How many WLANs/SSIDs are supported on WLC5508

[S. K.]

HI,

Just want to know how many WLAN can be configured on a WLC 5508 and also how many SSID's? I found that the maximum of 16 SSID's can be on one AP, other SSID's on different AP's with ap groups...

is there a list where to compare these informations with also a WLC 5760?

Thanks in advance....

Stephan

[Scott Fella · Accepted solution]

AP's can only support up to 16, but the WLC you can configure more.... recommended is 3-4 max in a wireless environment.  It's best practice.

Thanks,

Scott

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[S. K.]

Hi Scott, thanks!!

Yes, we want to deliver different SSID's on different places..... so 512 WLAN's and 500 AP groups are ok for us...

THX!!

[MeMySelfundCisco]

Does this also count for Anchor connections? We are trying to build up a guest access solution, and want to anchor all the connection from 30-40 outside locations to the main site, with central guest Access solution. The Access solution is nothing fancy like a ISE, and relies on seperate Layer 2 connections for each different landing page. So in the end will will need 30-40 different, locally anchored guest Tunnels being dropped into different VLAN´s. could one 5508 handel this? (about 500-600 guests a day 2mbit per guest) 

Thanks alot for your help! 

[etpa00]

Does having more than 3-4 WLANs decrease performance or is there a specific reason why that number is suggested? If we had, say 5-6 is there a known issue with performance?

[S. K.]

OK, I found it...

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/wireless/buyers-guide.html#~controllers

[Scott Fella]

Yeah its 512:)

Thanks,

Scott

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