What is a difference between local ap mode and flexconnect ap mode?

Correct Answer:ASection: (none)ExplanationExplanation/Reference:QUESTION 219How do AAA operations compare regarding user identification, user services and access control?A.Authorization provides access control and authentication tracks user servicesB.Authentication identifies users and accounting tracks user services

C.Accounting tracks user services, and authentication provides access controlD.Authorization identifies users and authentication provides access controlCorrect Answer:BSection: (none)ExplanationExplanation/Reference:QUESTION 220What is a difference between local AP mode and FiexConnet AP mode?A.Local AP mode creates two CAPWAP tunnels per AP to the WLCB.FiexConnect AP mode fails to function if me AP loses connectivity with the WLCC.FlexConnect AP mode bridges the traffic from the AP to the WLC when local switching is configuredD.Local AP mode causes the AP to behave as if it were an autonomous APCorrect Answer:ASection: (none)ExplanationExplanation/Reference:QUESTION 221Which function does the range of private IPv4 addresses perform?A.allows multiple companies to each use the same addresses without conflictsB.provides a direct connection for hosts from outside of the enterprise networkC.ensures that NAT is not required to reach the internet with private range addressingD.enables secure communications to the internet for all external hostsCorrect Answer:ASection: (none)ExplanationExplanation/Reference:QUESTION 222What event has occurred if a router sends a notice level message to a syslog server?A.A TCP connection has been torn downB.An ICMP connection has been builtC.An interface line has changed statusD.A certificate has expiredCorrect Answer:CSection: (none)ExplanationExplanation/Reference:

QUESTION 223Refer to the exhibit. An administrator configures four switches for local authentication using passwords that arestored in a cryptographic hash. The four switches must also support SSH access for administrators to managethe network infrastructure. Which switch is configured correctly to meet these requirements?A. SW1B. SW2C. SW3D. SW4Correct Answer:CSection: (none)ExplanationExplanation/Reference:QUESTION 224What are two fundamentals of virtualization? (choose two)A.The environment must be configured with one hypervisor that serves solely as a network manager tomonitor SNMP trafficB.It allows logical network devices to move traffic between virtual machines and the rest of the physicalnetworkC.It allows multiple operating systems and applications to run independently on one physical server.D.It allows a physical router to directly connect NICs from each virtual machine into the network

E.It requires that some servers, virtual machines and network gear reside on the Internet

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 Today I am going to talk about the Cisco Wireless Flex-connect mode and how it works in the enterprise or campus network with wireless connect with APs. There are two different modes, one is the local switched mode and another is called as Flex-connect mode.

In the case of the local switched mode, an AP creates two CAPWAP tunnels to the WLC.  One is for management, the other is data traffic.  This behaviour is known as "centrally switched" because the data traffic is switched(bridged) from the AP to the controller where it is then routed by some routing device.

Let's take an example here, let us suppose the below example about the difference between Local vs Flex-connect mode

Local Switching Vs Flex-Connect

Office 1 is located in New Delhi (using local mode)

Office 2 is located in Sydney(using flex connect)

Datacenter is located in San Jose 

Local Mode means that a tunnel is created from Wireless AP to the WLC. All traffic goes to the WLC. Authentication and user traffic. If office 1(New Delhi) is configured with local mode, the wireless clients will actually have all of their traffic tunnelled to San Jose and will use an IP from the WLC to get to other locations on the network. Internet browsing for the users will be from San Jose. If New Delhi wants to get a resource from Sydney the client will tunnel to San Jose and then go over company network to Sydney and back.

In FlexConnect. Only authentication traffic is sent to WLC. The AP will hand out local VLANS from the Sydney office. It will use DHCP from Sydney office. So once authentication takes place all traffic takes place locally. Internet browsing would go out Sydney connection. traffic from Sydney user to San Jose resource would follow same path as a wired user. 

Flex-Connect Mode

In the case of Flex connect mode, it allows data traffic to be switched locally and not go back to the controller. Flex Connect also known as HREAP, It basically causes the AP to behave like an autonomous AP, but be managed by the WLC.  

What is a difference between local ap mode and flexconnect ap mode?
Fig 1.1- Cisco Wireless Flex-Connect Mode


In this mode, the AP can still function even if it looses connection with the controller.  Also, anytime you want to switch traffic locally, that would be the time to use Flex Connect.  I used it once when my users were needing the wireless and wired networks to be on the same subnet for broadcasting reasons.

There are still a couple of key features that FlexConnect does not support.  FlexConnect groups can only contain up to group of 25 APs (unless you are using a 7500, 8500, or vWLC).  That group determines the APs between which a client can do fast-roaming.  Converting multicast to layer 2 unicast over the air (VideoStream) is not supported, and thus all multicast streaming video will be sent at the highest mandatory rate and not the highest rate that the client supports.  

There are some other issues for many of customers is that the SSID to VLAN mapping is done on an AP by AP basis.  This is an issue for two reasons.  You have to touch each AP to manually do this, or you can use a lightweight AP template in Prime/NCS/WCS.  If you don't have Prime/NCS/WCS, then that can be a headache.  

The second is that there are times, particularly when upgrading code, that the APs will "forget" their mappings and revert to the default.  And, you don't necessarily know that until your end users are calling to complain that they can't connect to the network.  I'm going to check on how that is working with current code on my next upgrade.

Flex-Connect Modes

There are two modes in Flex-connect deployments and these modes are 

  • Connected mode: In the case of the Connected mode, the FlexConnect AP has CAPWAP connectivity with its WLC and WLC is reachable.
  • Standalone mode: In the Standalone mode, first of all the WLC is unreachable. The FlexConnect has lost or failed to establish CAPWAP connectivity with its WLC: for example, when there is a WAN link outage between a branch and its central site. 

Supported Hardware

FlexConnect is only supported on these components: 

  • Cisco AP-1130, AP-1240, AP-1040, AP-1140, AP-1260, AP-1250, AP-3500, AP-1600, AP-2600, AP-3600, AP-3700, AP-1700, AP-2700, AP 700, AP-1520, AP-1530, AP-1550, AP-1570 access points 
  • Cisco 5520, 8540, Flex 7500, Cisco 8500, 4400, 5500, and 2500 series controllers 
  • Cisco WiSM-2 
  • Cisco virtual controller (vWLC) 

What is a difference between local AP mode and FlexConnect AP mod?

Local mode tunnels traffic to the wlc and traffic has to egress from the controller. FlexConnect with local switching places traffic on the switchport the ap is connected to.

What is AP mode FlexConnect?

FlexConnect AP mode enables switching traffic between an SSID and a VLAN locally if the CAPWAP to the WLC is down, even when the AP is at a remote site. It can also be configured to egress at the access point's LAN port.

What are the different modes of access point and explain?

Access Point mode is used to connect to wireless clients(wireless adapter cards) such as laptops, desktops, and PDAs. Wireless clients can only communicate to AP's in Access Pointmode. AP Client or Wireless Client mode allows the Access Point tobecome a wireless client to another AP.

What is the use of FlexConnect?

FlexConnect is a wireless solution for branch office and remote office deployments. From a central Wireless LAN Controller (WLC), hopefully in your Data Centre with a redundant WLC not too far away, you can configure, control and manage access points in a branch or remote office. No need for a WLC in each office.