Cisco’s Wireless products have two types of operating systems, such as AyreOS and IOS XE, and there are various forms of management in which the Cisco00 series and catalyst series exist and are deployed in the Wireless Lan Controller (WLC).
Ap modes include Autonomous, Lightweight, CME, and EWC, which are very complex to deploy.
Of course, “difference” is also born in functions that can be used in different ap modes, OS, etc.
To be honest, I want you to unify. I think that it is to be able to introduce / propose flexibly to various environments.
You can easily check the list of functions by these modes and operating systems in “Feature Matrix” published by Cisco.
Feature Matrix for Access Point
Let’s take a < at The Feature Matrix for Wave 2 and 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) Access points > cisco official website.
Feature Matrix for Cisco Wireless Access Points…
How do you see it?
From “Table of Contents”, you can first scroll to the list of functions by clicking on the OS and mode you plan to introduce/use. For example, if you are using FlexConnect mode in Lightweight, see FlexConnect Feature Matrix (AspireOS). The left column “Features” contains common wireless and Cisco function names, and yes or No shows whether they can be used for each Access Point.
Proposals/ Things to check before use
Cisco Wireless works with so many patterns that it’s a good idea to check if features are available here.
It may be troublesome to check, but let’s check so that “this function” is not available in “this mode”. Some people were struggling with the fact that They couldn’t do Local MAC Auth with FlexConnect.