Using Policy to force End-System to Specific AP

[Joshua_Puusep]

Hello,

We've recently started to deploy Apple Tv's in some of our classrooms. Even though we have AP's in every classroom, The Apple Tv's are often connecting to AP's with less than optimal signal and we are also ending up with multiple Apple Tv's on certain AP's.

We are wondering if anyone knows a way to lock an end-system to a specific AP, perhaps using Policy? Thanks.

[Joshua_Puusep]

This is exactly the advice i was looking for. The NAC locations will be a good alternative if it comes to that, otherwise we will be looking into setting up wireless to wired multicast so that we can move the apple Tv's off the wireless. We're also looking at some vendor agnostic devices which would could play nicely on wired as well. Thank you much.

[JP4]

Is this across all of your deployment or just a couple AP's in one area ? Have you tried swapping the channels as a test, especially if you are using DFS channels. It shouldn't matter, but just something to try if you haven't.

[Jeremy_Gibbs]

Hello Joshua.

Can you provide a screenshot of the 2.4 and 5 ghz radio settings. I bet adjusting your MBR to 24 Mbps on the 2.4 and 5 Ghz radio and setting probe suppression with Force Dissociation at -75 dB will fix your problem. Also, do you have your radios tuned? Meaning, you don't have 1 AP blasting at 18 dB and another as 5 dB etc??

[Joshua_Puusep]

Forgot to mention, in regards to probe suppression, we tend not to use it due to previously known bugs.