Contributor I

Using wifi mode with multiple APs

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I have two Ubiquiti APs and want to add a third, problem is that sonosnet is using one of the 2.4 channels and i want to use it for the third AP.

Tried moving my SONOS speakers to the APs from their original boost mode.

That went ok but curiously it seems that the speakers gravitate to the same AP rather than than the closest.
I wonder if the speakers are checking the BSSID in addition to the SSID? - perhaps to avoid multiple hops if repeaters are used?

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2bobAuthor

Contributor I

Yes, i have 3 AP's on channels 1, 6, and 11 broadcasting a common SSID.
The AP's are all cabled to a common switch - they are not repeaters.

I have 4 SONOS speakers and they now attach and stay on the closest AP.
Everything seems ok - it might be my imagination but the response through the iPhone app seems quicker.

When i tried this originally (on an earlier release) the speakers would migrate to a common AP, so the signal strength on some of the speakers wasn't good enough to be stable.

I'm now a happy camper 🙂

ratty

If the Sonos units are gravitating to their closest AP, and those APs are on different channels, you could have suboptimal performance when grouping. Note that a stereo pair (and a Sub bonded with a speaker other than a home theatre one) could also be affected, as these are a special type of group.

See how you go.

For reference here is the article which stipulates "If you are using multiple access points, make sure they are all set to the same 2.4GHz wireless channel." (The link in the earlier post is now broken.)

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