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APs in a remote office recently have been converted from local mode to FlexConnect to take advantage of the local switching. After the change, remote wireless users report voice quality issues and…
The correct answer is C. They must be in a FlexConnect group to support 802.11r FT. 802.11r BSS Fast Transition on FlexConnect Deployment In a FlexConnect Deployment scenario, 802.11r BSS FT roaming is supported between APs within the same FlexConnect group. To enable seamless roaming, the 802.11r Key Cache is distributed to all the APs in the same FlexConnect…
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APs in a remote office recently have been converted from local mode to FlexConnect to take advantage of the local switching. After the change, remote wireless users report voice quality issues and bad quality on wireless IP phones while roaming. A debug is performed, and it is noticed that the 802.11r Fast Transition is not working as expected, like on local mode AP, though the same WLAN configuration is in place. What is the cause of the issue regarding the FlexConnect APs?
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- AThey do not support 802.11r FT.
- BThey must be added into AP groups along with a common RF profile.
- CThey must be in a FlexConnect group to support 802.11r FT.
- DThey must be added to AP groups to support fast roaming methods.
How the community answered
(35 responses)- A6% (2)
- B3% (1)
- C86% (30)
- D6% (2)
Explanation
802.11r BSS Fast Transition on FlexConnect Deployment In a FlexConnect Deployment scenario, 802.11r BSS FT roaming is supported between APs within the same FlexConnect group. To enable seamless roaming, the 802.11r Key Cache is distributed to all the APs in the same FlexConnect Group. The Key Cache distribution is done by the Cisco WLC after the client device does the initial FT association through Central The Flex deployment supports both Over-the-Air and Over-the-DS roaming. Both the roaming scenarios are illustrated below: Optimizations for FlexConnect Deployment The 802.11r Fast Transition (FT) feature for FlexConnect mode APs is optimized such that the FT authentication request process and validation occur at Cisco AP itself and the Cisco AP itself sends FT authentication response. There is no change in the key derivation system.
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