Requirements For Roaming - ZyXEL Communications NWA-3166 User Manual

Chapter 8 Wireless Screen
Wireless station Y scans and detects the signal of access point AP 2.
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Wireless station Y sends an association request to access point AP 2.
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Access point AP 2 acknowledges the presence of wireless station Y and relays this
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information to access point AP 1 through the wired LAN.
Access point AP 1 updates the new position of wireless station Y.
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8.3.7.1 Requirements for Roaming

The following requirements must be met in order for wireless stations to roam
between the coverage areas.
• All the access points must be on the same subnet and configured with the same
ESSID.
• If IEEE 802.1x user authentication is enabled and to be done locally on the
access point, the new access point must have the user profile for the wireless
station.
• The adjacent access points should use different radio channels when their
coverage areas overlap.
• All access points must use the same port number to relay roaming information.
• The access points must be connected to the Ethernet and be able to get IP
addresses from a DHCP server if using dynamic IP address assignment.
To enable roaming on your NWA, click WIRELESS > Wireless. The screen
appears as shown.
Figure 71 Enabling Roaming
Select the Enable Roaming check box and click Apply.
Note: Roaming cannot be enabled in Bridge / Repeater mode.
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