3.6.1.3 Association
Control
If the number of currently associated wireless clients exceeds the value
specified in the ‘Max number of clients setting’, no more wireless client can
associate with the AP. If traffic load of the AP exceeds the load specified in
the ‘Block clients if traffic load exceeds setting’, no more wireless client can
associate with the AP.
3.6.1.4
AP Load Balancing
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 ‘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 ‘Traffic-load Policy’ is selected, a
new wireless user can only associate with an AP that has the less traffic load
in the group.
3.6.1.5 Wireless
Distribution
System
Traditionally, access points are connected by Ethernet. By Wireless
Distribution System (WDS), APs can communicate with one another
wirelessly. For example, in the below diagram, AP 2 acts as an access point
for the notebook computers and it forwards packets sent from the notebook
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