No, not really but. I have about 60 clients connected to an AP 433ah and 8602+S with 12dbi omni for broadcast. I have 3 120 degree 20 dbi sectors that I will be replacing the omni with. I want to hook up three separate router boards, RB433ah and seneo 8602+S. My question is should I name all of the broadcast one name. If so should the frequencies be separated or the same? Will client radio switch AP's based on signal strengths? Or should wds mesh be used? Thanks for any comments.

Please make a proper title for your next topic.

For your wireless, I suggest you use same SSID with different frequency. You don't need to use mesh or wds.

Will the client radios associate with the strongest signal?

if you want the client automatically choose the AP, use same SSID.
if you want to do it manually, use different SSID

Okay thanks

If i understood well, you want to put 3 omni antennas instead of one, on the same place with on 3 RB?
First of all, why not one Routerboard instead of 3?
Second, i don't recommend same SSID but different ones (like "ssid1", "ssid2", "ssid3") becouse if you have the same SSID you may have a problem with clients constantly switching the omnis (becouse they use same SSID).
Clients will switch on SSID based on strength, but sometime will choose worser for some reason, and if your omnis are on the nearby, the chances are that this switching will increase dramatically and start to flood the AP.
If you chose the same frequency your wireless performance will drop if the antennas are nearby.

he will use sectors, so the mentioned problems should not exist.

As far as I understand, using 3 RBs is to decrease load per machine.

he will use sectors, so the mentioned problems should not exist.

As far as I understand, using 3 RBs is to decrease load per machine.

He wrote the question very unclearly, not the mention the topic name.
More detailed info would bring better answer.
BTW, the problem exist with sectors if there are 60 connected users, we had that problem on many places and it was pretty bad idea - besides that clients switched to sectors with lower signal, it happened that if AP is restarted the radios couldn't start to work for hours on busy APs (with 60-80 connected users) becouse clients switched the sectors constantly. After changing the SSID names all worked fine.

The reason for the topic, is so I could get so many wonderful replies. Didn't mean to create such a grouchy topic.

So if one of your customers needs support help they should send you an email with a subject line like "This question is Awesome!" so that you read it? Otherwise you might ignore their request for help if they are articulate in the subject line?

I think something is broken in your logic. It does not have anything to do with being grumpy.

Tom

roc-noc has the point...

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normis and valens don't have to, but roc-noc and dragonhead should.

I would ban him if he writes something like that on my forum...