ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User’s Guide

5.The access points must be connected to the Ethernet and be able to get IP addresses from a DHCP server if using dynamic IP address assignment.

To enable roaming on your ZyAIR, click the WIRELESS link under ADVANCED and then the Roaming tab. The screen appears as shown.

 

 

 

Figure 5-7 Roaming

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

 

 

 

Table 5-2 Roaming

 

 

 

 

 

 

LABEL

 

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

 

Active

Select Yes from the drop-down list box to enable roaming on the ZyAIR if you have two or

 

 

more ZyAIRs on the same subnet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All APs on the same subnet and the wireless stations must have the

 

 

 

 

same ESSID to allow roaming.

 

 

 

 

 

Port

Enter the port number to communicate roaming information between access points. The

 

 

port number must be the same on all access points. The default is 16290. Make sure this

 

 

port is not used by other services.

 

 

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyAIR.

 

 

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

 

 

 

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Wireless Configuration and Roaming