topic Re: Can I have AP groups with different SSIDs using a single con in Wireless

Can I have AP groups with different SSIDs using a single controller?

psaldou — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 02:39:28 GMT

I'm trying to design a wireless network that will provide different SSIDs to various parts of a campus. Since this is open to the public I can't use a raius server do dynamic vlan assignment. Anybody know if I can I do this with a single controller or will I need a controller (or redundant pair) for each area? Thanks!

Re: Can I have AP groups with different SSIDs using a single con

Nicolas Darchis — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:37:22 GMT

Starting 5.2 and later WLC release, you can have a lot (I'm having a doubt if it's 255 or 512) of SSIDs configured on the WLC. Since you can only have up to 16 on an AP, you can then assign certain SSIDs to certain APs.

The key is to configure AP group.

An AP group defines a list of access points, what SSIDs those APs are servicing and what interface they use for each SSID (either the default interface mentioned in the SSID config or an override).

So you can have one SSID on your whole campus but different AP groups will link it with different interfaces. I think that this is what you are trying to achieve.

Nicolas

Re: Can I have AP groups with different SSIDs using a single con

Stephen Rodriguez — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:53:31 GMT

Nico is correct. With 5.2 and greater you can have 512 SSID, and I believe up to 192 AP groups

Re: Can I have AP groups with different SSIDs using a single con

Leo Laohoo — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:01:53 GMT

Release Notes for Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers and Lightweight Access Points for Release 5.2.157.0

512 WLANs—The controller can now control up to 512 WLANs for lightweight access points. Each WLAN has a separate WLAN ID (1 through 512), a separate profile name, and a WLAN SSID and can be assigned unique security policies. The controller publishes up to 16 WLANs to each connected access point, but you can create up to 512 WLANs on the controller and then selectively publish these WLANs (using access point groups) to different access points to better manage your wireless network.

Re: Can I have AP groups with different SSIDs using a single con

psaldou — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:58:19 GMT

Thanks for the response. It really helped!

Patrick Saldou

Enterprise Consultant

ePlus Technology, inc.

1376 Borregas Ave

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Re: Can I have AP groups with different SSIDs using a single con

psaldou — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:58:19 GMT

Thanks for the response. It really helped!

Patrick Saldou

Enterprise Consultant

ePlus Technology, inc.

1376 Borregas Ave

Sunnyvale, CA 94089

408-220-1817

Re: Can I have AP groups with different SSIDs using a single con

Leo Laohoo — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:41:58 GMT

Can you mark this thread as "Answered"? Thank you very much.