ZyAIR B-3000 Intelligent Wireless LAN Access Point
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6.4 Configuring Roaming
In a network environment with multiple access points, wireless stations are able to switch from one access
point to another as they move between the coverage areas. This is roaming. As the wireless station moves
from place to place, it is responsible for choosing the most appropriate access point depending on the signal
strength, network utilization or other factors.
If the roaming feature is not enabled on the access points, information is not communicated between the
access points when a wireless station moves between coverage areas. The wireless station may not be able
to communicate with other wireless stations on the network and vice versa.
To enable roaming on your ZyAIR, click
ADVANCED
,
WIRELESS
and then the
Roaming
tab. The
screen appears as shown.
Figure 8 Roaming
The following table describes the fields in this screen.
Table 7 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.
All APs on the same subnet and the wireless stations must have
the same ESSID to allow roaming.