Optimizing client switching between Access Points

[jeff_goldstein_]

I have a 7372 and R600 is there a way to set this up so that devices pick the AP providing the strongest signal?

I originally set them up with the same SSID but then all devices seemed to pickup on the 7372 instead of the R600, so right now I have two separate SSIDs

[john_d]

You don't need a ZD for setting absolute max # of clients. Per the ZF 9.8 CLI manual:

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max-aid
Use max-aid to limit the number of clients that can associate to the WLAN.
Syntax
get max-aid
set max-aid [value]
Description
get max-aid -- Get the maximum number of allowed associated IDs for the WLAN
set max-aid [value] -- Set the maximum number of associated IDs allowed for the WLAN
Example
rkscli: get max-aid wlan0 Max Assoc ID is 256
OK
rkscli: set max-aid wlan0 100 OK
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So you can set this per wlan (e.g. per band) on each AP. What the ZoneDirector gets you is dynamic load balancing, which basically sets soft and hard max client limits per AP dynamically based off whether or not there's a nearby alternative AP and how many clients are associated with each AP at the exact point in time a new client attempts to associate.

But if you know, for example, there's only going to be 30 clients in an area where two AP's cover, you can set the max-aid to 20 as a crude simulation of the ZoneDirector load balancing ability.

[bram_ueffing_69]

Great, that's perfect! This is indeed the situation that I'm planning for.

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[jeff_goldstein_]

Hi - in the zone director screens where to you go to turn this on

"If you have a controller, you will be able to enable 802.11r/k fast transitions."