This document offers short configuration tips that cover common best practices in a typical Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) infrastructure. The objective of this document is to provide
If the network includes a separate core layer, the distribution layer connects the access layer to the core. The following image shows how the distribution switches operate when a separate
Wireless access points are also connected here and provide further access. FortiSwitch units distribute the ports to plugs distributed through the ceilings, the floor, the walls, or the desks from IDFs (or
Have you ever wondered where the best location for your Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) might be? Should it go in the Core Layer, the Distribution Layer, or perhaps even in the data center? The
Since the access and distribution layer simply might not have 40/100Gbps ports to connect the controller, the only appropriate place is the Core of the network.
If you want to understand where the access layer fits in the full network hierarchy, start with our guide to Core vs Distribution vs Access Switches. It explains how the three layers work
Using the Layer 3 access design removes the Layer 2-to-Layer 3 boundary at the distribution layer, and makes each access switch the boundary between the Layer 2 access ports
The trunk mode port connects to the core switch and access layer switches in the above image to transport data between VLANs. Each autonomous AP is allocated a fixed IP address for
Determining the right mounting locations will also depend on the cable paths. Cables need to run from the APs to the Telecom closet. If there is not clear access to the closet or the cables cannot run
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