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Wireless LAN controller

sarbjeet-dhillon — Sat, 03 Jul 2021 22:03:24 GMT

Hi,

I'm looking to deploy a WLAN network using AP's, Radius and Certificates.

Do I need a WLAN controller? If so, what does it perform.

Re: Wireless LAN controller

theo_chimbga — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:45:43 GMT

There are 2 types of AP, i.e. autonomous and lightweight. You only need a WLAN controller if you plan to use lightweight APs. As the name suggests, the controller manages all APs associated with it in a configuration known as split MAC where the AP handles real-time events while the controller takes care of security and other "back-end" processes. In contrast autonomous APs have full IOS and each handles all processing. This is just a teaser but there's plenty of docs on Cisco! Theo

Re: Wireless LAN controller

sarbjeet-dhillon — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:10:02 GMT

Thanks Theo.

Re: Wireless LAN controller

theo_chimbga — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:51:58 GMT

Pleasure is all mine...