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AP connections and management protocols
From the course: Cisco CCNA (200-301) Cert Prep: 1 Network Fundamentals and Access
AP connections and management protocols
- [Narrator] A Cisco Wireless LAN Controller can come in a few forms. A physical piece of dedicated hardware, a VM image, or embedded in some catalyst switches. When in physical form, they often have multiple interfaces that can be used for connectivity. A common practice to gain more throughput and additional redundancy is to form an EtherChannel between the wireless LAN controller and the switching infrastructure connecting to the APs. This is often referred to as a Link Aggregation Group, or LAG. Access points generally physically connect to switches via trunk ports. Trunk ports allow for multiple VLANs to go to the access point, which gives an administrator the most flexibility. For security purposes, it's a best practice to place the management interface of network equipment, regardless if it's an AP, switch, or phone, into a management VLAN. This will segregate user traffic from management. So not only does trunking allow management traffic to be in a different VLAN, it's also…
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Switching concepts3m 10s
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VLANs3m 49s
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VLAN trunking4m 41s
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Layer 2 discovery protocols2m 33s
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EtherChannels6m 9s
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Spanning tree protocol4m 36s
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Wireless frequencies4m 44s
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Wireless principles2m 26s
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Wireless security3m 9s
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Wireless architectures and AP modes3m 31s
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AP connections and management protocols2m 49s
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WLC client configuration4m 15s
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