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    CH A P T E R 7-1 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points This chapter describes the Cisco lightweight access points and e xplains ho w to connect them to the controller and manage access poin t settings. It contains these sections: • Access Point Communication Protocol s, page 7-2 • [...]

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    7-2 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Access Point Commun ication Protoc ols Access Point Communication Protocols In controller softw are release 5.2 or later , Cisco l ightweight access po ints use the IETF standard Control and Provisionin g of W ireless Access Points pr[...]

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    7-3 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Access Point Communication Protocols with one discovery type (CAPW AP or L W APP) ex ceeds the maximum discov ery count and the access point does not rece i ve a discovery response, the discovery type cha nges to the other type . For e [...]

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    7-4 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Access Point Commun ication Protoc ols domain name. When an access point receiv es an IP address and DNS in formation from a DHCP server , it contacts the DNS to resolve CISCO-L W APP-CONTR OLLER. localdomain . When the DNS sends a li[...]

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    7-5 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Global Credentials for Access Points Viewing CAPWAP MTU Information T o vie w the maximum transmission unit (MTU) for the CAPW AP path on the controller, enter this command. The MTU specif ies the maximum size of any pack et[...]

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    7-6 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Global Cre dentials for Access Points Also in controller software release 5.0 or later , af ter an access point joins the controller, the access point enables console port security , and you are prompted for your username [...]

  • Page 7

    7-7 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Global Credentials for Access Points Step 2 In the Username f ield, enter the username t hat is to be inherited b y all access points that join the controller . Step 3 In the Passw ord field , enter the password t hat is to [...]

  • Page 8

    7-8 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Global Cre dentials for Access Points Using the CLI to Configure Global Credentials for Access Points Using the controller CLI, follo w th ese steps to conf igure global cr edentials for access points t hat join the contr [...]

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    7-9 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Auth entica tion for Access Points Information simil ar to the follo wing appears: Cisco AP Identifier.............................. 0 Cisco AP Name.................................. HReap ... AP User Mode...................[...]

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    7-10 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Authenticatio n for Access Points Note If you choose to follo w this sug gested flow an d enable 802.1X authentication on the switch port after the access point has joine d the controller and receive d the conf igured 802[...]

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    7-11 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Auth entica tion for Access Points Step 4 In the Passw ord and Conf irm Passwo rd fields, enter the p assword that is to be inherited b y all access points that joi n the controller . Note Y ou must enter a strong passw ord[...]

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    7-12 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Authenticatio n for Access Points f. Click Apply to commit your changes. g. Click Sav e Configurati on to sav e your changes. Note If you ev er want to force this access point to use the controll er’ s global authentica[...]

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    7-13 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Auth entica tion for Access Points Step 4 If you ev er want to disable 802.1X authentication for all access points or for a specific access point, enter this command: conf ig ap dot1xuser disable { all | Cisco_AP } Note Y o[...]

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    7-14 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Embedded Access Points Configuring the Switch for Authentication On the switch CLI, enter these commands t o enable 802.1X authentication on a switch port : Switch# conf igure terminal Switch(conf ig)# dot1x syst em-auth-control Swit[...]

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    7-15 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Embedded Access Points Note T o use the CLI commands mentioned abo ve, th e router must be runn ing Cisco IOS Release 12.4(20)T or later . If you experience any prob lems, refer to the “T roubleshooting an Upgrade or Re v erting the [...]

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    7-16 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Autonomous Access Poin ts Co nverted to Lightweight Mode Autonomous Access Points Co nverted to Lightweight Mode Y ou can use an upgrade con v ersion tool to con vert autonomous Cisco Aironet 11 00, 1130A G, 1200, 1240A G, and 1300 S[...]

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    7-17 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Autonomous Access Points Converted to Lightweight Mode Reverting from Lightweight Mode to Autonomous Mode After you use the upgrade tool to con vert an auto nomous access point to li ghtweight mode, you can con vert the access point fr[...]

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    7-18 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Autonomous Access Poin ts Co nverted to Lightweight Mode Step 8 W ait until the access point rebo ots as indicated by all LEDs turning green follo wed b y the Status LED blinking gre en. Step 9 After the access point rebo ots, reconf[...]

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    7-19 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Autonomous Access Points Converted to Lightweight Mode Authorizing Access Points Using LSCs Y ou can use an LSC if you want your o wn public k ey infrastructu re (PKI) to provide better security , to ha ve control of you r certif icate[...]

  • Page 20

    7-20 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Autonomous Access Poin ts Co nverted to Lightweight Mode Step 7 T o add the CA certif icate into th e controller’ s CA certif icate dat abase, hov er your cu rsor ov er the blue drop-do wn arr ow f or the certif icate t ype and cho[...]

  • Page 21

    7-21 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Autonomous Access Points Converted to Lightweight Mode Step 6 T o add access points to the pro vision list, enter t his command: conf ig certificate lsc ap-pr ovision auth-list add AP_mac_ad dr Note T o remove access points from the pr[...]

