From your description it doesn't look like you actually want load balancing...you want the clients to attach to a "better" AP. To make that happen you need to make the closest AP the "best" option. You can do that with a few settings. Turn down the p...
Even as a stack member you should still be able to see the boot sequence and interrupt the boot process to do a reset. If you are seeing nothing on the terminal it is very likely a cable/adapter/pinout issue. When you say the terminal settings and ca...