The next generation wireless controller (C9800-CL-K9) combines the benefits and flexibility of the Amazon Web Services public cloud with the customization and rich functionality customers usually get in local deployments. As part of the Cisco Cloud portfolio, the Catalyst 9800-CL wireless controller provides high-speed, always-on, and secure wireless services with advantageous features such as zero-touch AP set-up, high availability, application visibility, and control. The C9800-CL-K9 AMI uses open Cisco IOS XE software that supports model-driven programmability, flow-controlled telemetry, and patching. The Cisco Catalyst 9800-CL wireless controller supports the following deployment scenarios in this release: The wireless controller is available in an Amazon Web Services virtual private network (VPC) connected to the customer's enterprise network via a hosted VPN. The VPN can be terminated on the Amazon Gateway router or Cisco CSR. The deployment mode is Flex Central authentication and local exchange of IPv4 and IPv6 clients, falling back to local authentication.