Hi Aaron,

Well it depends,

Is the APs and WLC on the same site? How much data do you think will pass throu the APs/WLC?

WLC 2504 have a maximum throughput of 1gig so if you think you will push more than 1gig total spread over all your APs then Local mode on 2504 is a nogo.

Also the 2504 have a EOL set to 2023 and the last supported version is 8.5. Maybe the 3504 could be an option if you dont already have the WLC.

Otherwise I would go with Flexconenct. Correctly setup there are no performance drops when comparing to local what I have experienced.

regards,Jonas**Don't forget to rate helpful posts**