AP-Manager Interface on WiSM2

[thomas03usmcsf]

I know the WiSM 2 is like the 5500 WLC regarding the fact that you do not need to configure an ap-manager interface for CAPWAP packets because by default the managment interface acts like an ap-manager interface.

What is best practices?  Any major advantages or disadvantages by letting the default action occur?

[Stephen Rodriguez · Accepted solution]

Thomas,

     Basically, the need for the ap-manager was not really needed even back in the Airespace days.  With the gen2 hardware, 5508/WiSM2 etc, this was relaxed.

Now on the 5508, if you don't use LAG you would still need to define multiple AP-Managers, 1 per port, if you have more than 48 AP.  If you use LAG you only need the one.  As the WiSM only does LAG, you only need the management interface, which by default acts as an ap-manager as well.

IMO, if you don't need to burn that IP, then don't.

HTH,

Steve

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[thomas03usmcsf]

Thanks for the input.