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    7-22 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Autonomous Access Poin ts Co nverted to Lightweight Mode Step 10 T o vie w details about the access point s that are provisioned u sing LSC, enter this comman d: show certif icate lsc ap-provision Information simil ar to the follo wi[...]

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    7-23 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Autonomous Access Points Converted to Lightweight Mode c. From the Certif icate T ype drop-do wn box, choose MIC , SSC , or LSC . d. Click Add . The access point appears in the access point authorization list. Note T o remov e an acces[...]

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    7-24 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Autonomous Access Poin ts Co nverted to Lightweight Mode Using DHCP Option 43 and DHCP Option 60 Cisco Aironet access points use the type-length -value (TL V) format for DHCP option 43. DHCP serv ers must be programmed to return th e[...]

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    7-25 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Autonomous Access Points Converted to Lightweight Mode Y ou can view join-related inf ormation for the follo wing numbers of access points: • Up to 300 access points for 44 00 series contro llers, the Cisco W iSM, and the Catalyst 37[...]

  • Page 26

    7-26 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Autonomous Access Poin ts Co nverted to Lightweight Mode Configuring the Syslog Server for Access Points Follo w these steps to configu re the syslog serv er for access points us ing the controller CLI. Step 1 Perform one of the foll[...]

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    7-27 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Autonomous Access Points Converted to Lightweight Mode Information simil ar to the follo wing appears: Number of APs.............................................. 3 00:0b:85:1b:7c:b0.......................................... Joined 00:[...]

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    7-28 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Autonomous Access Poin ts Co nverted to Lightweight Mode Last AP disconnect details - Reason for last AP connection failure.................... The AP has been reset by the controller Last join error summary - Type of error that occu[...]

  • Page 29

    7-29 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Autonomous Access Points Converted to Lightweight Mode Using the CLI to Retrie ve Radio Core Dumps Using the co ntroller CL I, follow these steps to ret riev e the radi o core dump file. Step 1 T o transfer the radio core dump file fro[...]

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    7-30 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Autonomous Access Poin ts Co nverted to Lightweight Mode Step 6 In the File Name f ield, enter the name of the radio core dump f ile. Note The fi le n a m e that you enter should match the f ilename generated on the contr oller . Y o[...]

  • Page 31

    7-31 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Autonomous Access Points Converted to Lightweight Mode Uploading Memory Core Dumps from Converted Access Points By default, access p oints con verted to l ightweight mode do not send memo ry core dumps to the controller . This section [...]

  • Page 32

    7-32 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Autonomous Access Poin ts Co nverted to Lightweight Mode Using the CLI to Upload A ccess Point Core Dumps Using the controller CLI, follo w these steps to upload a core dump file of the access point. Step 1 T o upload a core dump of [...]

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    7-33 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Autonomous Access Points Converted to Lightweight Mode Disabling the Reset Button on Access Po ints Converted to Lightweight Mode Y ou can disable the reset butto n on access points con v erted to lightwei ght mode. The reset b utton i[...]

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    7-34 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Cisco Workgroup Bridges Follo w these steps to perfo rm the TFTP recov ery procedure. Step 1 Do wnload the required reco very i mage from Cisco.com (c1100-rcvk9w8 -mx, c1200-rcvk9w8-mx, or c1310-rcvk9w8-mx) and install it in the root[...]

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    7-35 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Cisco Workgroup Bridges Guidelines for Using WGBs Follo w these guideli nes for using WGBs on your netw ork: • The WGB can be any autonomous access point that supports the workgrou p bridge mode and is running Cisco IOS Release 12.4([...]

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    7-36 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Cisco Workgroup Bridges Note See the sample WGB access po int conf iguration in the “Sample WG B Configurati on” section on page 7-37 . • These features are supported for use with a WGB: – Guest N+1 redund ancy – Local EAP [...]

  • Page 37

    7-37 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Cisco Workgroup Bridges • These features are not supported fo r wired clients connected to a WGB: – MA C filtering – Link tests – Idle timeout • T o enable the WGB to commun icate with the li ghtweight access point, create a [...]

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    7-38 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Cisco Workgroup Bridges F i g u r e 7- 10 C l i e n t s Pa ge The WGB field on the right side of the page in dicates whet her any of the clients on your network are workgrou p bridges. Step 2 Click the MAC address of the desired clie[...]

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    7-39 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Cisco Workgroup Bridges Figur e 7 -12 WGB Wired Clients P age Note If you e ver wan t to disable or remov e a particular client, h ov er your cursor ov er the blue drop-do wn arro w for the desired client and choose Remov e or Disable [...]

  • Page 40

    7-40 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Cisco Workgroup Bridges Using the CLI to View the Status of Workgroup Bridges Follo w these steps to vi ew the stat us of WGBs on your network using the con troller CLI. Step 1 T o see any WGBs o n your network, enter t his command: [...]

