With the help of Mesh Wi-Fi steeringThe FRITZ!Box automatically directs wireless devices to the Wi-Fi access point with the best reception and, at the same time, to the most suitable frequency band.
What is Mesh Wi-Fi steering?
In the Mesh network, the FRITZ!Box, in its function of MeshMasterhas the connection information of all devices connected to the network via Wi-Fi (for example smartphones or laptops) and of all Mesh Repeater (e.g. another FRITZ!Box, a FRITZ!Repeater or a FRITZ!Powerline), which are also called “access points”. As soon as the Mesh Master determines that an optimal connection is available for a wireless device, it asks the device to switch to the most suitable point or another frequency band.
Wi-Fi Mesh steering management is even easier thanks to the latest release of FRITZ!OS: Numerous aspects are taken into consideration, including the type of connection, the speed and the use of possible connection paths.
Unlike Wi-Fi roaming, in Wi-Fi steering it is the Mesh Master that decides when it is appropriate to switch to a different network and not the device itself. The Mesh Master can in fact better evaluate which wireless access point or which frequency band is ideal at a given moment, since it has information on all wireless devices and their connections. For Mesh Wi-Fi steering to work, all wireless devices must support the 802.11k and 802.11v Wi-Fi standards.
What are the benefits of band steering?
Band steering uses dual Wi-Fi: the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands. Many modern wireless devices already support the alternative use of two Wi-Fi bands. The Mesh Master automatically decides the frequency band used by a wireless device to connect to a FRITZ!Box, a FRITZ!Repeater or a FRITZ!Powerline adapter. This ensures that the wireless device is always connected to the frequency band with the best data transmission speed with the greatest stability at that time.
Connection always at the top thanks to Wi-Fi steering
Access point steering is used to control which Mesh Repeater a wireless device uses to connect to your home network. The FRITZ!Box, used as a Mesh Master, constantly analyzes all Wi-Fi connections in the network. As soon as it determines that a wireless device could establish a better connection through another wireless access point, it asks the device to switch to another Wi-Fi network. The FRITZ!Box allows the wireless device to make a seamless transition.
In short
- Check that the latest version of FRITZ!OS is installed.
- All FRITZ! products must be connected to the network.
- All wireless devices must support the 802.11k and 802.11v standards.
- To use Wi-Fi steering, the Wi-Fi network names (SSID) of the Mesh Master and Mesh Repeater frequency bands (2.4 and 5 GHz) must be identical.
