merge apple wifi networks

With all of your AirPort base stations interconnected by Ethernet, you already have the basis for a roaming type network. With this type of network, all of your base stations would broadcast a wireless network, but use the same network name, security type, & password. This way any wireless client would only "see" a single network and have the ability to roam between base stations.

Is this what your goal is for your network? If so, we can provide you with some "step-by-step" instructions to help you get started.

Assign the same wireless network name, same security and same password to each router. So, all routers will have the same 2.4 GHz name and all will have the same 5 GHz name.

Technically, this is called a "roaming" network. The theory with this type of network is that devices can "roam" and stay connected to the same network.

That's the theory.

In practice, things may not work as well as the theory suggests. iOS devices in particular may or may not automatically switch to pick up the best signal as they move about the house. Mac laptops will usually do a very nice job of "switching" access points to pick up the best signal.

I have better luck with the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks using the same name, not separate 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz names, which is the default setting on the AirPorts, but you'll need to do some experimenting to find out what works best for you.

Frankly, just about everything in WiFi is half science and half voodoo.