topic Re: Wireless LAN Controller over VPN in Wireless

Wireless LAN Controller over VPN

Jean Paul Enerst — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 02:56:02 GMT

Hi all,

I am working on a wireless project to merge and manage our Wireless APs from the HQ and our remotes with a wireless LAN controller. My issue is all our remote do VPN in the HQ. Can I still manage our remote AP with the WLC in the HQ over the IPSEC VPN TUNNEL? And as we are a PCI certify company does this set up will have any effect for us?

Thanks,

Jean Paul....

Re: Wireless LAN Controller over VPN

Nicolas Darchis — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:14:25 GMT

There is no problem with VPN.

As long as the APs have ip connectivity towards the controller, you're good to go.

Since the 5.2 software release, the APs now discover the lowest path MTU before joining the WLC so all the extra encapsulations of VPN and WAN links are no longer any problem.

Re: Wireless LAN Controller over VPN

Jean Paul Enerst — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:26:15 GMT

Thanks for the quick response NIC... What about the PCI issue? I think that should be Ok as the communication between AP and WCL will be encrypted anyway!

Jean Paul.

Re: Wireless LAN Controller over VPN

George Stefanick — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 23:00:55 GMT

If you are already using VPN your traffic is encrypted. I would stand to say you are fine.