What is the difference between mobility controller and access controller

Occasional Contributor. There are some feature that i don't quite get what it mean, i hope someone can help me explain what thoes features are - Standard Layer 2 roaming with VoWLAN support compare to Advanced Fast roaming with VoWLAN support - simultaneous guest access users: is it mean that at the same time we can only have maximum users who can access to the wireless system and connect to the internet?

All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Honored Contributor. Main difference since v5. There are no licensing requirements for Mobility Express. What are the management options for Cisco Mobility Express? Mobility Express is based on the Flex architecture and supports central authentication and local switching of data traffic.

Meraki is a mode that puts the wireless controller function in the cloud as a service, while Mobility Express embeds it in local access points. The Meraki wireless cloud service can scale to support an unlimited number of access points and clients, while each instance of Mobility Express supports up to access points and clients.

A subscription to the Meraki cloud service is required to use Meraki functionality; no license is required to use Mobility Express. What differentiates Cisco Mobility Express from competitive solutions? There are several differentiators:. HDX is a feature of the access point hardware, and if the access point supports a feature, Mobility Express also supports it.

Flexible Radio Assignment is a feature of the access point hardware, and if the access point supports a feature, Mobility Express also supports it. Does Mobility Express get the benefits of the Apple and Cisco partnership innovations? What type of roaming does Cisco Mobility Express support? Mobility Express supports Layer 2 roaming without mobility groups. Is redundancy supported on Cisco Mobility Express?

Yes, all Mobility Express access points are capable of running the controller function. If the access point running the wireless LAN controller function goes down for any reason, another Mobility Express access point will be elected to run the wireless LAN controller function. To have redundancy, it is recommended that you have at least two Mobility Express access points in the network. How do I upgrade the software for Mobility Express and connected access points? Skip main navigation Press Enter.

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