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I have a wireless network in a small school that consists of eight consumer grade WAPs.  Can I assign the same SSID and password to every device so users can move between WAPs without having to set up a connection in each location?
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Ken Herr

8/22/2022 - Mon
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You should be able to set them up as network extenders. THis will just basically rebroadcast the existing network from the central WAP to all WAPs. Most APs can be configured this way
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Responses ranged from few words to too many words.  I appreciate the info but the too the point answer gets my best vote.
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