New access point with same ssid

timmy222 · 13 Oct 2020 at 11:31

Hi chaps, this is my situation.
In my man I have one ethernet connection which is running from the router in the house.
So I have a 5 port switch box in the man cave giving me extra connection availability.
Now I need a good Wi-Fi connection in the man cave for the garden area in general, plus for my camera system.
Being advised by a wiser person I have purchased an Access point TP Link EAP110 300Mbps Wireless-N as I do not require anything faster.
Now this is the question, If I give the AP the same ssid and password will this stop me having to reconnect
to the house Wi-Fi and the AP Wi-Fi?
Just looking for one seamless connection, is this possible.
Thank you.

timmy222 · 13 Oct 2020 at 14:04

Thank you Breman - guess I will just have to try and see how it goes.

timmy222 · 18 Oct 2020 at 11:12

So I have run into a problem, when I turn the man cave pc off it effects the access point connection.
If the pc is on I can see the cctv system in the man cave anywhere in the house or garden, if I turn the pc off it will not connect - perhaps a ip problem somewhere?
But the access is running through a switch box which is connected to the router in the house, so I cannot see why this problem is present.
Any ideas peeps?

timmy222 · 18 Oct 2020 at 11:44

Ermmmm, Bell end moment detected.
Would seem I pugged the switch box into a power lead which I switch off when leaving the man cave doh!
Oh my, but thanks Bremen yet again I owe you a beer for sure.