, this is very tricky to do with even the most advanced equipment. In addition there is a nasty problem with powerline networks. If you try to move between one powerline device and a second one it takes a long time (many seconds) to switch. It seems to not change its mac address to port/device mappings very quickly so this can make the roaming part even harder if you have the wireless connected to the powerline.

You have few options without spending lots of money. If your wireless equipment has the ability you want to REDUCE the power to minimize the overlap of the wireless AP. This should encourage the device to switch quicker. Some devices you can set the threshold that it attempt to find a different wireless connection. Many pc wireless nics have a setting called roaming aggressiveness. This is extremely tricky to set correctly. You set it too low and your device constantly disconnects to check and may connect back to the same AP. It also can jump back and forth between ap. So now instead of a poor signal that does not switch you get constant small outages as it attempt to get a better signal.