CAPWAP LWAPP compatibility

[Volodymyr Khrystenko]

Hello.

I have a question: Can LWAPP AP join CAPWAP WLC and vice verca - CAPWAP AP join LWAPP WLC?

[Scott Fella · Accepted solution]

Sure... they get converted depending on teh code runnign on the WLC.  Newer code is capwap and older code is LWAPP.

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/compatibility/matrix/compatibility-matrix.html

Thanks,

Scott

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[Scott Fella]

Here is more info:

Access Point Communication Protocols

In controller software release 5.2 or later,  Cisco lightweight access points use the IETF standard Control and  Provisioning of Wireless Access Points protocol (CAPWAP) to communicate  between the controller and other lightweight access points on the  network. Controller software releases prior to 5.2 use the Lightweight  Access Point Protocol (LWAPP) for these communications.

Thanks,

Scott

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