Can I configure a Cisco IOS Software-based AP as a workgroup bridge and associate with Lightweight AP Protocol (LWAPP)-based APs?
A. You can configure an access point to operate as a workgroup bridge so that it can provide wireless connectivity to a lightweight access point on behalf of clients that are connected by Ethernet to the workgroup bridge access point. When you configure the access point to operate as a workgroup bridge and connect to a Cisco Unified network, it can provide wireless connectivity to wired clients that are connected by Ethernet to the workgroup bridge access point. For example, if you need to provide wireless connectivity for a group of wired devices, you can connect the devices to a hub or to a switch, connect the hub or switch to the access point Ethernet port, and configure the access point as a workgroup bridge. The document Workgroup Bridges in a Cisco Unified Wireless Network Configuration Example provides a configuration example.
A. Cisco IOS Software-based APs (autonomous APs) that are configured as workgroup bridges associate only with Cisco IOS Software-based APs. They cannot associate with LWAPP-based APs. Cisco IOS Software-based APs that are converted to lightweight mode also do not support workgroup bridge associations. This is because LWAPP devices cannot communicate with non-LWAPP devices at all.
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