What is the difference between Remote-Edge AP (REAP) and Hybrid-REAP (H-REAP)?
A. REAP does not support IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging. As such, it does not support multiple VLANs. Traffic from all the service set identifiers (SSID) terminates on the same subnet, but H-REAP supports IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging. Traffic from each SSID can be segmented to a unique VLAN. When connectivity to the WLC is lost, that is, in Standalone mode, REAP serves only one WLAN, that is, the First WLAN. All other WLANs are deactivated. In H-REAP, up to 8 WLANs are supported within downtime. Another major difference is that, in REAP mode, data traffic can only be bridged locally. It cannot be switched back to the central office, but, in H-REAP mode, you have the option to switch the traffic back to the central office. Traffic from WLANs configured with H-REAP local switching is switched locally. Data traffic from other WLANs is switched back to the central office. Refer to Remote-Edge AP (REAP) with Lightweight APs and Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) Configuration Example for more informatio
