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Load Balancing, Load Balancing for Managed Access Points

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ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Load Balancing Load balancing allows the wireless management system to distribute access point clients equally among access points. These settings are applied only to managed NETGEAR ProSafe access points that support load balancing. See Controller Features and Access Point Compatibility on page 63 for more information about which access points models support this feature. You can set up basic load balancing for managed access points or advanced load balancing for access point groups. Load Balancing for Managed Access Points On the Configuration tab select Wireless > Basic > Load Balancing. • Apply to all groups: Select this check box to apply the settings to all managed access points regardless of group. • Enable Load Balancing: Select this check box to allow the wireless management system to distribute access point clients equally among access points. • Max Clients per Access Point: The maximum number of wireless clients that can connect to an access point at one time. You can select MAX to allow the maximum supported by the access point. • Max Clients per Radio: The maximum number of wireless clients that can connect to each radio of the access point at one time. You can select MAX to allow the maximum supported by the access point. Wireless Configuration 23

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Wireless Configuration
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ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316
Load Balancing
Load balancing allows the wireless management system to distribute access point clients
equally among access points. These settings are applied only to managed NETGEAR
ProSafe access points that support load balancing. See
Controller Features and Access
Point Compatibility
on page
63 for more information about which access points models
support this feature.
You can set up basic load balancing for managed access points or advanced load balancing
for access point groups.
Load Balancing for Managed Access Points
On the Configuration tab select
Wireless > Basic > Load Balancing
.
•
Apply to all groups
: Select this check box to apply the settings to all managed access
points regardless of group.
•
Enable Load Balancing
: Select this check box to allow the wireless management system
to distribute access point clients equally among access points.
•
Max Clients per Access Point:
The maximum number of wireless clients that can
connect to an access point at one time. You can select
MAX
to allow the maximum
supported by the access point.
•
Max Clients per Radio
: The maximum number of wireless clients that can connect to
each radio of the access point at one time. You can select
MAX
to allow the maximum
supported by the access point.