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cisco 1602i AP and 2504 solution. If I have 2 AP in same area, will number of conncurrent connections to both APs will be automatically load balanced between two APs

cisco 1602i AP and 2504 solution. If I have 2 AP in same area, Will number of concurrent connections to both APs will be automatically load balanced between two APs?

We have deployed APs in various conference rooms in a venue. As we are concerned about number of maximum concurrent connections a 1602i can handle, we are thinking if adding a another AP is same area will allow for load balancing concurrent connections between two APs
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There is a load-balancing feature which is disabled by default on the WLC.  I would advise that you don't use it though - it's not an exact science and it isn't actually enforced.  Some clients don't support the feature very well either, if at all.
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is it then correct that even without WLC load balancing feature in use, clients connections will be distributed between APs automatically, in this case of 2504 wlc and 1602i APs.

My presumption is that even without switching the feature on, two APs in same room will result in some degree of automatic load balancing?
My presumption is that even without switching the feature on, two APs in same room will result in some degree of automatic load balancing?
The law of averages says this is likely, but it will actually be more a case of clients choosing whichever AP's probe response they receive first is the one the client will choose to associate with.  Whether association is successful is another matter.

If one AP is transmitting at full power and the other is transmitting at lowest power the received signal from each AP may dictate that the strongest AP is the only viable candidate to use anyway as RF thresholds are usually used to help the decision.
it will be great if someone with 2504 experience can confirm if this is what usually happens;that two AP in same conference room will usually result in some degree of load balancing
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I'm a Cisco WLAN Consultant!  I have ample experience... Probably more than some of Cisco's engineers.
Craig sorry - did not mean to offend u..  thanks for replying to our question

what i meant to say is..help me get to a conclusion here please ... something more credible then law of average

do we deploy more then one 1602i in same area to spread the load or not...
i am not a cisco guy..what i need to know is how do we mover forward with this...

i was expecting an answer like "yes it will" or "it will but you need to make these change...etc"
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I accept this as solution for the question asked.
However, i would like to know about a practical solution here in relation to current installation of 2504 and 1602i
In a situation where we have more people in a room then a single 1602i can handle?

I know that putting it down a fix number does not help as what AP can support at any given time will vary significantly with exactly what type of clients its serving and exactly what those clients are doing.

However, i would like to come out of this discussion with something that helps us progress the solution

Thanks for your help