This application discloses a
client guidance method, apparatus, device, and medium, relating to the field of
wireless local area network (WLAN) technology and applied to a WLAN controller. The method includes: acquiring a probe request frame sent by a
wireless client through the current access point;
parsing capability information elements in the probe request frame to identify the generation type of the
wireless client and the supported link
frequency band combinations; the capability information elements include EHT capability elements and multi-link information elements, and the generation type at least includes types supporting multi-link operation and seamless mobility domain; determining a target access point and a guidance strategy for guiding the wireless client to associate with the target access point based on the generation type, link
frequency band combinations, and network status information; generating a guidance instruction according to the target access point and the guidance strategy and sending it to the wireless client through the current access point, so that the wireless client can access the target access point according to the guidance instruction. This method can accurately identify the generation type of the client and intelligently guide the client.