Hi MerakiDave, I am not a starter at 802.11 though I am in the Meraki world. For starters, consider running the SRC (Stable Release Candidate) firmware 25.9 if you're not already. You could check with Meraki Support first to scrub your config and confirm 25.9 is a good choice, just in case there's a known issue specific to your environment or AP models. The APs are updated to firmware 25.9. Newer clients that support 802.11k, 11v, 11r (all of which are there in r25 firmware) can leverage neighbor reports to interact with APs to make optimal roaming decisions, and APs can assist with client balancing, but still, it's the client who makes the decision and initiates the roam. I could enable 802.11r but according to Meraki some clients may not be able to join the network, so I think is better to not enable it to avoid compatibility problems with some clients. And implement standard best practices, like setting minimum bit rates to 12Mbps (for example), using automatic power reduction, band steering to favor 5GHz, minimizing the number of SSIDs, using an appropriate channel width, including DFS channels if appropriate, etc. I have implemented most of the above. And I completely agree that the device which makes the decision to roam is always the client and not the APs, although we can make adjustments to favor the roaming as you said. By the way, very great explanation! 🙂 Regards, Julián
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