WLC- Vlan

[Toss Leey]

Hello

I have WLC connect to MLS and 30 AP connect to Access SW, my question is the best practice is to put WLC in separate vlan [means this vlan have two IP only, one for WLC and another for SVI], and separate vlan to AP?

Also should to be AP Manager IP for WLC in same vlan for WLC or AP VLAN?

Thanks in advanced...

[Rasika Nayanajith · Accepted solution]

AP manager interface required only in 44xx, WiSM1 (old hardware). In these platforms ap manager & management interface should be on the same vlan.

5508/2504/etc you only required the management interface.

AP vlan does not have any relation to those. So it can be completely different vlan. If it is a small deployment you can put AP on the same vlan as wlc management. Then AP will discover WLC using L3 broadcast. If you put AP on different vlan to wlc management, you have to use WLC discovery method (like DHCP option 43, DNS, etc) for AP to find the WLC.

HTH

Rasika

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[Toss Leey]

Thanks