limit for access point on WLC

[Zeeshan Siddiqui]

All,

Can you please help with the following

We are expanding our wireless infrastructure by adding further access points AIR-AP1242AG-E-K9.

We use four WLC 4402 running version 6.0.188.0 as a fail over pair.

What is the recommended limit one WLC can handle ?

We can divide the load on the controllers but in case of a failover one WLC will manage all access points.

any help would be much appreciated

Kind Regards,

Zeeshan Siddiqu

[robert.huang]

It depends on the license of the WLC.

4402 WLC has the license of 12, 25, or 50 APs limitation. Which means one 4402 can support 50 APs maximum.

[Zeeshan Siddiqui]

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the update

If we have a failover pair (2 WLC) can we actually run 50 access points on each ?

If we have a failover one WLC would manage 100 access points.

If a controller is licensed for 50 AP does it mean 50 access points would go offline or unmanaged when a failover occurs  if we consider the example mentioned above ?

Kind Regards,

Zeeshan Siddiqui

[robert.huang]

If a controller is licensed for 50 AP, then the 51st AP won't be able to join the controller.