@jrethorn wrote:
Is there a separate BSSID for 2.4 and 5GHz? Meaning if I have three access points and I set the max clients threshold to 32, the maximum total connections across all APs would be 3x2x32=192?
I'm using bandwidth limits on the guest network already, I was just worried about having a high number of clients per AP and didn't want to box myself into a situation where the employee side was starved for bandwidth due to too many guest connections.
Yes, each radio has a separate bssid. Your bandwidth controls are the right way of restricting things. By lowering that max-clients threshold you will have many issues with your guests and it becomes difficult to troubleshoot. It is much easier to deal with complaints about lack of bandwidth than explaining why that guest device wont connect at all.
If you feel that the ap has too many clients connected to it, then that is probably an indication that you should install additional aps.