topic You should be fine, as long in Wireless

Flexconnect WAN down roaming

m.skaarup — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:32:56 GMT

Hello,

Is it possible to roam between access points in Flexconnect mode when the WAN is down?

Yes, it is possible, but it

jordanburnett — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:28:31 GMT

Yes, it is possible, but it depends entirely upon the authentication method that you are using.

What authentication method are you wanting to utilize?

Thank you Jordanburnet,I'm

m.skaarup — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 06:24:40 GMT

Thank you Jordanburnet,

I'm planning on using local authentication WPA2/PSK

You should be fine, as long

jordanburnett — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 12:56:43 GMT

You should be fine, as long as you are using flexconnect local switching. Make sure your WLAN is set up to allow local switching and the APs are set up as well.

Here are some limitations for Flexconnect in a WAN failure scenario:

FlexConnect Backup Scenario
WAN Down Behavior (Bootup Standalone Mode)

Central Switched WLANs will shutdown
Web-auth WLANs will shutdown
Local Switched WLANs will be up :
- Only Open, Shared and WPA-PSK are allowed.
- Local 802.1x allowed with local authentication or local RADIUS
Unsupported features
- RRM, CCKM, WIDS, Location, Other AP Mode, NAC.