Avaya Wireless AP-3 User Manual

Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide                                                                                 1-5

•  All Access Points must have the same Network Name to support 

client roaming.

•  All workstations with an 802.11 client adapter installed must use 

either a Network Name of “any” or the same Network Name as the 
Access Points that they will roam between. If an AP has Closed 
System enabled, a client must have the same Network Name as the 
Access Point to communicate (see 

).

All Access Points and clients must have the same security settings to 
communicate.

•  The Access Points’ cells must overlap to ensure that there are no 

gaps in coverage and to ensure that the roaming client will always 
have a connection available.

•  The coverage area of an 802.11b or 802.11b/g AP is larger than the 

coverage area of an 802.11a AP. The 802.11b and 802.11b/g APs 
operate in the 2.4 GHz frequency band; the 802.11a AP operates in 
the 5 GHz band. Products that operate in the 2.4 GHz band offer 
greater range than products that operate in the 5 GHz band.