From: Simon Kissler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Okay, so I've been trying to figure this out and figured I may as well
ask. Where is the cost benefit of the using the controllers and LWAPPs.
The controllers aren't cheap and the APs don't get cheaper even though
they are "light" ? I assume there are some management benefits in this
kind of solution, but have you found them to be worth the money ? Are
there other benefits that aren't as obvious to me that are ?
I like the idea of making management easier and just like any
technologist like shiny new toys, but in the context of overall funding
priorities with aging network equipment in places and other challenges
find it hard to justify since our APs mostly just work and require
little touching beyond initial config and occasional firmware upgrades.
What about this am I missing ?
-Simon
Management is much easier,especially if you have multiple SSIDs on
multiple VLANS.
With thick APs, you have to trunk each VLAN to each AP which can be a
daunting and error-prone task. If one of the VLANs is discontiguous
between your core and a single AP, there's no easy way to tell unless a
user complains and can tell you which AP he was associated to when he
lost connectivity.
With the Wireless Lan Controllers, you only have to trunk the multiple
client-traffic VLANs to the controllers.
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Earl Barfield -- Academic & Research Tech / Information Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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