alt Hacker NewsUntil it gets stuck on a far away AP because it was the first AP to come online the last time the network rebooted.
Not sure if roaming is actually the fix for this problem. For whatever reason my Ring cameras just love connecting to the worst and most far away AP in my house.
Not sure how widely available this feature is, but the unifi controller software for the popular Ubiquiti APs lets you bind individual client devices to specific APs such that they can only connect to the ones you choose.
I had to solve a similar issue for some crap IoT lights that would join the incorrect AP after a power cut every time.
> https://community.ui.com/questions/Lock-Client-to-Specific-A...