Merging multiple Wifi AP into single network

Installing and Using OpenWrt Network and Wireless Configuration
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Hi!
i am new to OpenWRT, and i am looking into it because i have a problem to solve.

My house is on three levels and i have thick stone walls. I cannot get a decent wifi signal across the house. I need at least three access points to cover it, and i am fed up with devices losing connection and reconnecting to another AP. The fact that i end up having lots of points where devices just dance around APs.

So i need a better approach. I was looking into mesh, but i heard also of WDS...

Ideally i want a seamless way for my devices to just stay attached to a single network ID while moving trough the house. I can set up like three OpenWRT routers or so to cover the entire house.

Can you guys give me suggestions or ideas on how to proceed?

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Are your access points wired to the main router? If so then you want fast roaming (802.11r) which you can do through OpenWRT.

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In short, this is my setup:

My ISP (WAN) is connected to a linux box which behaves like a router (kind of OpenWRT, but homemade, since it shares may other house services). This box has a wired network to a main switch (classic gigabit lan switch). This switch has network cables running around the house, each wireless AP is connected to the LAN. On each AP i have disabled dhcp server to get a flat Wifi network.

Basically i need wifi only to access the existing network and services, but without cables. I don't need any service provided by OpenWRT itself.

Whats is fast roaming? Never heard of

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It lets clients seamlessly switch between APs that are all running on the same SSID.

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Ebabled 802.11r (fast roaming). Amazingly simple to setup and just works.

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