You can run Cisco WCS without location appliances. WCS will still give you location data but not as fast and readily available as you would in conjunction with the appliance. Our network is loaded up with about 2000~ AP's on 10 WiSM's (20 controllers) plus 3 standalone 4400 controllers. We also exclusively run WCS here without the location appliance and besides a few annoying bugs here and there it works pretty good for a network this size. Location appliances can also get pricey with a large deployment and client base. Each appliance can only handle 2300 objects. That includes wireless clients, AP's, rouge AP's, rogue clients and RFID tags.
We looked at AMP but were turned off by the price and aggressive sales tactics. It's a good looking product and they will even give you a 30 day demo license. Cheers, Geoff Armstrong Network Support Analyst Connectivity Infrastructure University of British Columbia - Information Technology (604) 822-1305 ________________________________ From: Lee H Badman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 12:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] WiSM/6500 and LWAPP In my opinion, you'll need a management server for that size network- you may want to consider AirWave's AMP product. Also, research very carefully the known bugs for whatever version of controller code you'll be using. And get used to the idea that a lot of things require a reboot of the access points to implement (like multiple SSIDs and WLAN override)- can be challenging on a prod system. Finally- if you plan on using location-based stuff, look at your options. AMP will do that too, but if you go with Cisco's location appliances, work with your SE to truly define how many "objects" you'll need to track and what this really translates to in terms of the number of location appliances you'll need. We use PEAP, and have found that Cisco's ACS is a great fit as the authentication server. Oh yeah- two important items: sign up for the bug track tool at Cisco for your new wireless gear- is a must. Also- visit the TAC discussion forums often, read about others' headaches. Best of luck to you, Lee H. Badman Wireless/Network Engineer Information Technology and Services Syracuse University 315 443-3003 ________________________________ From: Pham, Loc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 2:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] WiSM/6500 and LWAPP Guys, I am assume the deployment of few 6500/WiSM and about 800 AP. So far just read up on the Doc ( which is very primitive ! ). Deployment will be mix of LEAP/PEAP environment. Any word of wisdom? gotcha? TIA, Regards, Loc Pham, CCIE # 17030 - Sr. Network Staff, IT Network Architecture & Security,UCSF Medical Center Office 415-353-4492 ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
