Maybe silly Questions
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I have just installed a second Alien as a mesh point (soon to be wired backbone) but
1: Is there a way to know which devices are on the main router or which are on the Mesh router?2: Looking at the mesh router through the App it has the extra networks available to be activated? Do I need to do this and name them the same as the main router, I would have thought they would do automatically.
Any help is gratefully accepted
Simon
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1: Is there a way to know which devices are on the main router or which are on the Mesh router?
Hi @Simon-Goring - check if you can view the System Info link in the web UI (i.e. http://amplifi.lan/info.php)
It is a beta feature, so you may need to enable the Beta Firmware option (I don't recall) but there is no need to install actual beta firmware releases to view the topology at http://amplifi.lan/info.php?sh=topo for a quick visual map2: Looking at the mesh router through the App it has the extra networks available to be activated? Do I need to do this and name them the same as the main router, I would have thought they would do automatically.
Just to confirm, did you add the new Alien as a wireless mesh point (RAMP) to your existing mesh?
https://help.amplifi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016183893-Adding-AmpliFi-Standalone-Devices-as-Mesh-Points#h_7ed49403-7cf5-4453-9dba-98f05d6ce915
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@Derek-Saville Hello Derek, thanks for the quick reply, I’ll check on the beta thing tomorrow.
For 2nd point I added it as a RAMP. Need to fit the wired back haul at the weekend.
And I’m talking about these additional wifi radios. Which I have setup on the Main Router.
Thanks
Simon
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Hi @Simon-Goring - the Additional SSID's are set up on each individual mesh point independently
This is intentional in case you want an SSID to only be broadcast from one access point for specific clients that do not roam
So if you want the same Additional SSID on another mesh point you will need to add them accordingly
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@Derek-Saville - Hi Derek, thanks for the answer that makes a lot of sense.
Guess I’ll have to plan out the best use of the additional 2 wifi bands.
Simon
