Draytek Vigor2862 Series User Manual page 645

Available settings are explained as follows:
Item
AP Load Balance
Station Number
Threshold
Traffic Threshold
Action When Threshold
Exceeded
Choose to Apply
After finishing all the settings here, please click OK to save the configuration.
Vigor2862 Series User's Guide
Description
It is used to determine the operation mode when the system
detects overload between access points.
Disable – Disable the function of AP load balance.
By Station Number –The operation of load balance will be
executed based on the station number configured in this page.
It is used to limit the allowed number for the station
connecting to the access point. The purpose is to prevent lots
of stations connecting to access point at the same time and
causing traffic unbalanced. Please define the required station
number for WLAN (2.4GHz) and WLAN (5GHz) separately.
By Traffic – The operation of load balance will executed
according to the traffic configuration in this page.
By Station Number or Traffic - The operation of load balance
will be executed based on the station number or the traffic
configuration.
Set the number of stations as a threshold to activate AP load
balance.
Upload Limit –Use the drop down list to specify the traffic
limit for uploading.
Download Limit – Use the drop down list to specify the traffic
limit for downloading.
Stop accepting new connections – When the number of
stations or the traffic reaches the threshold defined in this
web page, Vigor router will stop any new connection asked by
other access point.
Dissociate existing station by longest idel time - When the
access point is overload (e.g., reaching the limit of station
number or limit of network traffic), it will terminate the
network connection of the client's station which is idle for a
longest time.
Dissociate existing station by worst signal strength if it is
less than - When the access point is overload (e.g., reaching
the limit of station number or limit of network traffic), it will
terminate the network connection of the client's station with
the weakest signal.
Determine which AP shall be applied with the load balance.
All APs – All APs shall be applied with the load balance.
Specific APs – The function of load balance will be applied to
the AP specified in this field.
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