Chapter 10 Wireless
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Load Balancing (Wireless)
Wireless load balancing is the process where you limit the number of connections
allowed on an wireless access point (AP) or you limit the amount of wireless traffic
transmitted and received on it so the AP does not become overloaded.
10.2 Controller
Use this screen to set how the NXC allows new APs to connect to the network.
Click Configuration > Wireless > Controller to access this screen.
Figure 62
Configuration > Wireless > Controller
Each field is described in the following table.
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Configuration > Wireless > Controller
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Registration
Type
Select Manual to add each AP to the NXC for management, or
Always Accept to automatically add APs to the NXC for
management.
Note: Select the Manual option for managing a specific set of
APs. This is recommended as the registration mechanism
cannot automatically differentiate between friendly and
rogue APs. For details on how to handle rogue APs, see
.
APs must be connected to the NXC by a wired connection or network.
Authentication
Server
Certificate
Select a server certificate from this list, otherwise use the default
one. This certificate is required if the NXC is used as a RADIUS server
for wireless 802.1x authentation (EAP-PEAP/TTLS/TLS).
Apply
Click Apply to save your changes back to the NXC.
Reset
Click Reset to return the screen to its last-saved settings.