topic Performance with encrypted CAPWAP? in Wireless

Performance with encrypted CAPWAP?

Chad S — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 07:50:14 GMT

Does anyone have experience with encrypting CAPWAP tunnels on between your AP's and WLC's?

According to:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/6-0/configuration/guide/Controller60CG/c60lwap.html#wp1508163

"Encryption limits throughput at both the controller and the access point, and maximum throughput is desired for most enterprise networks."

My question is- has anyone enabled encryption and seen if there is actually degradation in throughput? We are considering enabling encryption on a couple hundred APs and dont want this extra overhead to bog things down on the controllers or APs.

Thanks

Hi,no there will be no

Sandeep Choudhary — Thu, 15 May 2014 08:25:10 GMT

Hi,

no there will be no degradation in throughput after enabling encryption.

dont worry.

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Thanks for your reply Sandeep

Chad S — Mon, 19 May 2014 17:46:01 GMT

Thanks for your reply Sandeep. If you dont mind me asking, do you have this running on a large number of APs in your environment?

Hi Chad,No we dont have large

Sandeep Choudhary — Tue, 20 May 2014 06:47:45 GMT

Hi Chad,

No we dont have large number of APs in our enviournment.

But my recommandation is: Enable only when you need like for mesh or office extends AP(to add security).

I will not recommand to enable on local mode APs.

As per cisco:

Encryption limits throughput at both the controller and the access point, and maximum throughput is desired for most enterprise networks.

Regards

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