topic Re: Allocating APs to computers in Wireless https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/allocating-aps-to-computers/m-p/2416259#M133147 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>There really isn't a good way to allow certain devices to connect to certain access points. You want to have the ability to roam and thus you would want to have the same ssid on each AP. Using Mac filtering will allow only those MAC address to join or join a certain ssid. You can limit the number of clients per ap, but you can't choose which ones. The best way to get around this is to add more AP's if you have high density of users.<BR /><BR />Sent from Cisco Technical Support iPhone App</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 05 Nov 2013 13:28:05 GMT Scott Fella 2013-11-05T13:28:05Z Allocating APs to computers https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/allocating-aps-to-computers/m-p/2416255#M133143 <P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>I want to make sure that 3-4 computers connect to each access point in the office to minimize bandwidth usage. How can I do that?</P><P></P><P>In other words, I want some computers to choose an access point over another. Is there a MAC address filter or something like that I can use?</P><P></P><P>Thanks!</P><P>Tibet</P> Sun, 04 Jul 2021 08:12:33 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/allocating-aps-to-computers/m-p/2416255#M133143 tibetors 2021-07-04T08:12:33Z Allocating APs to computers https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/allocating-aps-to-computers/m-p/2416256#M133144 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>perhaps the link below will spark an idea on how to accomplish what you're trying to do:::</P><P></P><P><A href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/controller/7.4/configuration/guides/wlan/config_wlan_chapter_011011.html">http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/controller/7.4/configuration/guides/wlan/config_wlan_chapter_011011.html</A></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 04 Nov 2013 23:33:01 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/allocating-aps-to-computers/m-p/2416256#M133144 Rob Johnson 2013-11-04T23:33:01Z Allocating APs to computers https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/allocating-aps-to-computers/m-p/2416257#M133145 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If you have autonomous IOS, then MAC-based ACL would be a good choice.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 05 Nov 2013 01:12:10 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/allocating-aps-to-computers/m-p/2416257#M133145 Leo Laohoo 2013-11-05T01:12:10Z Allocating APs to computers https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/allocating-aps-to-computers/m-p/2416258#M133146 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am using a controller. So what you are essentially saying is to<SPAN style="font-size: 10pt;"> group the APs and assign WLANs to each group. Right?</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt;">If I want to separate the networks, too I can assign those WLANs to different VLANs.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt;">Is there are a different way, perhaps a MAC address based allocation that I can use with a controller?</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 05 Nov 2013 09:53:05 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/allocating-aps-to-computers/m-p/2416258#M133146 tibetors 2013-11-05T09:53:05Z Re: Allocating APs to computers https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/allocating-aps-to-computers/m-p/2416259#M133147 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>There really isn't a good way to allow certain devices to connect to certain access points. You want to have the ability to roam and thus you would want to have the same ssid on each AP. Using Mac filtering will allow only those MAC address to join or join a certain ssid. You can limit the number of clients per ap, but you can't choose which ones. The best way to get around this is to add more AP's if you have high density of users.<BR /><BR />Sent from Cisco Technical Support iPhone App</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 05 Nov 2013 13:28:05 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/allocating-aps-to-computers/m-p/2416259#M133147 Scott Fella 2013-11-05T13:28:05Z Re: Allocating APs to computers https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/allocating-aps-to-computers/m-p/2416260#M133148 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>MAC address based filter is realy a good option in case you want specific compuet to connect to specific SSID/AP.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 05 Nov 2013 19:11:03 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/allocating-aps-to-computers/m-p/2416260#M133148 Abha Jha 2013-11-05T19:11:03Z Allocating APs to computers https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/allocating-aps-to-computers/m-p/2416261#M133149 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is there any way to do that for lightweight aps?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 07 Nov 2013 19:18:23 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/allocating-aps-to-computers/m-p/2416261#M133149 tibetors 2013-11-07T19:18:23Z