Access Connections 5.61 - Which Access Point am I on?

I have 3 access points in my area (a mobility center), and it appears only one of them is working. When I go near that one I can get connected but when I logoff and walk near the other two, nothing. I see all 3 listed at 100%, but is there a way to specifically connect to one access point, as it appears to always choose the closest (whether it works or not). I am using Access Connections 5.61. I just noticed there is a field where I can put the preferred MAC address in, but that secion is greyed out. Can I at least determine which access point I am connected through when I do get connected? Thanks in advance.

Hi,
You can do it in the way, that you configure 3 different wifi connection for each AP and then you configre the on, that you want to use to be always the prefered using following method:
in this situation please configure AC in following way:
- open Ac->Tools->Location Switching-> in the screen make sure, that the location switching in enabled and the key point is, that you specify the correct Wifi AP in the "Preferred WLAN profile".
Let me know, if you have reached to this situation and cold configure it in the correct way.
Cheers

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