A customer deploys a new wireless network to perform location-based services using Cisco DNA Spaces. The customer has a single WLC located on-premises in a secure data center. The security team does n

Cisco Mobility Services Engine (MSE) is an on-premises location platform that processes data, but it is not the specific, secure proxy mechanism for connecting an on-premises WLC to the cloud-based Cisco DNA Spaces without exposing the WLC.

Replacing the WLC with a cloud-based controller is a significant architectural change and does not address the requirement of securely sending data from the *existing* on-premises WLC to Cisco DNA Spaces without direct exposure.

Tethering with Cisco DNA Center primarily involves management and automation integration; while DNA Center can interact with DNA Spaces, it is not the dedicated and most secure solution for proxying raw RSSI data from a WLC to DNA Spaces without exposing the WLC itself.

Deploying a Cisco DNA Spaces connector as a VM within the customer's secure network allows it to collect RSSI updates from the on-premises WLC and securely forward them to the cloud-based Cisco DNA Spaces service via an outbound connection, thus avoiding direct WLC exposure to the internet.