Fixing Ubiquiti WiFi Roaming

The problem

I’m a massive fan of Ubiquiti stuff, but even after upgrading to U7 Pro APs (and having a lot of them for enough coverage) I still had the following problem.

When I would move from one room to another, I’d keep my full WiFi signal, but I would lose connection to the network/internet.

In order to fix it, I’d have to disconnect from wireless and reconnect—which means connecting to the closer AP.

In other words, it wasn’t properly switching AP by itself, and when I moved to another room where another one was primary, I lost connection—even though I still showed full WiFi bars.

The solution

So the solution was first—a whole lot of searching—including using the new SearchGPT feature. Here’s a screenshot of the question and answer.

To enable those you need to switch from Auto to Manual for your Wireless Network settings.

Then enable these three:

1. Fast Roaming

2. BSS Transition

3. Brand Steering

After doing this, I can now move throughout the house without losing internet connectivity.

Hope this helps!