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Chapter 8 Other Wireless Configurations
8.4.1 Requirements for Roaming
The following requirements must be met in order for wireless stations to roam between the
coverage areas.
1
All the access points must be on the same subnet and configured with the same ESSID.
2
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.
3
The adjacent access points should use different radio channels when their coverage areas
overlap.
4
All access points must use the same port number to relay roaming information.
5
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 ZyAIR, click the
WIRELESS
link under
ADVANCED
and then
the
Roaming
tab. The screen appears as shown.
Figure 53
Roaming
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 33
Roaming
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Active
Select
Yes
from the drop-down list box to enable roaming on the ZyAIR if you
have two or more ZyAIRs on the same subnet.
Note:
All APs on the same subnet and the wireless stations must
have the same SSID to allow roaming.
Port #
Enter the port number to communicate roaming information between access
points. The port number must be the same on all access points. The default is
3517. Make sure this port is not used by other services.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes back to the ZyAIR.
Reset
Click
Reset
to begin configuring this screen afresh.
Summary of Contents for ZyAIR G-3000H
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