Which Connected Factory Wireless solution architecture uses centralized management and control of wireless access?

Question

Options

• AAutonomous Access
• BWorkgroup Access
• CPlatinum Access
• DUnified Access
• ERestricted Access

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  3% (2)
• D
  89% (57)
• E
  5% (3)

Explanation

Unified Access is correct because this architecture relies on a centralized Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) to manage, configure, and control all access points from a single point - the defining characteristic of "centralized management and control" in Cisco's Connected Factory Wireless framework.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A. Autonomous Access - the opposite of centralized; each access point operates independently, managing itself without a central controller.
• B. Workgroup Access - not a standard Cisco Connected Factory Wireless architecture tier; it's a fabricated distractor.
• C. Platinum Access - also not a real CFW architecture type; sounds like a service tier but has no meaning in this context.
• E. Restricted Access - a security/policy concept, not a wireless deployment architecture.

Memory tip: Think "Unified = one controller rules them all." The word unified implies everything coming together under central control, whereas autonomous means each device governs itself - these two are conceptual opposites and the most likely pair to appear on exams testing this distinction.

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