topic Cisco OfficeExtend in Wireless

Cisco OfficeExtend

santosh.kotkar — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 03:37:25 GMT

We are planning to implement Cisco OfficeExtend for external contractor to access internet only, no other corporate access.

In this solution what I understand that we need Internet ADSL line and AP at remote location and will install WLC 5508 in the main office.

Remote AP will connect to WLC on CAPWAP tunnel for user authentication.

What I am trying to understand here is that can remote user on OfficeExtend access the local internet or corporate internet ?

can someone please suggest on this solution.

Regards

Santosh

Cisco OfficeExtend

nabil.netapp — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:18:04 GMT

Santosh -

If you did not figure this out by now, here's a quick answer.

The WAP at the remote site is broadcasting an SSID from the remote office, once you attach to it all your traffic is tunneled by to the anchor controller thus you're utilizing the corporate internet. If you want to leverage the local internet at the remote office, you need to create a local SSID for user to join. You log into the WAP with a web browser and create SSIDs either open or secure to access the local network and internet.

OfficeExtend does not support local switching like HREAP.

HTH -

Nabil

Cisco OfficeExtend

santosh.kotkar — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:15:50 GMT

Thanks Nabil.

Yes, we are looking to use local internet from remote site not the corporate internet.

However is there any way to control who is connecting and using that internet ? Something we can use our corporate

Cisco ACS and AD just for user authentication and once they authenticated they can use their own internet.

It will be great if some other details on this requirement.

Thanks again.

Santosh Kotkar