Roam Free!

Many wireless networks now have multiple access points to extend the network’s reach. Oftentimes, all access points have the same SSID (name). So how do you switch between access points as you walk (drive, fly) around with a Tibbo-enabled gadget in your pocket? This code example for our brand new WLN library shows the way!

On the wln. object level, we’ve made two key improvements: our wln.scan and wln.activescan now correctly handle the “many APs with the same name” situation. Say you have several access points with the “tibbo-net” SSID. Scanning with wln.scan(“tibbo-net”) or wln.activescan(“tibbo-net”) will now return the parameters for the AP with the strongest signal.

The second key improvement is that wln.scan and wln.activescan can now be launched while the Wi-Fi interface is already associated with an access point!

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