A method for allocating a collective bandwidth of a plurality of wireless access points, the method comprising: at a first wireless access point of the plurality of wireless access points: receiving a request for a first use from a wireless client device; in response to the request for the first use, allocating a first portion of the collective bandwidth to the first use based at least in part on a bandwidth allocation rule that is dynamically set and that implements in part a bandwidth allocation of the collective bandwidth, wherein the bandwidth allocation rule is based on a level of network security associated with security requirements for different types of traffic; allocating a second portion of the collective bandwidth to a second use different from the first use based at least in part on the bandwidth allocation rule; and servicing the request for the first use using the first portion of the collective bandwidth, wherein each of the plurality of wireless access points dynamically allocates one or more portions of the collective bandwidth to at least the first use or the second use based at least in part on one or more bandwidth allocation rules to maintain the bandwidth allocation of the collective bandwidth. at a first wireless access point of the plurality of wireless access points: receiving a request for a first use from a wireless client device; in response to the request for the first use, allocating a first portion of the collective bandwidth to the first use based at least in part on a bandwidth allocation rule that is dynamically set and that implements in part a bandwidth allocation of the collective bandwidth, wherein the bandwidth allocation rule is based on a level of network security associated with security requirements for different types of traffic; allocating a second portion of the collective bandwidth to a second use different from the first use based at least in part on the bandwidth allocation rule; and servicing the request for the first use using the first portion of the collective bandwidth, wherein each of the plurality of wireless access points dynamically allocates one or more portions of the collective bandwidth to at least the first use or the second use based at least in part on one or more bandwidth allocation rules to maintain the bandwidth allocation of the collective bandwidth. receiving a request for a first use from a wireless client device; in response to the request for the first use, allocating a first portion of the collective bandwidth to the first use based at least in part on a bandwidth allocation rule that is dynamically set and that implements in part a bandwidth allocation of the collective bandwidth, wherein the bandwidth allocation rule is based on a level of network security associated with security requirements for different types of traffic; allocating a second portion of the collective bandwidth to a second use different from the first use based at least in part on the bandwidth allocation rule; and servicing the request for the first use using the first portion of the collective bandwidth, wherein each of the plurality of wireless access points dynamically allocates one or more portions of the collective bandwidth to at least the first use or the second use based at least in part on one or more bandwidth allocation rules to maintain the bandwidth allocation of the collective bandwidth.