Flint 3 EasyMesh Support? Wireless Mesh with WiFi 7 Backhaul

Routers
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I'm planning a network using two Flint 3 routers in a small house and want to set up a mesh network with wireless backhaul (no Ethernet between them). One router is wired to the modem, and the second needs to connect wirelessly—preferably using WiFi 7 (6GHz) for the backhaul.

I've checked the latest firmware v4.7, but I don't see any EasyMesh options in the admin panel.

Does the Flint 3 currently support EasyMesh, or is it planned for an upcoming firmware release?

If not, what's the best way to run both Flint 3 units on the same SSID with seamless handoff?

I've seen mention of repeater mode, but I'm looking for the best performance possible with a wireless-only setup.

Would appreciate any insights or roadmap info on full mesh support for Flint 3. Thanks!

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Hi, I have the same goal, using separated ssid with vlan tagging. I already bought a couple of devices but is there updates about mesh support?

Thank you
Lillo

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Hi,

The Mesh function is not supported in GL firmware for the time being.

PM team has relevant plans for pre-research, given the current PM and R&D resources may are very compact, not sure when it will be implemented.

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Are their any updates to this topic? Having bought 2 Flint 3 routers I'm very disappointed to not be able to create a mesh. I have a wired ethernet backhaul so currently have one flint 3 as a router and the other as an ap. Both have separate sides as having them the same is causing too many drop outs when switching. Is there another way to achieve this and retain one logical network?

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Please try to enable the fast roaming for Flint3

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With the Slate 7 + Flint 3 bundle, I see that you can cover big places in a similar way as the Mesh arrangement. How many Slate 7 can the Flint 3 handle? Could it be that you get 2-3 Slates 7 connected to 1 flint 3?

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Sure, I think the connections are no problem.