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Table 37 Remote AP Modes of Operation and Behavior
Remote AP
Operation
Setting
Forward Mode Setting
all bridge split-tunnel tunnel decrypt-tunnel
all Management frames on
AP.
Frames are bridged
between wired and
wireless interfaces.
No frames are tunneled
to the controller.
Station acquires its IP
address locally from an
external DHCP server.
Management frames on
AP.
Frames are either GRE
tunneled to the
controller to a trusted
tunnel or NATed and
bridged on the wired
interface according to
user role and session
ACL.
Typically, the station
obtains an IP address
from a VLAN on the
controller.
Typically, the AP has
ACLs that forward
corporate traffic through
the tunnel and source
NAT the non-corporate
traffic to the Internet.
Management frames as
per local-probe response
and association on APs.
Frames are GRE tunneled
to the controller to an
untrusted tunnel.
100% of station frames
are tunneled to the
controller.
Management frames
on AP.
Frames are always
GRE tunneled to
controller.
always ESSID is always up
when the AP is up
regardless if the
controller is reachable.
Supports PSK ESSID
only.
SSID configuration
stored in flash on AP.
Provides an SSID that is
always available for
local access.
Not supported Not supported Not supported
all bridge split-tunnel tunnel
backup ESSID is only up when
controller is
unreachable.
Supports PSK ESSID
only.
SSID configuration
stored in flash on AP.
Provides a backup SSID
for local access only
when the controller is
unreachable.
Not supported Not supported Not supported
persistent ESSID is up when the AP
contacts the controller
and stays up if
connectivity is disrupted
with the controller.
SSID configuration
obtained from the
controller.
Designed for 802.1x
SSIDs.
Same behavior as
standard, described
below, except the ESSID
is up if connectivity to
the controller is lost.
Not supported Not supported Not supported