Maximum Supported AP and Switch Management

SmartZone 6.1.x uses a dynamic (linear) capacity model for APs and switches. There is no AP-only or switch-only mode. APs and switches share a common capacity pool, and the supported number of devices is determined by the configured capacity ratio.

For vSZ-H levels L6 through L8, the switch capacity ratio increased from 8:1 to 5:1, providing support for a larger number of managed switches.

Capacity Ratio: 5:1 (10000 APs : 2000 switches)

Example: Calculating the Total Capacity

• 200 APs + 100 switches (1:5)

  (200 x 1) + (100 x 5) = 700 (Total Capacity) This requirement could use L5, since the total capacity is smaller than 1,000.

• 400 APs + 10 switches (1:5)

  (400 x 1) + (10 x 5) = 450 (Total Capacity) This requirement could use L4, since the total capacity is smaller than 500.

For readability, the node-based resource information is broken into a one and two nodes resource table and a three and four nodes resource table.