Ok you guys arent going to believe this....
So we had this construction project going on for months on this renovated building. We had an access point called Floor 1 sitting on the network stack because there was nowhere to mount it yet in the main room because the walls weren't done.
We had another access point ready to go for Floor 2 and that access point wasnt yet claimed in order to avoid unnecessary license fees.
We just finished the project and my co-admin went about mounting the access points while I was out for a few minutes.
I get back and start testing it and all the devices on Floor 1's dashboard are getting abysmal signal strength. I can't believe it. We had tested it reasonably and this new wall went up but it shouldnt be THAT bad.
Im lightly panicking. I write this post and start researching more powerful antennas.
Then I notice that the light on the bottom of the access point Im on isnt blue. "That's funny..." I think to myself.
Then I go to reboot it through the dashboard. And the light stays on.
Nothing makes sense here.
Except... my co-admin had switched the access points accidentally. Floor 1 is now an entire flight up from where we are and the access point on our floor isnt even claimed yet.
Immediate relief.
So I claim it and of course now its healthy as a horse.
Thanks for the responses. Hopefully this story was worth the trouble. Haha.
Networking geek since high school where I got half of a CCNA. Played Marathon II and Infinity over localtalk.
Made many a network over the years, now de facto admin of a retreat center with some of this fine Meraki hardware.
Fortune 100 Tech veteran/refugee.