Setup:
- 3 APs (AP 7532, WiNG 5.9.2)
- Three WLANs setup on each AP - Same SSIDs across all APs
- All WLANs are on 5GHz radio - 2.4 GHz Radio is OFF
- Each radio across APs is on a different channel on 40 MHz Band - 36, 44, 126
- Load balancing enabled on each WLAN
- No Virtual Controller settings are enabled on any AP - Enable Auto Election of VC is OFF
Issue:
With load balancing enabled, we can see that our devices are continually switching APs and disassociating and associating. When monitoring the SSIDs, we can see that the SSIDs are available for a few minutes (long enough to successfully associate), but then after a couple minutes, they will no longer be available for a few seconds (i.e.long enough for the device to disconnect).
Issue seems to be happening on the AP side. We made each of the SSIDs across the APs unique, and we no longer had this problem. SSIDs remained consistently stable and available to the devices.
Question:
Is there a certain configuration or setting we are missing that is necessary to properly enable load balancing across APs, all of which have the same SSIDs?