Configure Wireless LAN Client Load Balancing

You must be in the process of configuring a new wireless network or modifying an existing network to use this procedure.

Use this procedure to configure or modify Client Load Balancing settings for a WLAN.

Choose from the following actions:
- If you are in the process of configuring a new WLAN, proceed to the next step.
- If you want to modify a WLAN's Client Load Balancing settings, go to Wireless, then select associated with the target WLAN. Edit the parameters in accordance with the steps in this procedure.
Select the Client Load Balancing tab.

Configure or edit the Load Balancing Basic parameters as described in Load Balancing Basic Parameters.

These settings apply to both the 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz bands.

Table 1. Load Balancing Basic Parameters
Parameter	Description
Enforce Client Load Balancing	Select this option to enforce a client load balance distribution on this WLAN's access point radios. Loads are balanced by ignoring association and probe requests. Probe and association requests are not responded to, forcing a client to associate with another access point radio. This setting is disabled by default.
Band Discovery Interval	Enter a value in the range 0 – 10,000 (seconds) to set the interval dedicated to discover a client's radio band capability before its access point radio association. The default setting is 24 seconds.
Capability Ageout Time	Enter a value in the range 0 – 10,000 (seconds) to age out a client's capabilities from the internal table. The default is 24 seconds.

Configure or edit the Load Balancing (2.4GHz) parameters as described in Load Balancing (2.4GHz) Parameters.

Table 2. Load Balancing (2.4GHz) Parameters
Parameter	Description
Single Band Clients	Select this option to enable association for single 2.4GHz clients, even if load balancing is available. This setting is enabled by default.
Max Probe Requests	Enter a value in the range 0 – 10,000 to set the maximum number of probe requests for clients using the 2.4GHz frequency. The default value is 60.
Probe Request Interval	Enter a value in the range 0 – 10,000 (seconds) to set an interval for client probe requests, beyond which association is allowed for clients on the 2.4 GHz frequency. The default is 10 seconds.

Configure or edit the Load Balancing Settings (5GHz) parameters as described in Load Balancing Settings (5GHz) Parameters.

Table 3. Load Balancing Settings (5GHz) Parameters
Parameter	Description
Single Band Clients	Select this option to enable the association of single 5GHz clients, even if load balancing is available. This setting is enabled by default.
Max Probe Requests	Enter a value in the range 0 – 10,000 for the maximum number of client associations on the 5.0 GHz frequency. The default value is 60.
Probe Request Interval	Enter a value in the range 0 – 10,000 (seconds) to configure the interval for client probe requests. When exceeded, clients can associate in 5GHz. The default is 10 seconds.