Wireless components and management
As mentioned in the previous section, Cisco wireless architectures, autonomous deployment is good enough if there are just a few APs on the network, but as the wireless network grows and more APs are added, management becomes more challenging. This is where LAPs come in to help us as network professionals.
LAPs are designed to be managed by a WLC. In a large network, a single WLC is usually physically connected to a network switch, which allows the LAPs to reach the WLC on the network. Keep in mind, though, the LAPs do not have any configurations when connected to the physical (wired) network, thus they are made available to the WLC for management.
Important note
A LAP can support multiple VLANs by using the CAPWAP tunnel between the WLC and the LAP. This means the AP only requires an access link to connect to the network infrastructure.
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