Flex Connect Groups - WLAN to VLAN mapping

[Bill]

I have a question about configuring WLAN to VLAN mapping on FlexConnect Groups.

Do the mappings that are configured in the FC Group get inherited by the APs when they are placed in the group?

It seems like they do not.

I am playing around in a lab with a virtual WLC running 7.5 and an old 1131 AP.

If I configure the WLAN to VLAN mapping on the individual AP, it works as expected.

If I configure the WLAN to VLAN mapping within the FC group and add the AP to the group, it does not.

The AP does not inherit the settings from the Group.

I am wondering how you would deploy a lot of APs without having to configure each AP individually.

Thanks

[Rasika Nayanajith · Accepted solution]

Yes, you are correct. It is not like normal AP groups where it will map WLAN to AP belong to that AP group.

Anyway since you have to convert each AP manually to FlexConnect mode, you should do the WLAN mapping at that point as additional step.

FlexConnect Group is mainly to give fast roaming feature for FC APs in brach deployment solution (typically not so many APs). Also keep in mind you can have maximum  25 APs in FlexConnect AP group for WiSM2 or 5508 & you can go upto 100 in 7500 WLC. (see table 7.3 in below link)

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/solutions/Enterprise/Mobility/emob73dg/ch7_HREA.html#wp1108090

HTH

Rasika

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[Bill]

Rasika

Thanks for the info.

Much appreciated.

Bill

[Rasika Nayanajith]

No worries Bill

Thanks for rating the response

Rasika

[Flavio Boniforti]

Hi Rasika.

So you mean that when adding a new WLAN to VLAN mapping, this would not be propagated to the APs in that FlexConnect group?

If yes, can you explain WHEN the mappings are being pushed to the APs?

Thanks,

Flavio.