ZyWALL 5 User’s Guide
Appendix F
583
In a network environment with multiple access points, wireless stations are able to switch from
one access point to another as they move between the coverage areas. This is roaming. As the
wireless station moves from place to place, it is responsible for choosing the most appropriate
access point depending on the signal strength, network utilization or other factors.
The roaming feature on the access points allows the access points to relay information about
the wireless stations to each other. When a wireless station moves from a coverage area to
another, it scans and uses the channel of a new access point, which then informs the access
points on the LAN about the change. The new information is then propagated to the other
access points on the LAN. An example is shown in
If the roaming feature is not enabled on the access points, information is not communicated
between the access points when a wireless station moves between coverage areas. The
wireless station may not be able to communicate with other wireless stations on the network
and vice versa.
Figure 29
Roaming Example
The steps below describe the roaming process.
1
As wireless station
Y
moves from the coverage area of access point
P1
to that of access
point
2
P2
, it scans and uses the signal of access point
P2
.
3
Access point
P2
acknowledges the presence of wireless station
Y
and relays this
information to access point
P1
through the wired LAN.
4
Access point
P1
updates the new position of wireless station.
5
Wireless station
Y
sends a request to access point
P2
for re-authentication.
Summary of Contents for ZyXEL ZyWALL 5
Page 1: ...ZyWALL 5 Internet Security Appliance User s Guide Version 3 64 3 2005 ...
Page 2: ......
Page 26: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 24 ...
Page 44: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 42 ...
Page 86: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 84 Chapter 3 Wizard Setup ...
Page 96: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 94 Chapter 4 LAN Screens ...
Page 102: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 100 Chapter 5 Bridge Screens ...
Page 130: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 128 Chapter 7 WAN Screens Figure 45 WAN PPPoE Encapsulation ...
Page 138: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 136 Chapter 7 WAN Screens Figure 50 Dial Backup Setup ...
Page 144: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 142 Chapter 7 WAN Screens ...
Page 152: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 150 Chapter 8 DMZ Screens ...
Page 179: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide Chapter 10 Firewall Screens 177 Figure 73 My Service Rule Configuration ...
Page 220: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 218 Chapter 13 Introduction to IPSec ...
Page 238: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 236 Chapter 14 VPN Screens Figure 110 VPN Rules IKE Network Policy Edit ...
Page 261: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide Chapter 15 Certificates 259 Figure 122 My Certificate Details ...
Page 280: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 278 Chapter 16 Authentication Server Figure 133 Local User Database ...
Page 317: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide Chapter 19 Bandwidth Management 315 ...
Page 318: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 316 Chapter 19 Bandwidth Management ...
Page 352: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 350 Chapter 21 Remote Management ...
Page 366: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 364 Chapter 23 Logs Screens Figure 188 Log Settings ...
Page 389: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide Chapter 24 Maintenance 387 Figure 210 Restart Screen ...
Page 390: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 388 Chapter 24 Maintenance ...
Page 416: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 414 Chapter 27 WAN and Dial Backup Setup ...
Page 432: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 430 Chapter 30 DMZ Setup ...
Page 492: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 490 Chapter 37 System Information Diagnosis ...
Page 508: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 506 Chapter 38 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance ...
Page 520: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 518 Chapter 40 Remote Management ...
Page 536: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 534 Chapter 42 Troubleshooting Figure 343 Java Sun ...
Page 564: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 562 Appendix C IP Subnetting ...
Page 570: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 568 Appendix E PPTP ...
Page 571: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 569 ...
Page 572: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 570 ...
Page 590: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 588 Appendix G Triangle Route ...
Page 620: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 618 Appendix J Importing Certificates ...
Page 622: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 620 Appendix K Command Interpreter ...
Page 628: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 626 Appendix L Firewall Commands ...
Page 632: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 630 Appendix M NetBIOS Filter Commands ...
Page 638: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 636 Appendix O Brute Force Password Guessing Protection ...
Page 660: ...ZyWALL 5 User s Guide 658 Appendix Q Log Descriptions ...