D-Link DAP-2660 User Manual - Page 27

Wireless Resource Control

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D-Link DAP-2660 User Manual Wireless Resource Control The Wireless Resource Control window is used to configure the wireless connection settings so that the device can detect the better wireless connection in your environment. Wireless band: Select 2.4GHz or 5GHz. Band Steering: Use the drop-down menu to Enable the 5G Preferred function. When the wireless clients support both 2.4GHz and 5GHz and the 2.4GHz signal is not strong enough, the device will use 5G as higher priority. Band Steering Age: Enter the time in seconds to specify the interval of updating information. Band Steering Difference: The 5G preferred difference value is equal to the number of 5GHz wireless client connections minus the number of 2.4GHz wireless client connections. If the number of 5GHz wireless client connections minus the number of 2.4GHz wireless client connections exceed this value, the extra 5GHz wireless client connections will be forced to connect to the 2.4GHz band and not the 5GHz band. Band Steering Enter the maximum 5G connection attempts allowed Refuse Number: before the 5G preferred function will be disabled for the wireless station connection. Connection Limit: Select Enable or Disable. This is an option for load balancing. This determines whether to limit the number of users accessing this device. The exact number is entered in the User Limit field below. This feature allows the user to share the wireless network traffic and the client using multiple APs. If this function is enabled and when the number of users exceeds this value, or the network utilization of this AP exceeds the percentage that has been specified, the DAP-2660 will not allow clients to associate with the AP. User Limit: Set the maximum amount of users that are allowed access (zero to 64 users) to the device using the specified wireless band. The default setting is 20. 27

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D-Link DAP-2660 User Manual
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Wireless Resource Control
The Wireless Resource Control window is used to configure the wireless connection settings so that the device can detect the better wireless
connection in your environment.
Wireless band:
Band Steering:
Band Steering Age:
Band Steering
Difference:
Band Steering
Refuse Number:
Connection Limit:
User Limit:
Select
2.4GHz
or
5GHz
.
Use the drop-down menu to
Enable
the 5G Preferred
function. When the wireless clients support both
2.4GHz and 5GHz and the 2.4GHz signal is not strong
enough, the device will use 5G as higher priority.
Enter the time in seconds to specify the interval of
updating information.
The 5G preferred difference value is equal to the
number of 5GHz wireless client connections minus
the number of 2.4GHz wireless client connections.
If the number of 5GHz wireless client connections
minus the number of 2.4GHz wireless client connec-
tions exceed this value, the extra 5GHz wireless client
connections will be forced to connect to the 2.4GHz
band and not the 5GHz band.
Enter the maximum 5G connection attempts allowed
before the 5G preferred function will be disabled for
the wireless station connection.
Select
Enable
or
Disable
. This is an option for load balancing. This determines whether to limit the number of users
accessing this device. The exact number is entered in the User Limit field below. This feature allows the user to share the
wireless network traffic and the client using multiple APs. If this function is enabled and when the number of users ex-
ceeds this value, or the network utilization of this AP exceeds the percentage that has been specified, the DAP-2660 will
not allow clients to associate with the AP.
Set the maximum amount of users that are allowed access (zero to 64 users) to the device using the specified wireless
band. The default setting is 20.