A city library WLAN must keep user VLANs centralized on the wireless controller rather than switching locally at each AP. Which architecture pattern best meets that design goal?
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Short Explanation
Centralized user VLANs want the controller in the data path, not each AP guessing locally. CAPWAP-style tunneling hauls client frames to the controller where VLANs and policy live. Local SSID naming tricks and turning off crypto do not centralize the VLANs.
Full Explanation
In controller-based WLAN designs, tunneling AP-to-controller connections (commonly CAPWAP-style) carries client traffic to a central point where user VLANs and policy are applied. That pattern keeps VLAN assignment and enforcement consistent across distributed civic sites such as libraries. Local bridging at every AP fragments policy; renaming SSIDs or disabling security does not achieve centralized VLAN termination.