CAPsMAN config with LB.
reason is, the end user has +16 devices (none MikroTik) and the point to to make 8 devices on AP1 and 8 on AP2


For some reason on the log i can see, the following:
@cap1 rejected, not allowed due to load balancing


any thoughts?

There is not much information on this topic. Are the CAPs overlapping in coverage? Can you share the relevant CAPsMAN part of the configuration?
Remove any non relevant information.

I'm not following on the requirements part ...

The client device will select which AP to use. Worst case it may end up as 16 + 0.
Then how are you going to apply load balancing ?
Load balancing what ?

Why use load balancing at all ?

the whole point is as LB is allows us to do is one client on ap 1 second on on ap 2. in this case i will have 6 on one ap1 and 6 on the second one

Load balancing is not the same as defining which AP gets to serve which client.

The only way to steer what you're looking for is based on MAC address and access lists (to my knowledge).
And still then you may run into a client which does not like if it's being forced to use a specific AP if it thinks the other one is better so it may not connect at all.
What if a client moves away from AP A and needs to connect to AP B ?
It will not happen if you block it.

You can also use those access lists to steer based on signal level but still it can happen then that all clients go to 1 AP, if they're all sitting just next to that AP.

Again, why ? What's the underlying requirement ?

Who cares if one AP gets ALL the clients if that's what the clients themselves decide that's for them the best AP to connect to ?