Aironet 1602 Access Point Roaming with 2504 WLC

[hometownfc]

I'm planning to implement 5 Aironet 1602 access points with 20% signal overlap and manage them with a 2504 WLC w/5 AP license.  My question is will this setup offer secure, seamless roaming for the clients as they move between the APs?

Thanks.

[Leo Laohoo]

20% overlap has nothing to do with "secure".  It's all have to do with roaming.

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[hometownfc]

Right, roaming is what I am asking about.  If that setup has roaming capability.

On a side note, would it handle roaming with wpa2 psk or is radius required for roaming?

[Scott Fella]

Roaming works with any of the layer 2 encryption methods.

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[hometownfc]

Thanks for the help Scott.  I do have to have the controller though for roaming support; correct?  I can't use 5 stand-alone APs?

[Scott Fella]

Hold on... Stand alone access point are different from lightweight access points that require a WLC. Having a WLC and all AP's joined to that WLC, you can have seamless roaming. If you have a mix, then you will not have seamless roaming. If they are standalone access point (autonomous) then you will have to convert them to lightweight.

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