Field
Description
Select whether the EAP preauthentification function is to be ac-
tivated. This function tells your device that WLAN clients, which
are already connected to another access point, can first carry
out 802.1x authentication as soon as they are within range.
Such WLAN clients can then simply connect over the existing
network connection with your device.
The function is activated by selecting
7+
.
The function is enabled by default.
Fields in the menu Client load balancing
Field
Description
Max. number of clients
- hard limit
Enter the maximum number of clients that can be connected to
this wireless network (SSID)
The maximum number of clients that can register with a wire-
less module depends on the specifications of the respective
WLAN module. This maximum is distrubuted across all wireless
networks configured for this radio module. No more new wire-
less networks can be created and a warning message will ap-
pear if the maximum number of clients is reached.
Possible values are whole numbers between
and
.
The default value is
.
Max. number of clients
- soft limit
Not all devices support this function.
To avoid a radio module being fully utilised, you can set a "soft"
restriction on the number of connected clients. If this number is
reached, new connection queries are initially rejected. If the cli-
ent cannot find another wireless network and, therefore, repeats
its query, the connection is accepted. Queries are only definit-
ively rejected when the Max. number of clients - hard limit is
reached.
The value of the Max. number of clients - soft limit must be
the same as or less than that of the Max. number of clients -
hard limit.
The default value is
.
You can disable this function if you set Max. number of clients
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