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Can I install Lightweight Access Points (LAPs) at a remote office and install a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) at my headquarters? Does the LWAPP/CAPWAP work over a WAN?

April 26, 2017access points Cisco controller install LAN laps Lightweight Office remote Wireless

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Can I install Lightweight Access Points (LAPs) at a remote office and install a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) at my headquarters? Does the LWAPP/CAPWAP work over a WAN?

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A. Yes, you can have the WLCs across the WAN from the APs. LWAPP/CAPWAP works over a WAN when the LAPs are configured in Remote Edge AP (REAP) or Hybrid Remote Edge AP(H-REAP) mode. Either of these modes allows the control of an AP by a remote controller that is connected via a WAN link. Traffic is bridged onto the LAN link locally, which avoids the need to unnecessarily send local traffic over the WAN link. This is precisely one of the greatest advantages of having WLCs in your wireless network. Note: Not all Lightweight APs support these modes. For example, H-REAP mode is supported only in 1131, 1140,1242, 1250, and AP801 LAPs. REAP mode is supported only in the 1030 AP, but the 1010 and 1020 APs do not support REAP. Before you plan to implement these modes, check to determine if the LAPs support it. Cisco IOS® Software APs (Autonomous APs) that have been converted to LWAPP do not support REAP.