Cisco 2500 Series Deployment Manual page 10

Cisco 2500 Series Wireless Controller support multiple uplink ports where management and dynamic
interfaces can be configured on different physical ports, and data traffic can switch back and forth infra
network from respective physical ports.
Cisco 2500 Series Wireless Controller also support multiple AP−managers (for AP Load Balancing) where
multiple AP−managers can be configured in addition to an AP−manager which is bounded with a
management interface. In this case, it is recommended to have all AP−managers in the same subnet as a
management interface.
<CISCO2504> >show interface summary
Interface Name
−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−−−−−−−−−−− −−−−−−− −−−−−− −−−−−
apmgr2
apmgr3
apmgr4
management
virtual
<CISCO2504> >
In the above output, the management interface and AP−manager are bounded together to port 1. Three more
AP−managers are created on other physical ports (2, 3, and 4) in the same subnet as management interfaces.
APs joining the controller will load balanced such that each port on the controller will share the load of the 50
APs. Each port in the above configuration will allow 13 APs to join the controller.
It is also possible to have multiple AP−managers in a different subnet than the management interface.
However, in this case, it is recommended that you disable the AP−manager from the management interface
and create another AP−manager interface on different physical ports in a different subnet than the
management interface. All multiple AP−managers in this scenario should be in the same subnet.
<CISCO2504> >show interface summary
Interface Name
−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−−−−−−−−−−− −−−−−−− −−−−−− −−−−−
apmgr2
apmgr3
apmgr4
management
virtual
<CISCO2504> >
Port Vlan Id IP Address
2 10 10.10.10.12
3 10 10.10.10.13
4 10 10.10.10.14
1 10 10.10.10.10
N/A N/A 1.1.1.1
Port Vlan Id IP Address
2 11 10.10.11.12
3 11 10.10.11.13
4 11 10.10.11.14
1 10 10.10.10.10
N/A N/A 1.1.1.1
Type Ap Mgr Guest
Dynamic Yes No
Dynamic Yes No
Dynamic Yes No
Static Yes No
Static No No
Type Ap Mgr Guest
Dynamic Yes No
Dynamic Yes No
Dynamic Yes No
Static No No
Static No No