Tony Any client that does not have an *understanding* of 802.11r, will not be able to associate. I think the 802.11 header format changed, and the client will not understand the association packet anymore.
You'll have to run a separate SSiD for 802.11r to mitigate any compatibility issues. Mike On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 10:18 AM, Tony Skalski <[email protected]> wrote: > > We are evaluating enabling one or both of 802.11k and 802.11r on our Aruba > controllers to improve roaming times on our 1x SSID. Before we start > testing I wanted to find out if others have enabled either k or r and what > your experiences have been. > > In particular, this statement (from > http://www.arubanetworks.com/techdocs/ArubaOS_63_Web_Help/Content/ArubaFrameStyles/VirtualAPs/Configuring_Fast_BSS_Tra.htm) > scares me: > > "If dot11r is enabled, iOS clients such as iPad/iPhone gen1 (limitation on > iOS) and all MAC-OS clients (limitation on MAC) fail to connect to the > network" > > Also, does anyone have a good reference for clients that have issues with > k and/or r? With the exception of http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT5535, > I haven't found much. > > ajs > -- > Tony Skalski > Systems Administrator > [email protected] > 507-786-3227 > St. Olaf College > Information Technology > 1510 St. Olaf Avenue > Northfield, MN 55057-1097 > > ********** 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/.
