Chapter 5 Tutorials
NXC5200 User’s Guide
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Click Configuration > Wireless > Load Balancing.
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Select Enable Load Balancing to turn on this feature.
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Set the Mode. If you choose By Station Number, then enter the Max Station
Number in the available field. This balances network traffic based on the number
of specified stations downstream of the NXC. If you choose By Traffic Level, then
enter the traffic threshold at which the NXC starts balancing connected stations.
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Select Disassociate station when overloaded to disconnect stations when the
load balancing threshold is crossed. The stations are first disconnected based on
how long they have been idle, then secondly based on the weakness of their
connection signal strength.
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Click Apply to save your changes.
See also:
5.6 Dynamic Channel Selection
Dynamic Channel Selection (DCS) is a feature that allows an AP to automatically
select the radio channel upon which it broadcasts by scanning the area around it
and determining what channels are currently being used by other devices.
When numerous APs broadcast within a given area, they introduce the possibility
of heightened radio interference, especially if some or all of them are broadcasting
on the same radio channel. This can make accessing the network potentially
rather difficult for the stations connected to them. If the interference becomes too
great, then the network administrator must open his AP configuration options and
manually change the channel to one that no other AP is using (or at least a
channel that has a lower level of interference) in order to give the connected
stations a minimum degree of channel interference.