single ssid between different AP

bittihuduga

looking for some networking advice

i have virgin broadband white modem/router

i have disabled router part of it. have connected xiaomi ax1800 router to the modem.

i am planning to get 2 ubiquiti access points for the rest of the house and install on ceiling of ground floor and 1st floor.

  Bestseller View Access Point WiFi 6 Lite Compact, dual-band WiFi 6 access point with 2x2 MIMO and OFDMA functionality. €83.00 €102.09 VAT incl.                      

or   Bestseller View Access Point WiFi 6 Long-Range Enterprise-grade WiFi 6 access point with 4X4 MIMO and OFDMA functionality. €150.00 €184.50 VAT incl.                      

can the xiaomi router and ubiquiti AP have same SSID? can i roam around the house seamlessly without disconnection when connectivity moves from xiaomi to ubiquiti1 to ubiquiti2?

macrubicon

Find something to run a Ubquiti controller on (I run it on a Pi) and configure the 2 Ubquiti AP's in a group and just use that for your wifi as they will roam. You can't join in a single SSID the Ubquiti and the Xiaomi as far as I know.

bittihuduga

thanks for the reply.

i did not know that i required a ubiquiti controller to manage 2 APs. i just assumed i install them via app on the phone and they both would together with single ssid.

thanks about xiaomi, i will have to put it on adverts then :-(

smuggler.ie

You can have same SSID and pass on any device, however, devices from different manufacturers will not work in tandem and will not handle client transition(roam) between them smoothly.

celtic_oz

You need mesh

https://www.gadgetguy.com.au/xiaomi-mi-router-ax1800-ra67-review/

"To put the Xiaomi Mi Router AX1800 RA67 in perspective, it is what financially challenged folk buy. And they know a bargain. Because at $99.95, it does everything a small apartment dweller could want. You can later buy the AX3600 and use this as a mesh satellite (see our Xiaomi AIoT AX3600 review here 9.6/10)."

bittihuduga

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118155731#Comment_118155731

thanks.yes was aware of the mesh from xiaomi. but wanted to know if i can use ubiquity and xiaomi.

wanted a AP on the landing ceiling, hence thought of ubiquity