Setting Client Count Per WLAN

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Restrictions for Setting Client Count for WLANs

  • When a WLAN has reached the limit on the maximum number of clients connected to it or an AP radio and a new client tries to join the WLAN, the client cannot connect to the WLAN until an existing client gets disconnected.

  • Roaming clients are considered as new clients. The new client can connect to a WLAN, which has reached the maximum limit on the number of connected clients, only when an existing client gets disconnected.


Note

For more information about the number of clients that are supported, see the product data sheet of your switch.

Information About Setting the Client Count per WLAN

You can set a limit to the number of clients that can connect to a WLAN, which is useful in scenarios where you have a limited number of clients that can connect to a switch. For example, consider a scenario where the switch can serve up to 256 clients on a WLAN and these clients can be shared between enterprise users (employees) and guest users. You can set a limit on the number of guest clients that can access a given WLAN. The number of clients that you can configure for each WLAN depends on the platform that you are using.

How to Configure Client Count Per WLAN

Configuring Client Count per WLAN (CLI)

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. configure terminal
  2. wlan profile-name
  3. client association limit limit
  4. end

DETAILED STEPS

  Command or Action Purpose
Step 1

configure terminal

Example:

Switch# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2

wlan profile-name

Example:

Switch# wlan test4

Enters the WLAN configuration submode. The profile-name is the profile name of the configured WLAN.

Step 3

client association limit limit

Example:

Switch(config-wlan)# client association limit 2000

Configures the maximum number of client associations per WLAN. The range is 0 to 200012000. A default value is 0 (no limit).

Step 4

end

Example:

Switch(wlan-config)# end

Returns to privileded EXEC mode. Alternatively, you can also press Ctrl-z to exit global configuration mode.

Configuring Client Count Per AP Per WLAN (CLI)

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. configure terminal
  2. wlan profile-name
  3. client association limit ap ap-limit
  4. end

DETAILED STEPS

  Command or Action Purpose
Step 1

configure terminal

Example:

Switch# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2

wlan profile-name

Example:

Switch# wlan test4

Enters the WLAN configuration submode. The profile-name is the profile name of the configured WLAN.

Step 3

client association limit ap ap-limit

Example:

Switch(config-wlan)# client association limit ap 250

Configures the maximum number of clients per AP per WLAN. The range is 1 - 400.
Step 4

end

Example:

Switch(wlan-config)# end

Returns to privileded EXEC mode. Alternatively, you can also press Ctrl-z to exit global configuration mode.

Configuring Client Count per AP Radio per WLAN (CLI)

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. configure terminal
  2. wlan profile-name
  3. client association limit radio max-client-connections
  4. end

DETAILED STEPS

  Command or Action Purpose
Step 1

configure terminal

Example:

Switch# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2

wlan profile-name

Example:

Switch# wlan test4

Enters the WLAN configuration submode. The profile-name is the profile name of the configured WLAN.

Step 3

client association limit radio max-client-connections

Example:

Switch(config-wlan)# client association limit radio 180

Configures the maximum number of client connections per AP radio per WLAN. The range is 0 - 200 for the a, b, and g radios.
Step 4

end

Example:

Switch(config-wlan)# end

Returns to privileged EXEC mode. Alternatively, you can also press Ctrl-z to exit global configuration mode.

Monitoring Client Connections (CLI)

The following commands can be used to monitor client connections on the switch:

Command Description
show wlan name wlan-name Displays the WLAN properties. Here is an example:

. . . .
Max Associated Clients per WLAN               :0
Max Associated Clients per AP per WLAN        :0
Max Associated Clients per AP Radio per WLAN  :0
. . . 
. . .
show wlan id wlan-id Displays the WLAN properties. here is an example:

. . . .
Max Associated Clients per WLAN               :0
Max Associated Clients per AP per WLAN        :0
Max Associated Clients per AP Radio per WLAN  :0
. . . 
. . .

Additional References for Client Connections

Related Documents

Related Topic Document Title
WLAN Command References WLAN Command Reference, Cisco IOS XE Release 3SE (Cisco WLC 5700 Series)WLAN Command Reference, Cisco IOS XE Release 3SE (Catalyst 3850 Switches)

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Feature Information about Client Connections Per WLAN

This table lists the features in this module and provides links to specific configuration information:

Feature Name Release Feature Information
Client Connections Per WLAN, Per AP, and per AP Radio Cisco IOS XE 3.3SE This feature was introduced.