Connecting the Controller

Cisco wireless LAN controllers partner with lightweight access points (LAPs) to provide connectivity between a switched network and mobile wireless clients. The switched network infrastructure also transports the packets that make up the Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) tunnels between the controllers and the access points (APs). Your first task to begin using a controller is to connect it to the network.

From your work with Cisco routers and switches, you probably know that the terms interface and port are usually interchangeable. For example, switches can come in 24- or 48-port models, and you apply configuration changes to the corresponding interfaces. Cisco wireless controllers differ ...

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