Using multiple aps and roaming end devices – Allied Telesis AT-WL2411 User Manual

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AT-WL2411 Installation and User’s Guide

Using Multiple

APs and

Roaming End

Devices

For larger or more complex environments, you can install multiple
access points so end devices can roam from one access point to another.
Multiple access points establish coverage areas or cells similar to those
of a cellular telephone network. End devices can connect with any
access point that is within range and belongs to the same network.

With the access point multichannel architecture, you can have more
than one access point within the same cell area to increase throughput.
In addition, overlapping radio coverage cells offer redundancy for critical
applications so that coverage is not lost if a single access point or radio
fails. This kind of network is illustrated in Figure 5.

Figure 5 Multiple APs and Roaming End Devices

Host

Ethernet

UAP