Lightweight Access Point Protocol

This can reduce the amount of time spent on configuring, monitoring and troubleshooting a large network.

This system is installed in a central server that gathers data from RF devices from different brands and settings.

LWAPP was proposed by Airespace, as a standard protocol to provide interoperability between any brands of access point.

[1] Although this protocol has so far not been popular beyond the Airespace/Cisco product lines, the CAPWAP standard is based on LWAPP.

The controller must be on the same subnet if DHCP is not configured to handle layer 3 LWAPP provisioning.