Cisco Cisco Aironet 702W Access Point Guía De Instalación

This section describes how to connect the access point to a wireless LAN controller. Because the configuration process takes 
place on the controller, see the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide for additional information. This guide is 
available on Cisco.com.

The access point uses standard Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points Protocol (CAPWAP) to communicate 
between the controller and other wireless access points on the network. CAPWAP is a standard, interoperable protocol which 
enables an access controller to manage a collection of wireless termination points. The discovery process using CAPWAP is 
identical to the Lightweight Access Point Protocol (LWAPP) used with previous Cisco Aironet access points. LWAPP-enabled 
access points are compatible with CAPWAP, and conversion to a CAPWAP controller is seamless. Deployments can combine 
CAPWAP and LWAPP software on the controllers. 

Customers who have Layer 2 deployments should note that CAPWAP is not supported on Layer 2 as the CAPWAP packets are 
routed through Layer 3 only.

In a CAPWAP environment, a wireless access point discovers a controller by using CAPWAP discovery mechanisms and then 
sends it a CAPWAP join request. The controller sends the access point a CAPWAP join response allowing the access point to 
join the controller. When the access point joins the controller, the controller manages its configuration, firmware, control 
transactions, and data transactions.

For additional information about the discovery process and CAPWAP, see the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software 
Configuration Guide. This document is available on Cisco.com.

CAPWAP support is provided in controller software release 5.2 or later. However, your controller must be running 
release 8.0.x.x or later to support 700W series access points.

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