Two Ubiquiti UniFi WAP on same network, Windows 10 /only/ connecting to WAP on other side of apartment
I am at my wits' end here with this WAP issue. We have two Ubiquiti UniFi WAPs in our apartment and until quite recently my laptop has been connecting to the one that is 5 feet above it on the ceiling. However, as of a week ago it will only connect to the WAP that is in the back of the apartment where I only get about 40 kb/s. Is there some way to force Windows to connect to the one above me? I have tried the following:
- Updating my Killer Wireless 1535 Network Adapter
- Changing the "roaming aggressiveness" on the adapter settings (the lowest setting does nothing)
- Changing the wireless mode to every iteration. (A side note: for some reason Windows will only connect to the 5 GHz band when I'm on a/n/ac setting instead of a/b/g/n/ac if anyone has any ideas about that)
- Deleting my network profile and re-adding it
- Attempting to connect to the physical MAC address of the WAP
Nothing seems to help. Note that both of the WAPs are on the same network name, so only one appears in my Windows internet settings. Restarting both WAPs and the router means my laptop connects to the proper one briefly, but as soon as the far one comes online it switches to it.
Any ideas? Thanks so much for any help!
Edit: Forgot to say, all the other devices in our household connect to the proper WAPs correctly, and we are no where close to hitting the device limit.
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asked Dec 12 '18 at 17:34
Shan
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I am at my wits' end here with this WAP issue. We have two Ubiquiti UniFi WAPs in our apartment and until quite recently my laptop has been connecting to the one that is 5 feet above it on the ceiling. However, as of a week ago it will only connect to the WAP that is in the back of the apartment where I only get about 40 kb/s. Is there some way to force Windows to connect to the one above me? I have tried the following:
- Updating my Killer Wireless 1535 Network Adapter
- Changing the "roaming aggressiveness" on the adapter settings (the lowest setting does nothing)
- Changing the wireless mode to every iteration. (A side note: for some reason Windows will only connect to the 5 GHz band when I'm on a/n/ac setting instead of a/b/g/n/ac if anyone has any ideas about that)
- Deleting my network profile and re-adding it
- Attempting to connect to the physical MAC address of the WAP
Nothing seems to help. Note that both of the WAPs are on the same network name, so only one appears in my Windows internet settings. Restarting both WAPs and the router means my laptop connects to the proper one briefly, but as soon as the far one comes online it switches to it.
Any ideas? Thanks so much for any help!
Edit: Forgot to say, all the other devices in our household connect to the proper WAPs correctly, and we are no where close to hitting the device limit.
windows networking windows-10 wireless-networking router
asked Dec 12 '18 at 17:34
Shan
11
Try turning down the AP powers so they don't overlap each other...
– Kinnectus
Dec 12 '18 at 17:49
Is one AP broadcasting only 5ghz and the other only 2.4ghz?
– djsmiley2k
Dec 12 '18 at 18:00
Are there any differences between the two? Are they configured identically?
– harrymc
Dec 12 '18 at 19:17
add a comment |
I am at my wits' end here with this WAP issue. We have two Ubiquiti UniFi WAPs in our apartment and until quite recently my laptop has been connecting to the one that is 5 feet above it on the ceiling. However, as of a week ago it will only connect to the WAP that is in the back of the apartment where I only get about 40 kb/s. Is there some way to force Windows to connect to the one above me? I have tried the following:
- Updating my Killer Wireless 1535 Network Adapter
- Changing the "roaming aggressiveness" on the adapter settings (the lowest setting does nothing)
- Changing the wireless mode to every iteration. (A side note: for some reason Windows will only connect to the 5 GHz band when I'm on a/n/ac setting instead of a/b/g/n/ac if anyone has any ideas about that)
- Deleting my network profile and re-adding it
- Attempting to connect to the physical MAC address of the WAP
Nothing seems to help. Note that both of the WAPs are on the same network name, so only one appears in my Windows internet settings. Restarting both WAPs and the router means my laptop connects to the proper one briefly, but as soon as the far one comes online it switches to it.
Any ideas? Thanks so much for any help!
Edit: Forgot to say, all the other devices in our household connect to the proper WAPs correctly, and we are no where close to hitting the device limit.
windows networking windows-10 wireless-networking router
asked Dec 12 '18 at 17:34
Shan
11
I am at my wits' end here with this WAP issue. We have two Ubiquiti UniFi WAPs in our apartment and until quite recently my laptop has been connecting to the one that is 5 feet above it on the ceiling. However, as of a week ago it will only connect to the WAP that is in the back of the apartment where I only get about 40 kb/s. Is there some way to force Windows to connect to the one above me? I have tried the following:
- Updating my Killer Wireless 1535 Network Adapter
- Changing the "roaming aggressiveness" on the adapter settings (the lowest setting does nothing)
- Changing the wireless mode to every iteration. (A side note: for some reason Windows will only connect to the 5 GHz band when I'm on a/n/ac setting instead of a/b/g/n/ac if anyone has any ideas about that)
- Deleting my network profile and re-adding it
- Attempting to connect to the physical MAC address of the WAP
Nothing seems to help. Note that both of the WAPs are on the same network name, so only one appears in my Windows internet settings. Restarting both WAPs and the router means my laptop connects to the proper one briefly, but as soon as the far one comes online it switches to it.
Any ideas? Thanks so much for any help!
Edit: Forgot to say, all the other devices in our household connect to the proper WAPs correctly, and we are no where close to hitting the device limit.
windows networking windows-10 wireless-networking router
windows networking windows-10 wireless-networking router
asked Dec 12 '18 at 17:34
Shan
11
asked Dec 12 '18 at 17:34
Shan
11
edited Dec 12 '18 at 17:46
asked Dec 12 '18 at 17:34
Shan
11
asked Dec 12 '18 at 17:34
Shan
11
asked Dec 12 '18 at 17:34
Shan
11
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Try turning down the AP powers so they don't overlap each other...
– Kinnectus
Dec 12 '18 at 17:49
Is one AP broadcasting only 5ghz and the other only 2.4ghz?
– djsmiley2k
Dec 12 '18 at 18:00
Are there any differences between the two? Are they configured identically?
– harrymc
Dec 12 '18 at 19:17
add a comment |
Try turning down the AP powers so they don't overlap each other...
– Kinnectus
Dec 12 '18 at 17:49
Is one AP broadcasting only 5ghz and the other only 2.4ghz?
– djsmiley2k
Dec 12 '18 at 18:00
Are there any differences between the two? Are they configured identically?
– harrymc
Dec 12 '18 at 19:17
Try turning down the AP powers so they don't overlap each other...
– Kinnectus
Dec 12 '18 at 17:49
Try turning down the AP powers so they don't overlap each other...
– Kinnectus
Dec 12 '18 at 17:49
Is one AP broadcasting only 5ghz and the other only 2.4ghz?
– djsmiley2k
Dec 12 '18 at 18:00
Is one AP broadcasting only 5ghz and the other only 2.4ghz?
– djsmiley2k
Dec 12 '18 at 18:00
Are there any differences between the two? Are they configured identically?
– harrymc
Dec 12 '18 at 19:17
Are there any differences between the two? Are they configured identically?
– harrymc
Dec 12 '18 at 19:17
add a comment |
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– Kinnectus
Dec 12 '18 at 17:49
Is one AP broadcasting only 5ghz and the other only 2.4ghz?
– djsmiley2k
Dec 12 '18 at 18:00
Are there any differences between the two? Are they configured identically?
– harrymc
Dec 12 '18 at 19:17