Difference between AP groups and HREAP or flexconnect

[vijay kumar]

Hi Experts ,

Can anyone please tell me the difference between AP groups and HREAP functionality?

Is the AP group for within one office location ? and Hreap is over WAN?

Regards,

Vijay.

[Scott Fella]

AP groups and H-REAP/FlexConnect are used differently.  AP Groups define what SSID's and WLAN to VLAN mapping (local mode) that ap's in the group will have.  H-REAP/FlexConnect group is only used when the ap's are in this mode and you define ap's that are close together in that group for fast roaming if using 802.1x.  If your only using pre-shared key or non-802.1x, then you really don't need to use H-REAP/FlexConnect groups.  You can have ap's in both ap groups or h-reap/flexconnect groups, that is why you need to understand what each does.

FlexConnect Grups:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/7-4/configuration/guides/consolidated/b_cg74_CONSOLIDATED/b_cg74_CONSOLIDATED_chapter_010001111.html

AP Groups:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/7-4/configuration/guides/consolidated/b_cg74_CONSOLIDATED/b_cg74_CONSOLIDATED_chapter_01011111.html

Scott

[Rasika Nayanajith]

Adding to Scott, these are the criteria to decide whether your require H-REAP/Flex Group or not.

HTH

Rasika

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[lenkasurat]

Flex connect/HREAP - Means you can use it over a WAN + once you have changed the mode the AP will act as standalone AP if the WAN link is down. You just need to do is, select the flexconnect local switching option in the WLAN you have created for the group.

AP group is like you have site - 1, site -2 the APs you have deployed for the particular site you can define those AP as a group.