'dump ap' question

Installing and Using OpenWrt Network and Wireless Configuration
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I have a couple MTK MT7621A units that I have setup as dumb ap's using this little script:

Works like a charm, and everything all devices can talk just fine to each other on my network. My question, should I have both 2.4/5Ghz bands ssid's named different on each AP, or keep all the ssid's on all my openwrt devices the same? For instance, if I put one device on each floor (hard wired) would cell phones and laptops bounce back and forth between devices on each floor if the ssid's were the same?

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By default the device chooses AP with strongest signal. The issue maybe in area where two AP's have approximately the same level of signal.

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From my experience the clients can be quite stubborn and stick to the AP they connected, rather than switch to a stronger signal.
I had to tweak minimum rssi to be able to roam properly.

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name them identical.
the client should choose the one with the best signal.