Wireless
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Lightweight modes
Terms
WECA — Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance
- Now called the Wi-Fi Alliance
MAP — Mesh Access Point
Client-Serving AP modes
Local
- Default
- Tunnels traffic with CAPWAP
- Must be connected to the WLC to work
- No mesh
FlexConnect
- CAPWAP or AP LAN port
- No mesh
Bridge
Two submodes:
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Bridge-root
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Has wired access, provides mesh access
Bridge-mesh
- Relies on other APs for CAPWAP backhaul
Network management AP modes
Monitor
- Dedicated Monitoring
- RRM and Rogues
Rogue Detector
- Turn off RF
- Monitor the LAN for on-wire rogues
- Deprecated
Sniffer
- Capture all Wi-Fi traffic on 1 channel
- Tunneled in CAPWAP to WLC
- forwarded to a machine running OmniPeek or Wireshark
SE-Connect
- Spectrum Expert
- Clean Air
References
Cisco Live - The Great Wi-Fi Architecture Debate - Simone Arena