D-Link Unified Access System User Manual

selection and automatic power adjustment. Figure 2 shows a deployment with one D-Link WLAN Controller Switch that manages three D-Link Access Points.

Figure 2. Single WCS with Layer 2 Roaming Support

Wireless Controller

Switch

Terminal with Direct

Serial Connection

L2 Network

Remote Management

Station

AP 1

AP 2

AP 3

When the APs are on the same subnet and have the same SSID, wireless clients can seamlessly roam among the three APs with no interruption in network access. The client keeps the same IP address and does not need to re-authenticate when it moves into the broadcast area of a different AP. Configuration changes to the APs are managed by the switch simultaneously or on a per-AP basis.

Peer Switch WCS Deployment

To support larger networks, you can configure up to four switches as peers, which increases the size and range of the WLAN. Figure 3 shows a D-Link Unified Access System

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