client-load-balancing

Enforces client load balancing on a WLAN‘s access point radios. When enforced, probe and association requests are not responded to, forcing a client to associate with another access point radio. This feature is disabled by default.

Supported in the following platforms:

  • Access Points — AP505i, AP510i/e, AP560i/h
  • Service Platforms — NX5500, NX7500, NX9500, NX9600, VX9000

Syntax

client-load-balancing {allow-single-band-clients|band-discovery-intvl|
capability-ageout-time|max-probe-req|probe-req-invl}
client-load-balancing {allow-single-band-clients [2.4ghz|5ghz]|
band-discovery-intvl <0-10000>|capability-ageout-time <0-10000>}
client-load-balancing {max-probe-req|probe-req-intvl} [2.4ghz|5ghz] <0-10000>

Parameters

client-load-balancing {allow-single-band-clients [2.4ghz|5ghz]|
band-discovery-intvl <0-10000>|capability-ageout-time <0-10000>}
client-load-balancing Configures client load balancing on a WLAN
allow-single-band-clients [2.4GHz|5GHz] Optional. Allows single band clients to associate even during load balancing
  • 2.4GHz – Enables load balancing across 2.4 GHz channels
  • 5GHz – Enables load balancing across 5.0 GHz channels

This option is enabled by default for 2.4 and 5.0 GHz bands.

band-discovery-intvl <0-10000> Optional. Configures time interval to discover a client's band capability before connection
  • <0-10000> – Specify a value from 0 - 10000 seconds. The default is 10 seconds.
capability-ageout-time <0-10000> Optional. Configures a client's capability ageout interval. This is the time for which a client‘s capabilities are retained in the device‘s internal table. Once this time is exceeded the client‘s capabilities are aged out.
  • <0-10000> – Specify a value from 0 - 10000 seconds. The default is 3600 seconds.
client-load-balancing {max-probe-req|probe-req-intvl} [2.4Ghz|5Ghz] <0-10000>
client-load-balancing Configures WLAN client load balancing
max-probe-req [2.4GHz|5GHz] <0-10000> Optional. Configures the maximum client probe requests allowed for 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz bands
  • 2.4GHz – Configures maximum client probe requests on 2.4 GHz radios
  • 5GHz – Configures maximum client probe requests on 5.0 GHz radios
    • <0-10000> – Specify a client probe request threshold from 0 - 10000. The default for both 2.4 and 5.0 GHz radios is 60.
probe-req-intvl 2.4GHz|5GHz] <0-10000> Optional. Configures client probe request interval limits for device association
  • 2.4GHz – Configures the client probe request interval on 2.4 GHz radios
  • 5GHz – Configures the client probe request interval on 5.0 GHz radios
    • <0-10000> – Specify a value from 0 - 10000. The default for both 2.4 and 5.0 GHz radios is 10 seconds.

Examples

nx9500-6C8809(config-wlan-test)#client-load-balancing band-discovery-intvl 2
nx9500-6C8809(config-wlan-test)#client-load-balancing probe-req-intvl 5ghz 5
nx9500-6C8809(config-wlan-test)#show context
wlan test
 ssid test
 bridging-mode local
 encryption-type none
 authentication-type eap
 accounting syslog host 172.16.10.4 port 2
 client-load-balancing probe-req-intvl 5ghz 5
client-load-balancing band-discovery-intvl 2
 captive-portal-enforcement fall-back
 acl exceed-rate wireless-client-denied-traffic 20 disassociate
 broadcast-dhcp validate-offer
nx9500-6C8809(config-wlan-test)#

Related Commands

no (wlan-config-mode) Disables client load balancing on a WLAN‘s access point radios