{"id":2429,"date":"2026-07-21T06:52:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaces.cisco.com\/setupguide\/catalyst-connection-type\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T14:37:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:37:46","slug":"catalyst-connection-type","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spaces.cisco.com\/setupguide\/catalyst-connection-type\/","title":{"rendered":"Catalyst &#8211; Connection type"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2429\" class=\"elementor elementor-2429\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174bc84f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"174bc84f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0359014 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-widget__width-auto apps-bcrumb elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"0359014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/setupguide\/configure-network\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Type of connection <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Catalyst &#8211; Connection type<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40161a51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40161a51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Choose type of connection:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea3f3bb e-con-full network_blue_grdnt e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ea3f3bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" href=\"\/setupguide\/catalyst-spaces-connector\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3afd2e5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3afd2e5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Compatible with all WLC software version above 8.5<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5013e5cb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5013e5cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"display-5 m-0 p-0 text-light\">Spaces Connector<\/h5><p class=\"text-size4 pt-2 text_green\">Most preferred &amp; recommended option<\/p><p class=\"text-size2 pt-3 pr-5 mr-5 no-gutter\">Requires you to install Spaces Connector on a Virtual Machine, then connect your WLC to Cisco Spaces.<\/p><p class=\"text-size2 pt-1 pr-5 mr-5 no-gutter\">Bandwidth Requirements: 4Mbps for 5,000 APs and 60,000 Clients<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee37084 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"ee37084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b651c92 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b651c92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ceb383e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ceb383e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"display-5 m-0 p-0 text-light\">If you\u2019re unable to use Spaces Connector you may connect via any of the below options. However, multiple Cisco Spaces features\u00a0<a class=\"sg-blue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/c\/en\/us\/td\/docs\/wireless\/spaces\/config-guide\/ciscospaces-configuration-guide\/m_wlc-config.html#:~:text=Spaces%20Scale%20Benchmark-,Features%20Supported%20by%20Various%20Connectors,-The%20following%20table\"><u>require the connector<\/u><\/a>, and direct-connect may have performance-related issues.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13cb9aac e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13cb9aac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a74b7d e-con-full network_orange_grdnt e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26a74b7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"display-5 m-0 p-0 text-light\">CMX On-Premise<\/h5><p class=\"text-size4 pt-2 text_green\">Select if you have <strong>CMX 10.6 <\/strong>or later<\/p><p class=\"text-size2 pt-3 pr-5 mr-5 no-gutter\">Requires you to configure a Cisco Spaces Token in CMX.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d4913da elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"4d4913da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 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data-id=\"19851339\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4681a1bb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4681a1bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"display-5 m-0 p-0 text-light\">Catalyst 9800 Direct<\/h5><p class=\"text-size4 pt-2 text_green\">Select if you have <strong>Catalyst 9800 series WLC<\/strong><\/p><p>Limited Feature Compatibility<\/p><p class=\"text-size2 pt-3 pr-5 mr-5 no-gutter\">Requires you to configure <strong>CMX Cloud Services <\/strong>in your <strong>Catalyst 9800 WLC<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98ea1fe 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Select only if you cannot use Spaces Connector<\/p><p class=\"text-size2 pt-3 pr-5 mr-5 no-gutter\">Requires you to configure Cloud Services and enable CMX service in WLC<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d720235 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"3d720235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Type of connection Choose type of connection: Compatible with all WLC software version above 8.5 Spaces Connector Most preferred &amp; recommended option Requires you to install Spaces Connector on a Virtual Machine, then connect your WLC to Cisco Spaces. 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