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Fig. 36. Association control settings. 

If the number of currently associated wireless clients exceeds the value specified in the Max number 
of clients setting, no more wireless client can associate with the AP. If traffic load of the AP exceeds 
the load specified in the Block clients if traffic load exceeds setting, no more wireless client can as-
sociate with the AP. 

 

Fig. 37. AP load balancing settings. 

Several APs can form a load-balancing group if they are set with the same Group ID. The 
load-balancing policy can be by Number of Users or by Traffic Load. 

If the by-number-of-users policy is selected, a new wireless user can only associate with an AP that 
has the smallest number of associated wireless users in the group. On the other hand, if the 
by-traffic-load policy is selected, a new wireless user can only associate with an AP that has the less 
traffic load in the group. 

 

 

Fig. 38. Wireless Distribution System. 

Traditionally, access points are connected by Ethernet. By Wireless Distribution System (WDS), APs 
can communicate with one another wirelessly. For example, in Fig. 38, AP 2 acts as an access point 
for the notebook computers and it forwards packets sent from the notebook computers to AP 1 
through WDS. Then, AP 1 forwards the packets to the Ethernet LAN. Packets destined for the note-
book computers follow a reverse path from the Ethernet LAN through the APs to the notebook com-

 

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