A customer has several small branches and wants to deploy a WI-FI solution with local management using CAPWAP. Which deployment model meets this requirement?

Question

Options

• AAutonomous
• BMobility express
• CSD-Access wireless
• DLocal mode

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  94% (50)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

Mobility Express is correct because it is specifically designed for small branch deployments where one access point acts as a virtual wireless controller, providing local management while still using the CAPWAP protocol to manage other APs in the branch - no separate physical controller is required.

Autonomous (A) is wrong because autonomous APs are self-contained and do not use CAPWAP at all; each AP is individually managed with no centralized controller communication. SD-Access Wireless (C) is a Cisco DNA Center-driven solution designed for large enterprise environments with centralized, policy-based management - overkill for small branches and not locally managed. Local Mode (D) refers to how a CAPWAP-connected AP operates (tunneling traffic to a centralized WLC), not a deployment model for small branches with local management; it requires a separate physical Wireless LAN Controller.

Memory Tip: Think of Mobility Express = Mobile (portable) + Express (small/fast) - it's the "branch-in-a-box" solution where one AP becomes the controller for small sites, giving you CAPWAP management without shipping a full controller to every branch.

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