This is the GTAC solution guide to probe suppression. I will report if it helps with sticky clients or not. This is assuming there is enough RF from surrounding AP's.
https://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/Solution/Issues-with-clients-staying-with-an-Access-Point-that-has-bad-signal-Sticky-Clients *--Jeremy L. Gibbs* Sr. Network Engineer Utica College IITS On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 2:49 PM, Jim Glassford <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Jeremy, we have not used probe suppression but Chris thanks for the > opening on, disabling lower data rates. > > This Cisco best practice, last updated Jan 2015, page 18 shows 2.5GHz > disabled up to 12Mbps and 5GHz disabled up to 24Mbps > > <http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/technology/wlc/82463-wlc-config-best-practice.pdf> > <http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/technology/wlc/82463-wlc-config-best-practice.pdf> > > Curious if any have taken this many lower speeds off line? > > We have disabled 1, 2, 5.5, and 11 on 2.5GHz. > Just started toying a little disabling 6 and 9 on 2.5 and 5GHz. > > thanks! > jim > > > > On 11/20/2015 2:07 PM, Chris Adams (IT) wrote: > > We have typically achieved this by disabling lower data rates available > per SSID. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Chris Adams > > > > Director, Network & Telecom Services > > Division of Information Technology > > University of North Georgia > > E-Mail: <[email protected]>[email protected] | Office: (706) 867-2891 > > > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [ > mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Jeremy Gibbs > *Sent:* Friday, November 20, 2015 2:05 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [WIRELESS-LAN] Sticky Clients and Probe Suppression > > > > Has anyone ever used probe suppression and force dissociation of clients > at a particular RSS value? This feature was just introduced and we have a > lot of "sticky" clients that don't like to roam even though there are more > desirable AP's in the area. > > > > I have enabled it on a handful of AP's for testing, but would like to hear > what others have experienced. > > > > Thanks > > > > > *-- Jeremy L. Gibbs* > > Sr. Network Engineer > Utica College IITS > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > <http://www.educause.edu/groups/>http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
