ZyXEL ZyWALL ATP700 User Guide - Page 228

Chapter 8 Wireless Table 88 Configuration > Wireless > AP Management > AP Group > Add/Edit (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Mode Select a mode by which load balancing is carried out. Select By Station Number to balance network traffic based on the number of specified stations connected to an AP. Select By Traffic Level to balance network traffic based on the volume generated by the stations connected to an AP. Select By Smart Classroom to balance network traffic based on the number of specified stations connected to an AP. The AP ignores association request and authentication request packets from any new station when the maximum number of stations is reached. Max Station Number Traffic Level If you select By Station Number or By Traffic Level, once the threshold is crossed (either the maximum station numbers or with network traffic), the AP delays association request and authentication request packets from any new station that attempts to make a connection. This allows the station to automatically attempt to connect to another, less burdened AP if one is available. Enter the threshold number of stations at which an AP begins load balancing its connections. Select the threshold traffic level at which the AP begins load balancing its connections (Low, Medium, High). Disassociate station when overloaded The maximum bandwidth allowed for each level is: • Low - 11 Mbps, • Medium - 23 Mbps • High - 35M bps This function is enabled by default and the disassociation priority is always Signal Strength when you set Mode to By Smart Classroom. Select this option to disassociate wireless clients connected to the AP when it becomes overloaded. If you do not enable this option, then the AP simply delays the connection until it can afford the bandwidth it requires, or it transfers the connection to another AP within its broadcast radius. The disassociation priority is determined automatically by the Zyxel Device and is as follows: • Idle Timeout - Devices that have been idle the longest will be disassociated first. If none of the connected devices are idle, then the priority shifts to Signal Strength. • Signal Strength - Devices with the weakest signal strength will be disassociated first. AP List Available Member OK Cancel Override Member AP Setting Note: If you enable this function, you should ensure that there are multiple APs within the broadcast radius that can accept any rejected or kicked wireless clients; otherwise, a wireless client attempting to connect to an overloaded AP will be kicked continuously and never be allowed to connect. This lists the APs that do not belong to this group. Select the APs that you want to add to the group you are editing, and click the right arrow button to add them. This lists the APs that belong to this group. Select any APs that you want to remove from the group, and click the left arrow button to remove them. Click OK to save your changes back to the Zyxel Device. Click Cancel to close the window with changes unsaved. Click this button to overwrite the settings of all managed APs in this group with the settings you configure here. All Override Group check boxes on the AP Management > Mgnt. AP List > Edit AP List screen for the APs in this group will be deselected. ZyWALL ATP Series User's Guide 228