AC4BT
I have three locations that I am trying to use the OS2. The first two work fine. The location that is not working uses a Google WIFI Mesh network. I have three multiple points (mesh) throughout the house. OS2 fails to connect to the WIFI. On the list to connect to WIFI, OS2 sees three different WIFI connections ( I guess one for each multiple Mesh point). I've tried all three separately but it fails to connect.
Has the new OS2 been tested with a Mesh Network?
I've also noticed that once it fails, it will not automatically connect to the other two WIFI connections when they are available, without pressing the button for 3 seconds and going through the configuration again. I thought that once the wifi settings were saved it would reconnect automatically when one of the wifi connections is active and available.
Any help would be appreciated.
73
Jerry AC4BT
HA2NON
If the OS2 disconnects from the Wi-Fi network then it will try to reconnect to it several times before failing and trying to reconnect to the other APs defined in wireless settings. Allow it a few minutes for the reconnect process. We've tested the OS2 with mesh networks using WDS and they all worked. We have not tested it with a Google mesh but we'll try to purchase Google mesh APs.
AC4BT
In actual practice, I don't get those results. I have three wifi definitions saved under 'wireless settings' as SSID #1, SSID #2 and SSID #3. Connecting to SSID #1 (Main WIFI in my house) is not a problem. The only way I can connect to SSID #2 (iphone personal hotspot) is to do a 'wireless scan' under the Network tab and then press 'connect'. OS2 will not automatically connect to SSID #2 or SSID #3 (Google Mesh WIFI). It will keep on trying to connect to SSID #1 over and over again, even if it is not available. I let it run for an hour and OS2 was still trying to connect to SSID #1. I believe that for some unknown reason, OS2 does not have access to the SSID #2 (personal hotspot). This could be related to why SSID #2 does not show up in the list of available WIFI when you press the button for 3 seconds (see next paragraph below).
Another issue is when I press the button for 3 seconds and go through the configuration again on my iphone, OS2 does not show all the available WIFI networks. I am only getting two or three choices which is also a problem. I have a couple of print servers which show up. So if I want to connect to my personal hotspot and press the button for 3 seconds, my personal hotspot is not showing up in the configuration WIFI choices. In order to connect to my personal hotspot, I have to either get in my car and drive out of range of my house WIFI and then connect using the method above or while I am still in my house, I have to do a 'Wireless Scan' ( the personal hotspot shows up on the wireless scan but does not show up after the 3 second press iphone configuration.
Jerry
HA2NON
iPhones only broadcast their hotspot network if the hotspot settings page is kept open.
Also they use a different apostrophe character than you can enter with your keyboard so if your iPhone's Wi-Fi name is Jerry's iPhone then make sure you copy and paste the whole SSID because the apostrophe character ' in Jerry's will be not the one you can just enter with your keyboard on the Network page, Wireless settings section as the 2nd SSID.
AC4BT
Thanks for the tip about when the iphone is broadcasting the SSID. That helps.
moreychang
Currently I am using Google mesh Wifi. OpenSPOT 2 works great in this mesh environment.
I also see primary point and mesh points from network scanning, then I choose the nearest one.