Remember CAPWAP
Full name: Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points
Memory aid: Control And Provision Wireless APs.
CAPWAP is a protocol family, not the same thing as an SSID.
Study area: Wi-Fi & radio · Batch 7
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Network+ N10-009 · Cisco CCNA 200-301 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline
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CAPWAP — Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points
Defines control and related communication between wireless controllers and access points.
Why learn CAPWAP — Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points?
Defines control and related communication between wireless controllers and access points.
Where it came from
CAPWAP is a protocol family, not the same thing as an SSID.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Control And Provision Wireless APs.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand CAPWAP: Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points.
- Recall this memory aid: Control And Provision Wireless APs.
- Explain the practical use: Defines control and related communication between wireless controllers and access points.
- Explain this distinction: CAPWAP is a protocol family, not the same thing as an SSID.
- Identify CAPWAP in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- IETF RFC 5415 (www.rfc-editor.org)