CAPWAP Protocol

This page provides information on the CAPWAP Protocol detected by the Netify DPI engine. The protocol operates on UDP port 5246 and UDP port 5247, both officially registered with the IANA.

Protocol Description

The Control And Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) protocol is a standard that enables a central wireless access controllers to manage wireless access points.

Please see the protocol catalog page for information on other protocols detected by Netify DPI.

Protocol Details

ID
265
Full Name
Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points
Abbreviation
CAPWAP
Category Tag
infrastructure
Category
Infrastructure
Home Page
CAPWAP
Introduced
Version 4.1.1

Protocol Ports - RFC

UDP 5246
CAPWAP Control Protocol
UDP 5247
CAPWAP Data Protocol

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