Configuring Sites

Topology groups for sites is not supported. You can add a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) or Role to a site if it does not use a topology group. You can change the configuration of a WLAN, Role, and VNS to use a topology group, but if the WLAN, Role, or VNS is part of the Site configuration, the Site configuration will become invalid. At that point, you must remove the topology group related configuration from the site configuration.

A site can also use any Bridged at AP, Bridged at Controller, or Routed Topology defined in the controller. Once an AP is assigned to a site, the controller will preload the AP with Topologies, Roles, CoS (Class of Service) and RADIUS server configuration used by the site. The AP will then be able to use these configuration items even when the controller is unreachable.

An AP that is part of a site that has local RADIUS client services enabled will use its own RADIUS client to do the following:

• Perform all MAC-based authentication for all stations associated with it on any of the WLAN Services assigned to it.
• Perform all RADIUS server interactions for 802.1x authentications for all stations associated with it on any 802.1x WLAN Service assigned to it.
• Perform all user authentication for all stations associated with it on any of the FF-ECP WLAN Services required user authentication.