New Fibre Network - Issues

[StaticRap]

Good Day All

Trust you are well

Firstly, I'm new on here and will appreciate any feedback/help received and all the questions are related to our internet/network at our office.

So, we use to run all our computers from a normal LTE router and this was fine until the speeds dropped completely and we gained more users on the network. Basically we then opted for a Fibre option with VOX.

Our current setup

Main Line -> Small white box -> Frogfoot box -> MikroTik Routerboard -> TP-Link (TL-SD1016D) -> TP-Link (TL-WA901ND)

So i have the following issue with the laptops connected to the AP - connection keeps dropping and every morning we need to "forget network" and reconnect in order for the laptops to have internet access again.

We connect to a remote desktop as well and every time the network drops the connection is lost

When mobile phones are connected you also need to connect and "forget network" like 5 times before it connects correctly with internet access.

If anyone has some troubleshooting I can run it would be greatly appreciated

 

[RonSwanson]

Have you done a survey of the available 2.4GHz and 5GHz channels? Your TL-WA901ND AP only supports the 2.4GHz channel, so you had better select one that isn't too busy. Used something like WiFi Site Survey by WiTuners at all? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wituners.wificonsolelite&hl=en
APs like this one were designed for domestic use in 2005, and support maybe 2 or 3 devices simultaneously. My guess is that it's either buggy or running out of resources, causing the clients to have to re-associate. Have you checked that it is running the latest firmware levels for starters?

How many wifi devices does the AP currently support simultaneously, and what are their respective capabilities (b,g,n, ac)? A good tool to collate this info and assist in planning is available at http://www.revolutionwifi.net/capacity-planner/ and will give you an idea of what wireless capacity you need to be planning for.
Depending on the amount of simultaneous wireless clients needed, you may want to throw it out in favour of something from the Ubiquiti Unifi range, that supports 5GHz, AC, 3x3 MIMO and band-steering technology, designed for higher concentrations of users.

What is the speed of your fibre connection? Your TL-SD1016D switch isn't exactly a rocket and pretty much 90's tech, so this is the next area to look at optimising, especially if you have some bandwidth-hungry servers and desktops plugged in.