HomePlug Wi-Fi Extender

I have just bought a Devolo 1215 HomePlug Wi-Fi extender and I'm very
impressed with how well it works.

I gather, but not 100% sure but these are my options for my existing Wi-Fi
router and my new HomePlug AP:

1) Same SSIDs, same channel.
2) Different SSIDs, same channel.
3) Different SSIDs, different channels.

At the moment I have it setup with option 2 and it works fine. However, I'm
a little confused as to what advantages/disadvantages each method may have.
Can anyone help?

TIA





elziko

elziko wrote:
> I have just bought a Devolo 1215 HomePlug Wi-Fi extender and I'm very
> impressed with how well it works.
>
> I gather, but not 100% sure but these are my options for my existing
> Wi-Fi router and my new HomePlug AP:
>
> 1) Same SSIDs, same channel.
> 2) Different SSIDs, same channel.
> 3) Different SSIDs, different channels.
>
> At the moment I have it setup with option 2 and it works fine.
> However, I'm a little confused as to what advantages/disadvantages
> each method may have. Can anyone help?
>
> TIA

Depends if you want seamless roaming or not, and you left off option 1a
(same ssid DIFFERENT Channel, that's what I use for seamless roaming, don't
know if that is supported by that specific device, I use netgear powerline,
and that into another wap/router)... odd that you left that one possibility
off your list, ever been to a place like say an airport with a huge area?
Those are usually the same ssid but different channels