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Requirements for Roaming
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Chapter 8 Wireless Screen with other APs (Non-ZyXEL APs may not be able to perform this). 802.1x authentication information is not exchanged (at the time of writing). Figure 80 Roaming Example AP 1 AP 2 Y The steps below describe the roaming process. 1 Wireless station Y moves from the coverage area of access point AP 1 to that of access point AP 2. 2 Wireless station Y scans and detects the signal of access point AP 2. 3 Wireless station Y sends an association request to access point AP 2. 4 Access point AP 2 acknowledges the presence of wireless station Y and relays this information to access point AP 1 through the wired LAN. 5 Access point AP 1 updates the new position of wireless station Y. 8.3.3.1 Requirements for Roaming The following requirements must be met in order for wireless stations to roam between the coverage areas. • All the access points must be on the same subnet and configured with the same ESSID. • If IEEE 802.1x user authentication is enabled and to be done locally on the access point, the new access point must have the user profile for the wireless station. NWA-3160 Series User's Guide 147