Mar 11, 2015 - Download (pdf, 269 KB). This 5 page PDF covers the Cisco Virtual WLC. The PDF provides an. Re: Download Virtual Wireless Controller Mark Holm - 3xCCIE #34763/CCDE #20160020 Dec 4, 2018 11:41 AM ( Chris への返信 ) I haven't seen an example of using a Cisco WLC on GNS3, so I think your options are to buy the virtual wireless controller or a physical one. Deploy a Cisco Virtual Wireless LAN Controller and Complete Initial Setup. In this step by step guide I will show you how to deploy a Virtual Wireless LAN Controller and complete the initial setup process. Download the vWLC OVF template from the Cisco website and save it in a suitable place, you can download a trial version valid for up.
So I just landed a new position in an environment with around 50 APs across 12 locations. They are a mix of 1400 and 1600 Aironets. Every single one is running as an autonomous AP with PSK authentication, which I definitely need to fix (among other things). To give a little insight, this is a health care environment. While there are definitely some expansion plans, the foreseeable future leaves our growth fairly limited. I wouldn't see us getting more than 20 - 30 more APs within the next 5 years from an expansion standpoint.
With the way the company is structured, purchases under $3,000 USD can be done with internal approval from the CIO. Anything above must be approved by the board of directors.
Personally I think we could get by with 5508s (I'd rather have a pair for HA), but that's a considerable purchase. I'm prepared to fight that battle if I need to, but during my research I came across an alternative I had never heard of before, the vWLC. 2500s could work for now, but their max is 75 APs and it's possible we'd hit that ceiling. I'd rather get the beefier controller for future proofing.
I've read up on this for a couple weeks now and admittedly it has an attractive price point (the base license seems to be a little under $500 on CDW, and that includes 5 APs), and it costs about $100 an AP (less as you buy the licenses in bulk). We have a fairly robust VMWare environment that this could run on, thus my HA concerns would be somewhat alleviated (other than the VM crapping out). Feature-wise it (allegedly) supports what we need and want to accomplish on the WLAN.
Anyway, has anyone actually used this? What are your thoughts in comparison to standalone appliances? I've tried searching for actual reviews on it and they're relatively hard to come by. I've got the 7.6 OVA and plan on spinning it up in a VM sometime soon on the trial license, but I'd like to hear the community's opinion on it, if there is one.
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The only thing I'm concerned about is how young this product is (the earliest reference I can find is late 2012), and knowing Cisco I'm sure it has all kinds of fun 'features.' The release notes from 7.0 to 7.6 do seem to indicate the product is getting a fair amount of developer attention, though.
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Edit: To save others some Googling, here are the more interesting things I've found...