Campus lan and Wireless lan solution Design Guide

Network Analysis Module support 
For increased visibility into your network, Cisco Prime Infrastructure supports management and reporting for 
Cisco Network Analysis Module products. 
Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Cisco DNA Center choices for WLAN deployments 
The following are recommendations when deciding to use Cisco Prime Infrastructure instead of, or in addition 
to, deploying Cisco DNA Center to manage an organization’s wireless deployment. 
Organizations with new WLAN deployments 
If you are an organization with a new wireless deployment, consider using Cisco DNA Center for both 
automation (management) and assurance. The Plug-and-Play (PnP) feature of Cisco DNA Center can be used 
to simplify the onboarding of APs to the network, The Software Image Management (SWIM) feature of Cisco 
DNA Center can simplify and standardize the deployment of wireless controller software images across your 
network. For Cisco SD-Access Wireless and for basic non-fabric wireless designs, Cisco DNA Center 
workflows provide automation of the wireless deployment. You can use CLI templates within Cisco DNA Center 
for more advanced configuration. 
Organizations refreshing wireless networks or deploying new wireless sites 
If you are an organization refreshing your WLAN with Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series WLCs and Cisco Catalyst 9100 
Series APs to take advantage of new HA capabilities (such as wireless controller Software Maintenance Updates 
(SMUs) and rolling AP upgrades), as well as the increased efficiencies of 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6): 
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For new sites, consider using Cisco DNA Center for both automation (management) and assurance. 
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For existing sites, consider Prime – Cisco DNA Center co-existence for network management. Use Cisco 
Prime Infrastructure for reporting, compliance, configuration, and for legacy device support. Use Cisco 
DNA Center for assurance. Cisco Prime Infrastructure can be used for advanced wireless configurations, 
and functionality currently not supported within Cisco DNA Center. Cisco DNA Assurance provides 
advanced troubleshooting capabilities - including packet capture and sensors for performing network 
tests, machine learning / artificial intelligence (ML/AI) analytics capabilities, and Cisco DNA Spaces 
integration for location. Only one system – Cisco Prime Infrastructure or Cisco DNA Center – should be 
allowed to make changes to the network. 
Note:
Cisco Prime Infrastructure release 3.5.1 update 1 and higher includes a Prime to Cisco DNA Center co-
existence tool. The tool is designed to jumpstart your Cisco DNA Center deployment with a readily available 
site layout by exporting the site hierarchy, devices, and Cisco DNA Spaces configuration from Cisco Prime 
Infrastructure to Cisco DNA Center.