300-425 Question 13
Single answerAn enterprise has deployed a branch office with a Cisco FlexConnect-enabled access point. The WAN link between the branch and the central data center occasionally experiences outages. During a WAN outage, users in the branch office report that they cannot access local resources such as printers or file servers. What configuration should be implemented to ensure local resource access during WAN outages?
- A
Enable FlexConnect Local Switching on the access point and map the WLAN to a local VLAN.
- B
Configure the access point in Bridge mode to forward traffic directly to local resources.
- C
Enable VLAN pooling on the central WLAN controller to optimize traffic during outages.
- D
Set the access point to operate in Sniffer mode to capture local traffic.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
FlexConnect Local Switching is a key feature of Cisco FlexConnect that allows wireless traffic to be switched locally at the remote site, bypassing the need for a WAN connection to the central controller. This ensures uninterrupted access to local resources such as printers and file servers even when the WAN link is down.
- A. Correct.
Correct. Enabling FlexConnect Local Switching allows the access point to switch traffic locally instead of tunneling it back to the central controller, which ensures local resource access during WAN outages.
- B. Incorrect.
Incorrect. While Bridge mode allows forwarding of traffic, it is not a feature of FlexConnect and is not suitable for this scenario.
- C. Incorrect.
Incorrect. VLAN pooling is used to distribute clients across VLANs to reduce broadcast domain size and does not address WAN outages.
- D. Incorrect.
Incorrect. Sniffer mode is used to capture and analyze wireless traffic for troubleshooting and does not enable local resource access.