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AP's on two different controllers.

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  • 1.  AP's on two different controllers.

    Posted Jul 22, 2016 04:47 PM

    If I have an older WLC 6000 series one network and a 7210 on another.

    Then I have some existing AP's on the 6000 and I'm adding new 225's on the same network however I want them to join the 7210 controller.  I'm guessing I only have 3 ways:

     

    1) I console into each AP and specify the controller

    2) I let them join the old controller and then put them on the new one since the DHCP scope points to the old controller

    3) I create a new DHCP scope for the acces points and pointing DHCP option 43 to the new WLC.



  • 2.  RE: AP's on two different controllers.

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Jul 22, 2016 05:03 PM

    Are both controllers in the same master/local cluster or are they separate masters?



  • 3.  RE: AP's on two different controllers.

    Posted Jul 22, 2016 08:31 PM

    They will both be Master I guess I'm new to Aruba's Master/Local/Cluster concept so bare with me here.

     

    I will be eventually decomissioning the older controller and the 7210 is going to take its place.  So I believe it would also be a separate Master.



  • 4.  RE: AP's on two different controllers.

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Jul 22, 2016 09:11 PM

    Is one of the controllers providing DHCP for that VLAN the APs are on?



  • 5.  RE: AP's on two different controllers.

    Posted Jul 22, 2016 09:30 PM

    No controller won't be doing the DHCP.



  • 6.  RE: AP's on two different controllers.
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    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Jul 22, 2016 09:51 PM

    Then either of the three options will work.