What is the VLAN which used to establish a CAPWAP tunnel VLAN for AP and AC?

Question

Options

• AManagement VLAN
• BService VLAN
• CUser VLAN
• DAuthentication VLAN

• A
  81% (48)
• B
  3% (2)
• C
  5% (3)
• D
  10% (6)

Explanation

Management VLAN (Option A) is correct because CAPWAP tunnels carry control and management traffic between an Access Point (AP) and the Access Controller (AC). Since this communication is infrastructure-level - not user data - it belongs on the Management VLAN, which is dedicated to device control, provisioning, and monitoring traffic.

Service VLAN (B) carries traffic for specific network services and has no role in AP-to-AC signaling. User VLAN (C) is where end-user data traffic flows after association, which is entirely separate from the underlying CAPWAP control plane. Authentication VLAN (D) is a temporary holding VLAN for devices undergoing identity verification, not a channel for infrastructure tunneling.

Memory tip: Match the traffic type to the VLAN type - CAPWAP is a management protocol between infrastructure devices, so it belongs on the Management VLAN, just like SSH or SNMP traffic to a switch.

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