WCS, LWAP, LWAPP Anyone use?

UN19UE · 09-03-2009

Hi guys, new to the wireless control system, been on the cisco web site they dont really tell you how to use it etc just like to hear some peoples point of views on it.

i understand it controls mobility, rf management, intrusion detection, QoS and user policies (connection management)

so questions...

Light weight access points.. are they any access point you can find and connect then they are stripped of their regular firmware or are they purpose built access points built for the wireless controllers?

Light weight access point protocol.. what does it do?

Wireless controller.... easy to use and manage? does it make network fault finding easier? does it act as a DHCP server?

wirelees control system... is this just software installed on a server which the server is connected to the WC then interfaced that way?

Thanks guys, any help is great

Kind regards
Dean Maiden

Ankur · 09-03-2009

Hello Dean, I have marked your thread as open so that our technical staff will help you asap

jay2 · 09-03-2009

Hey Dean, let me do my best to help you.

LWAPP can control multiple Wi-Fi wireless access points at the same time, it's best to use this in large network, it can let the network admins analyse the network. it's stored in a central server The server can instruct any number of selected group of devices to apply any pre configured settings simultaneously. The light weight access point protocol was proposed by Airespace, but it wasn't approved as a standard by IETF.

Wireless controller.... easy to use and manage? Yes does it make network fault finding easier? I'd say so; does it act as a DHCP server? No, DHCP server are their own thing.

Wireless control system is indeed a software. But you need to have suitable hardware and a compatible Operating system such as Windows server 2003/2008.

UN19UE · 09-03-2009

excellant answer, cleared my mind up.

so the wireless controller is a physical central point of connection for the access points which is connected to the server which has the WCS installed? rite?

could you tell me of a time that you had a wireless access point go down and how easy it was to fix? just as an example for the mind. i hope to be working around one soon so i would like to now a little and google is not helping me with questions like this

thank you Ankur and Jay2

09-03-2009	#1
UN19UE Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: nsw Posts: 211 PC Experience: Experienced	WCS, LWAP, LWAPP Anyone use? Hi guys, new to the wireless control system, been on the cisco web site they dont really tell you how to use it etc just like to hear some peoples point of views on it. i understand it controls mobility, rf management, intrusion detection, QoS and user policies (connection management) so questions... Light weight access points.. are they any access point you can find and connect then they are stripped of their regular firmware or are they purpose built access points built for the wireless controllers? Light weight access point protocol.. what does it do? Wireless controller.... easy to use and manage? does it make network fault finding easier? does it act as a DHCP server? wirelees control system... is this just software installed on a server which the server is connected to the WC then interfaced that way? Thanks guys, any help is great Kind regards Dean Maiden

09-03-2009	#2
Ankur Moderator Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: India Posts: 207 PC Experience: Experienced	Re: WCS, LWAP, LWAPP Anyone use? Hello Dean, I have marked your thread as open so that our technical staff will help you asap __________________ A student of Microsoft IT Academy. Prework

09-03-2009	#3
jay2 Tech Support Team Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: in the pic ;) Posts: 1,299 PC Experience: A lot.	Re: WCS, LWAP, LWAPP Anyone use? Hey Dean, let me do my best to help you. LWAPP can control multiple Wi-Fi wireless access points at the same time, it's best to use this in large network, it can let the network admins analyse the network. it's stored in a central server The server can instruct any number of selected group of devices to apply any pre configured settings simultaneously. The light weight access point protocol was proposed by Airespace, but it wasn't approved as a standard by IETF. Wireless controller.... easy to use and manage? Yes does it make network fault finding easier? I'd say so; does it act as a DHCP server? No, DHCP server are their own thing. Wireless control system is indeed a software. But you need to have suitable hardware and a compatible Operating system such as Windows server 2003/2008. __________________ Comptia A+/Network A+/CISCO/OCR/V-TEC Qualified. Home Updates/PC Fixer. Trainee Game Dev. Last edited by jay2; 09-03-2009 at 11:48 AM.

09-03-2009	#4
UN19UE Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: nsw Posts: 211 PC Experience: Experienced	Re: WCS, LWAP, LWAPP Anyone use? excellant answer, cleared my mind up. so the wireless controller is a physical central point of connection for the access points which is connected to the server which has the WCS installed? rite? could you tell me of a time that you had a wireless access point go down and how easy it was to fix? just as an example for the mind. i hope to be working around one soon so i would like to now a little and google is not helping me with questions like this thank you Ankur and Jay2

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