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ProSafe 20-AP Wireless Controller WC7520 Reference Manual
The controller supports balancing of load on the access points it manages. This is based on
the number of clients connected to access points as well as signal quality of clients. At the
time a client discovers access points (using probe requests) or sends association frames, the
access point decides whether to accept a client or not based on the number of clients already
connected or the signal strength of the clients.
• Number of clients: Setting the maximum number of clients to a low value (compared to
the total number of clients in an office or floor) is recommended when there are several
access points and the administrator would like a good distribution of clients between the
access points.
• RSSI: Setting the received signal strength indication (RSSI) to a high percentage means
that only clients near access points are permitted to associate to the access points. This
is good in situations where the throughput expectation is high. In scenarios, where the
clients can be expected to be far away or there are fewer access points, this should be
set to a lower value.
To configure load balancing:
1. Select Configuration > Profile > Basic > Load Balancing. The Load Balancing screen
displays:
Figure 46.
2. Configure the settings as explained in
3. Click Apply to save your settings.
Table 21. Load Balancing
Setting
Max Client
RSSI
Table 21, Load
Description
The maximum number of wireless clients that can connect to each radio of an access
point at one time. You can select a value of 64 to to allow the maximum number that
is supported by an access point.
For the received signal strength indication (RSSI), specify the minimum signal quality
in percentage (0 - 100%) expected from the wireless clients that connect to the
access points. A value of 0 means this check is not enforced and load balancing is
disabled.
Balancing.
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