Different between Gateway AP and Repeator AP

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Different between Gateway AP and Repeator AP

Dear All, 

 

 

              What are the different between Gateway AP and Repeator AP ? 

 

 

Keith 

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It's related to wireless mesh technology.

This doc explains it pretty well.

 

https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/Wi-Fi_Basics_and_Best_Practices/Wireless_Mesh_Networking#Mesh_Ne...

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Gateways

Gateway access points are connected directly to the wired network, granting it an uplink to the Internet. If a gateway loses its Internet connection, it will look for a nearby gateway and automatically fail over to acting as a repeater, without dropping active wireless client connections.

 

Meraki determines whether a device should be a repeater or a gateway on boot when the unit sends out a DHCP request. If it receives a DHCP reply from a device on the wired network, it assumes that it has a valid LAN connection and will become a gateway access point. If a gateway access point is unable to reach the LAN gateway/upstream router, the access point will fail over to repeater mode.

Repeaters

Repeater access points are not directly connected to the wired network, instead relying on wireless mesh links to reach the Internet. As long as the repeater has power and a strong (unobstructed, line-of-sight) wireless connection to another repeater or gateway, it will form a mesh link.

I am not a Cisco Meraki employee. My suggestions are based on documentation of Meraki best practices and day-to-day experience.

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