Converged Wired and Wireless Access
Enable the Switch as a Wireless Controller
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Best Practice User Guide for the Catalyst 3850 and Catalyst 3650 Switch Series
Enable Wireless Controller Functionality
Step 6
Configure an SVI (rather than a physical interface) as the management VLAN.
The
wireless management interface
command is used to source the access point CAPWAP and other
CAPWAP mobility tunnels.
An SVI must be configured with an IP address before enabling the wireless controller.
Change a Switch to Run in Mobility Controller Mode
Step 7
Enable the switch as an MC before the AP-count license installation.
In the wireless licensing model, the MA is the access point enforcer and the MC is the gatekeeper of the
access points. The MC allows an access point to join the switch or not. The default role of the switch
after boot up is an MA.
It is mandatory to save the configuration and reload the switch for the MC role to take effect.
Step 8
After the switch reboots, verify that the role of the switch has changed to Mobility Controller.
Mobility role changed to Mobility Controller. Please save config and
