I try to implement a Sensor Network using Arduino Ono WIFI Rev 2 Boards to connect to my AVM Based (Fritzbox 7590 router an FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 3000) Mesh WIFI Network.
Since that network covers the full House and the area around my hope is to not be limited to the point-to-point range Arduino<=>FritzBox Router but can also use the range of the repeaters as well.
For all our Mobile phones, TVs, ect. that works quite well, but for the Arduino Ono WIFI Rev 2 it seems not to work.
I modified the Network credentials of the "Udp NTP Client" Demo that comes with the "WIFININA" Library I installed (Version 1.7.1) and already updated the uBlox NINA Module Firmware to the lates version I found (Version 1.3.0).
As a result I see successful WIFI Network connections on Arduino side, but only when I in direct range of the WIFI Router
The uBlox module seems not to see/connect to the Repeaters that propagate the same SSID and PW.
Again: Mobile Phones and other devices use also the Repeaters to the generel Mesh setup works and the Arduino is able to connect to the Routher directly, so the WIFI setup works in general as well.
Questions:
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Is this a known issue
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Is there something I can do/configure to connect with the Uno WIFI REv 2 to such WIFI Mesh network
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Is there an Firmware Update for the uBlox NINA Module that could help here
[UPDATE]
I found that an Firmware update for the uBlox Nina 102 WIFI Module is available
But how to get that one in the Arduino IDE and the "Updater"?
[UPDATE]
I found a thread that describes how to introduce a new NINA Firmware to an older Arduino IDE version:
https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=695928.0
Seems to be a bit "hacky" but works!
I updated the NINA Firmware and now I see the Arduino connecting to the network where it didn't before... so there is at least some improvement. I still don't get a WIFI connection in other places where my Mobile phone still does, but I guess that might be related to the Radio Performance of the NINA Module...
Many thanks in advance... 