Which option lists the functions that the wireless LAN controller performs for the access points in the Cisco Unified architecture?

Question

Options

• AConfigure, manage, and control
• BDeploy, control, and operate
• CClean, manage, and distribute
• DPower, configure, and identify
• ESimplify, manage, and program

• A
  92% (35)
• C
  5% (2)
• E
  3% (1)

Explanation

In Cisco's Unified Wireless architecture, the Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) configures access points (APs) with settings like SSIDs and security policies, manages their operation centrally (firmware, monitoring, roaming), and controls RF parameters like channel and power - making A the accurate and officially documented trio of WLC functions.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B (Deploy, control, operate): "Deploy" and "operate" are too vague and aren't the standard Cisco terminology for WLC roles; APs handle their own local frame forwarding (operation).
• C (Clean, manage, distribute): "Clean" has no meaning in this context, and "distribute" describes content delivery, not WLC-to-AP relationships.
• D (Power, configure, identify): Power over Ethernet (PoE) is provided by switches, not the WLC; "identify" isn't a core WLC function.
• E (Simplify, manage, program): "Simplify" and "program" are marketing/developer terms, not architectural functions in Cisco's documentation.

Memory tip: Think "CMC" - Configure, Manage, Control - the WLC is the "CMC" (Command and Management Center) for all APs under it. If a choice doesn't include all three of those verbs, eliminate it.

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