Specifications

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Use the following commands to configure watermarks.
z To set high and low watermarks for number of users per AP:
z To set high and low watermarks for AP utilization level:
Maximum number of retries must also be configured for load balancing. The
maximum retries is the number of times a new station is encouraged to move
to an adjacent access point. If the station still attempts to associate with the
AP after that, association is allowed.
Use the following commands to configure maximum retries:
Enabling the Policy
Once thresholds and retries are defined, use the following command to
configure AP load balancing:
Wireless Client Station Policies
The following policies provide control for wireless client station (STA)
behavior.
Valid STA
If a station is classified as VSTA and connects to an IAP, the AM will disrupt
the connection if this policy is enabled. The policy is configured as follows:
(Alcatel) (wms) # ap-lb-user-high-wm <number of users> (for high watermark)
(Alcatel) (wms) # ap-lb-user-low-wm <number of users> (for low watermark)
(Alcatel) (wms) # ap-lb-util-high-wm <level> (for high watermark)
(Alcatel) (wms) # ap-lb-util-low-wm <level> (for low watermark)
(Alcatel) (wms) # ap-lb-max-retries <number of retries>
(Alcatel) (wms) # ap-policy ap-load-balancing { enable | disable }
(Alcatel) (wms) # station-policy protect-valid-sta { enable | disable }