Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) are rarely static environments. Users move between rooms, floors, and buildings, requiring their devices to switch connectivity from one Access Point (AP) to another without dropping the application layer connection. This process is known as .

Wireless devices are designed to "roam" between different access points to maintain the best possible connection as you move. However, the decision of when to switch is made entirely by the client device (your laptop or phone), not the router.

In plain English, this setting controls .