Single Unified Switch Deployment; Peer Unified Switch Deployment; Figure 2. Single Unified Switch With Layer 2 Roaming Support - D-Link DWS-3024 User Manual

D-Link Unified Access System User Manual

Single Unified Switch Deployment

When you deploy a D-Link Access Point, the D-Link Unified Switch can automatically detect
the AP and assign a default profile, which includes automatic RF channel selection and
automatic power adjustment.
that manages three D-Link Access Points.

Figure 2. Single Unified Switch with Layer 2 Roaming Support

Remote Management
When the APs are on the same subnet and have the same SSID, wireless clients can seamlessly
roam among the three APs with no interruption in network access. The client keeps the same
IP address and does not need to re-authenticate when it moves into the broadcast area of a
different AP. Configuration changes to the APs are managed by the switch simultaneously or
on a per-AP basis.

Peer Unified Switch Deployment

To support larger networks, you can configure up to four switches as peers, which increases
the size and range of the WLAN.
deployment that utilizes three peer Unified Switches. Each peer Unified Switch can manage
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Figure 2
Station
AP 1
shows a deployment with one D-Link Unified Switch
Unified Switch
L2 Network
AP 2 AP 3
Figure 3 shows a D-Link Unified Access System
Terminal with Direct
Serial Connection