STA automatically switch to an access

point with stronger signal strength

In IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) terminology, a station (abbreviated

as STA) is a device that has the capability to use the
802.11 protocol. For example, a station may be a laptop, a
desktop PC, PDA, access point or Wi-Fi phone. An STA
may be fixed, mobile or portable. In this article, we will
briefly explain whether an STA can automatically switch to
an access point with stronger signal strength in a smart
Wi-Fi coverage network.

 For an STA that has the capability of roaming

aggressiveness, it automatically compares the signal
 strength among detected access points and switches to
an access point with stronger signal strength.
 For an STA that does not have the capability of roaming
aggressiveness, if the ONT (Huawei HG8546M,
EG8145V5…) finds that the signal strength of the Wi-Fi
device is poor, the ONT disconnects the Wi-Fi device
from its current access point and the Wi-Fi device has
to look for an access point with stronger signal
strength.

From the above article we learned that an STA can

automatically switch to an access point with stronger
signal strength.

But the action of Wi-Fi roaming and switching is mainly

dependent to the user's Wi-Fi terminal. Some Wi-Fi
terminals will continuously attempt to connect to the
access point from which they had been disconnected
rather than looking for an access point with stronger signal
strength. For these Wi-Fi terminals, please contact the
vendor to resolve the roaming and switching issues.