Instant On - Wireless

We have two HP Aruba AP22D access points in our small office. One is deployed at one corner of the office, and the other at the opposite corner.
When moving from one edge of the office to the other, the laptop doesn't seem to connect to the closest AP - it looks like roaming is not working.<bv-p-translate-btn class="bv-p-translate-btn" title="Burning Vocabulary translation">↳</bv-p-translate-btn>

Is there a configuration option to enable fast roaming, or is it enabled by default and there's nothing we can do?

Thank you.

Roaming is responsibility of the client. If signal from connected AP is still strong enough and AP load is low enough, it won't roam. If you did not adjust power on radios, then it is by default set to MAX. Adjust power on 5GHz to be between 15 and 18 dBm and on 2,4 GHz to be between 9 and 12 dBm. You can play with those numbers. Keep in mind to have max 2,4 GHz power 3 to 6 dBm lower than min power on 5 GHz.

Best, Gorazd 

Get yourself a WiFi analysis tool and walk around. I use NetSpot and WiFI Explorer 3 on Mac. (I see that NetSpot has a Windows version now.) I like NetSpot best because the out of the box Level (SNR) color coding is really all I need to see. I have the technician pro version but I've never bothered to finish a mapping of my property and probably never will, now.

I use all 3 of the 2.4 GHz channels that are available to choose from, but for 5 GHz I've found that where I live (southern California) eliminating all the DFS channels and just using 36, 44, 149 and 157 solved the issues I was experiencing. I tuned the power levels based on what NetSpot showed but I let AIO manage the channels that I've limited it to. I have 4 indoor and 3 outdoor APs, and a next door neighbor whose AP is on my side of his house, close to an AP22D.

Search for my posts - I think I've posted some of my learnings. This is typical for my home network. No one is home but me. I have had parties with 80 guests - many of them on my guest network, plus at least a dozen of my relatives. I put out picture frames with QR codes for them to scan. The only issue I've had is being on cable with limited upload bandwidth - fiber is in the process of being installed throughout my neighborhood. (I'll have 1 or 2 Gb symmetrical internet to choose from soon. Yay!)