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What is a role of wireless controllers in an enterprise network?
The correct answer is A. centralize the management of access points in an enterprise network. Wireless controllers centralize the management, configuration, and monitoring of numerous access points across an enterprise network, simplifying administration and scaling.
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- Acentralize the management of access points in an enterprise network
- Bsupport standalone or controller-based architectures
- Cserve as the first line of defense in an enterprise network
- Dprovide secure user logins to devices on the network.
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(33 responses)- A88% (29)
- B6% (2)
- C3% (1)
- D3% (1)
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Wireless controllers centralize the management, configuration, and monitoring of numerous access points across an enterprise network, simplifying administration and scaling.
Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) provide a single point of administration for configuring, deploying, monitoring, and updating multiple access points, significantly simplifying the management of large-scale wireless networks.
While APs can support standalone or controller-based modes, the controller's role is to *be* the centralized management component in a controller-based architecture, not to support the *existence* of both architectures.
Concept tested: Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) functionality
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/wireless/wireless-lan-controllers/index.html
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