3.5.1.5. AP Load Balancing
Fig. 48. AP load balancing settings.
Several APs can form a load-balancing group if they are set with the same
Group ID
. The
load-balancing policy can be by
Number of Users
or by
Traffic Load
.
If the
by-number-of-users
policy is selected, a new wireless user can only associate with an AP that
has the smallest number of associated wireless users in the group. On the other hand, if the
by-traffic-load policy
is selected, a new wireless user can only associate with an AP that has the less
traffic load in the group.
3.5.2. Security
3.5.2.1. AP Interface
Fig. 49. IEEE 802.11g security settings for an AP interface.
IEEE 802.11g security settings for an AP interface include
SSID broadcasts
,
Security mode
,
WEP
keys
,
MAC-Address-Based Access Control
.
NOTE:
If the DRBAP is set to be in
Dual AP
mode, the two AP interfaces share the same IEEE
802.11g security settings.
For security reasons, it’s highly recommended that the security mode be set to options other than
Open System
. When the security mode is set to Open System, no authentication and data encryption
will be performed. Additionally, you can
disable
the SSID broadcasts
functionality so that a wireless
client computer with an “any” SSID cannot associate with the AP.
When the
Wireless client isolation
setting is set to
This AP Only
, wireless clients of this DRBAP as
an AP cannot see each other, and wireless-to-wireless traffic is blocked. When the setting is set to
All
APs in This Subnet
, traffic among wireless users of different APs in the same IP subnet is blocked.
This feature is useful for WLANs deployed in public places. In this way, hackers have no chance to
attack other wireless users in a
hotspot
.
When the
Wireless client isolation
setting is set to
This AP Only
, wireless clients (STAs) of this
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