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WCS vs Controller License Question - 5500 series.

r.stockton
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In the WCS License Center, there are two sets of license options: WCS and Controller. Am I to understand correctly that:

- WCS License count is how many APs can be monitored by WCS?

- Controller License count is how many APs can be connected to a WLC?

Thanks!

-Robert

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Surendra BG
Cisco Employee
Cisco Employee

Hi,

Here is the link which gives you different types of WCS lisence which are available...

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/wireless/ps5755/ps6301/ps6305/product_data_sheet0900aecd804b4646.html

and regarding the 5508 lisence you are correct..

lemme know if this answered your question..

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Surendra
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Surendra BG

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Surendra BG
Cisco Employee
Cisco Employee

Hi,

Here is the link which gives you different types of WCS lisence which are available...

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/wireless/ps5755/ps6301/ps6305/product_data_sheet0900aecd804b4646.html

and regarding the 5508 lisence you are correct..

lemme know if this answered your question..

Regards
Surendra
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Regards
Surendra BG

Thank you!

Hi, is it possible that WCS can control how WLC license are distributed ,for example, between two WLCs (Primary-5508-25AP, Secondary-5508-25AP ) if one of them have HW failure, so that its registered AP can now be registered on remaining working WLC e.g?. Secondary-5508-25AP so it has now 50 AP registered?

Regrads,

Corvinus

Hi,

If you have 5508-25 then, if the forst WLC goes down, then i guess even the 26 will not be able to join..

Regards
Surendra

Regards
Surendra BG

Think of each controller license as independent license. Although you have 2 AP licenses at 25 each you can aggregate 50 access points to the controllers (25 each). This would of course negate full redundancy.

But you can steer access points incase of failure in the above example.

Suppose you have 30 access points ( 15ap location 1 and 15ap location 2). You are over 5 access points over for full redundancy.

Suppose location 1 is a higher priority then location 2 and you want to make sure you have all the aps up at location 1. You can add a priority to the access points at location 1 so they connect to the controller before aps at location 2.

Just an fyi

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Thank you for reply,

Regards,

Corvinux

Good luck .. if you have any other questions stop back ..

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