Chapter 5. Network Design Considerations
The Cisco Unified Wireless Network (CUWN) solution provides significant flexibility for network design and redundancy. Although the physical location of controllers and access points (APs) has some best practices depending on the actual network design, for the most part you can install a controller anywhere on your network and have the APs register to it and start serving wireless clients.
Controller Placement
Before you decide where to locate a controller, you need to decide what model of controller you are going to use. Each controller model has its place within the network. The smaller 2100 series and Network Module–based controllers are usually implemented in small networks or remote locations where ...
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