topic Re: Port Settings When Plugging Wireless Controller into Switch in Wireless https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/port-settings-when-plugging-wireless-controller-into-switch/m-p/1651248#M183188 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="background-color: #f8fafd;">normally the port needs to be configured as trunk, pls. see the link: <A href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6366/products_configuration_example09186a0080665cdf.shtml#wlc">http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6366/products_configuration_example09186a0080665cdf.shtml#wlc</A></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:20:19 GMT bbxie 2011-01-18T23:20:19Z Port Settings When Plugging Wireless Controller into Switch https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/port-settings-when-plugging-wireless-controller-into-switch/m-p/1651247#M183187 <P>The port on my switch that I have the wireless controller plugged into, does that port need to be setup for trunking?</P> Sun, 04 Jul 2021 02:41:42 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/port-settings-when-plugging-wireless-controller-into-switch/m-p/1651247#M183187 gulfisland 2021-07-04T02:41:42Z Re: Port Settings When Plugging Wireless Controller into Switch https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/port-settings-when-plugging-wireless-controller-into-switch/m-p/1651248#M183188 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="background-color: #f8fafd;">normally the port needs to be configured as trunk, pls. see the link: <A href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6366/products_configuration_example09186a0080665cdf.shtml#wlc">http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6366/products_configuration_example09186a0080665cdf.shtml#wlc</A></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:20:19 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/port-settings-when-plugging-wireless-controller-into-switch/m-p/1651248#M183188 bbxie 2011-01-18T23:20:19Z Re: Port Settings When Plugging Wireless Controller into Switch https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/port-settings-when-plugging-wireless-controller-into-switch/m-p/1651249#M183189 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Gulf,</P><P></P><P>It depends ...</P><P></P><P>1) What type of controller do you have ?</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A.If you have a WiSM then you can only do LAG on the controllers which means you would need to truck / etherchannel in the swicthes</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; B. If you have controllers (210x,440x,5508) then you can either LAG or not lag. Which means you can trunk with or without etherchannels.</P><P></P><P></P><P>your best option is to LAG with etherchannels.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:47:43 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/port-settings-when-plugging-wireless-controller-into-switch/m-p/1651249#M183189 George Stefanick 2011-01-19T11:47:43Z