Creating a Load Balance Group

To create a load balance group:

  1. From the top menu, click AP.
  2. In the left pane, click Load Groups.
  3. Click New. The Add Load Group window displays.
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  4. Enter a unique name for a load group ID, and select a Type from the drop-down menu and then click Add. The options are:
    • Client Balancing — load balancing based on the number of clients across all APs in the load balance group and only for the WLANs assigned to the group.
    • Radio Preference —band preference steering and load control on this load group.

If you are adding a Client Balancing load balancing group, the Radio Assignment tab becomes available.

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If you are adding a Radio Preference load balancing group, the Radio Preference tab becomes available.

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The radios for both types of load groups can be assigned to a WLAN, on the WLAN Assignment tab.

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You can filter the display of AP Groups. In the left pane, Expand Client Balancing to see only Client Balancing groups. Expand Radio Preferenceto see only Radio Preference groups.

Note

Note

For more information about the fields on these screens, see Configuration Parameters for AP Load Groups.