Your Wi-Fi system uses a lot of access points (APs), and the tips we’ve covered in my previous articles may seem overwhelming. So, let’s review a corporate wireless monitoring system that provides visibility into these problems and look at some tips.
1. Monitor client association failures
A high volume of client association failures indicates an underlying problem. The exact number depends on the total number of clients. In general, association failures should be a small percentage of all association events. We’ve seen networks in which there were over 30,000 association failures in one hour, which we find excessive. Let’s look at a few examples.
