Wireless LAN Controller 5520

Heinz Kern · ‎07-24-2015

Hello,

i´m seahcrhing some information about this Controller. Information on Cisco Page is quite few. In depth i´m interested which Access-Points the controller supports and how redundancy should be solved (i couldn´t find the information of an HA-SKU).

does anybody have a pdf or ppt outside the cisco page?

i also have accesss to cisco live doku, but i couldn´t find a presentation on that.

br + thx

Mohammed al Baqari · ‎07-24-2015

Please move this to wireless forum and they will assist. Look for WLC admin guide

Heinz Kern · ‎07-24-2015

sure, i forgot to move it to the right forum. thanks for info

Sandeep Choudhary · ‎07-24-2015

Hi,

Check this link: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/compatibility/matrix/compatibility-matrix.html

5520 starting support from 8.1.x version.

so All AP who can support this version will be compatible with this Controller.

About Licensing:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/technotes/8-1/5520-WLC-DG/b_Cisco-5520-WLC-deployment-guide.html#topic_23655DE2E9A04EA19B9D01100D40778D

Regards

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Heinz Kern · ‎07-31-2015

thanks for alle the answers until now. there is just one topci whic hsi not clear to me at the moment, regarding HA.

i understand that this controller can exist in a N+1 HA-Modell (primary and secondary controller).

furthermore it supports Stateful Switchover in Active/STandby Cluster. therefore it is possible to ude Back-to-Back redundancy vie the redundancy-port.

does it also support this mode with a Layer-2 in between (to stretch between datacenters)?

is it correct that both Controllers have to be fully licensed with Access-Points in thsi scenario?

mohanak · ‎07-31-2015

Configuration Examples and TechNotes : http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/wireless/5520-wireless-controller/model.html#ConfigurationExamplesandTechNotes

Prakash Parvathala · ‎07-31-2015

Hi

Please go through the links below for HA topic and 5520 WLC deployment admin guide which has end-end configuration steps and startup.

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/technotes/7-5/High_Availability_DG.html

www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/technotes/8-1/5520-WLC-DG/b_Cisco-5520-WLC-deployment-guide.html#topic_4AA88242A1D44CD5A51639E3220791CD

Heinz Kern · ‎08-03-2015

there is nevertheless a gap. 5520 is supported started from 8.0 or 8.1. this version generally supports SSO-deployment (stateful switchover) with a Layer-2 in between.

but the HA deployment guide doesn´t mention the WLC 5520 (just 5500). in the configuration guide of the 5520 the part with HA-cluster and L2 is missing.

so at the moment i would assume that this controller doesn´t support SSO deployment with a Layer-2 in between. it´s just possible to use Back-to Back connectivity via the redundancy port.