Long story short, please eli5 what is the differnece or the benefits of wifi mesh system & multiple AP with the same ssid & password to cover a large area
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There is no good definition of what a mash network is so the term is being used to market different things. A mash network is a network where all the nodes can help propagate the signals. So a node will act as a router between other nodes when required ensuring all the nodes are connected to each other, either directly or through other nodes.
Most of the time when vendors sell mash enabled APs what they mean is that the AP can act as both an access point and a wifi client at the same time. This means that even if an AP loses its wired connection it may still work as an AP by connecting to another nearby AP. This makes the network more fault tolerant as it can handle loss of connections gracefully. It also makes it easier to extend the range of a network by installing non-connected APs near areas with bad connections, and then possibly install the network wires later on. In some cases it might also improve network speed as the wireless connection between the APs can be faster then some wired connections.
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