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AP Multicast Mode

shawntls82
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Hi,

In an environment with two active WLC, if the AP multicast mode need to be enabled, the multicast address for both WLC need to be same address or both should use different address?

Thanks

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You should never use the same multicast group address in two differnet controller. Always use unique group address in each controller

HTH

Rasika

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Hi Rasika,

Thanks for the info, I'll try that out

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Plus 5 Ras !

When you share multicast ips with controllers you increase the size of that multicast ip domain .. Not good ... Let them be different .. It's ok .. Lol

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Thanks George...

Sandeep Choudhary
VIP Alumni
VIP Alumni

HI Schwan,

Yes, Rasika is right

it is recommended that each controller in the network is configured  with a different multicast group IP. The reason is because we want to  avoid the multicast traffic on one controller flooding to all other  controllers and APs in the network. The multicast group IP configured  should be local only to one WLC and the APs registered to it.

Regards

shawntls82
Level 1
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Thanks all for the info, by the way do I need to enable multicast at switches as well?

Thanks.


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Yes, if you are using multicast mode for WLC to AP communication then you have to enable multicast in your switch network where WLC & AP connected to.

HTH

Rasika

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Abhishek Abhishek
Cisco Employee
Cisco Employee

Yes, it is right. You must use two multicast address group for 2 WLC's.

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