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    7-41 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Backup Controlle rs Configuring Backup Controllers A single controller at a centralized location can a ct as a backup for access points when they lose connectivity with the primary contro ller in th e local region . Central[...]

  • Page 42

    7-42 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Backu p Controllers Using the GUI to Configure Backup Controllers Using the controller GUI, follow th ese steps to configur e primary , secondary , and tertiary controll ers for a specif ic access point and t o configure [...]

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    7-43 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Backup Controlle rs Step 7 If you want t o specify a primary backup contr oller for all access points, enter the IP address of the primary backup controller in the Back-up Primary C ontroller IP Address field and the name o[...]

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    7-44 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Backu p Controllers f. If desired, enter the name and IP address of the tert iary backup controller for this access point in the T ertiary Controller f ields. g. Click Apply to commit your changes. Step 11 Click Sa ve Con[...]

  • Page 45

    7-45 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Backup Controlle rs Step 7 T o conf igure the access point heartbeat timer , enter this command: conf ig advanced timers ap-heartbeat-timeout interval where interval is a v alue between 1 and 30 seconds (inclusi ve). This v[...]

  • Page 46

    7-46 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Failover Prio rity for Access Points Information simil ar to the follo wing appears for the show ad vanc ed tim er s command: Authentication Response Timeout (seconds)........ 10 Rogue Entry Timeout (seconds).............[...]

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    7-47 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Failover Pr iority for Access Points Figur e 7 -16 Global Configuration P ag e Step 2 From the Global AP F ailo ver Priority d rop-do wn box, choose Enable to enable access point failov er priority or Disable to disable thi[...]

  • Page 48

    7-48 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Failover Prio rity for Access Points Step 9 Click A pply to commit your changes. Step 10 Click Sa ve Conf iguration to sav e your changes. Using the CLI to Configure Failover Priority for Access Points Using the controlle[...]

  • Page 49

    7-49 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Country Codes • T o see the failover priority for ea ch access point, enter this command: show ap summary Information simil ar to the follo wing appears: Number of APs.................................... 2 Global AP User [...]

  • Page 50

    7-50 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Country Codes Note If an access point wa s already set to a higher le gal po wer le vel or is conf igured man ually , the po wer le vel is limited only by the p articular country to wh ich that access point is assigned. Y[...]

  • Page 51

    7-51 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Country Codes Step 6 If you selected multiple co untry codes in Step 3, each access point is assigned to a country . Follo w these steps to see the default country chosen for each access po int and to choose a dif ferent co[...]

  • Page 52

    7-52 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Country Codes Using the CLI to Configure Country Codes Follo w these steps to configu re country codes using the CLI. Step 1 T o see a list of all av ailable c ountry codes, enter this command: show country supported Step[...]

  • Page 53

    7-53 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Country Codes Step 6 T o see the list of a v ailable channels for the country codes configured o n your controller , ent er this command: show country channels Information simil ar to the follo wing appears: Configured Coun[...]

  • Page 54

    7-54 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Country Codes Step 9 If you entered multiple cou ntry codes in Step 3, foll o w these steps to assign each access point to a specific country: a. Perform one of the follo wing: – Leav e the 802.11a and 80 2.11b/g networ[...]

  • Page 55

    7-55 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Migrating Access Points from the -J Reg ula tory Domain to the -U Regulatory Domain Migrating Access Points from the -J Regulatory Domain to the -U Regulatory Domain The Japanese gov ernment has changed its 5-G Hz radio spectrum regula[...]

  • Page 56

    7-56 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Migrating Access Points from the -J Regula tory Domain to the -U Regulatory Domain Guidelines for Migration Follo w these guideli nes before migrating your access points to the -U regulato ry domai n: • Y ou can migrate only Cisco [...]

  • Page 57

    7-57 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Migrating Access Points from the -J Reg ula tory Domain to the -U Regulatory Domain Step 5 Enter this command to migrate the access points from the -J regulatory domain to the -U regulatory domain: conf ig ap migrate j52w52 { all | ap_[...]

  • Page 58

    7-58 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Using the W56 Band in Japan Using the W56 Band in Japan The Japanese gov ernment is forma lly permitting wireless LAN use of the frequencies in the W56 band for 802.11a radios. The W56 band includes the follo wing channels, frequenci[...]

  • Page 59

    7-59 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Optimizing RFID Tracking on Access Points Note The Rogue Location Detection Protocol (RLDP) and rogue containment ar e not supported on the channels listed in Ta b l e 7 - 2 . Note The maximum lega l transmit po wer is greater for some[...]

  • Page 60

    7-60 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Optimizing RFID Tr acking on Acce ss Points Step 2 Click the name of the access po int for which you w ant to confi gure monitor mode. The All APs > Detail s for page appears. Step 3 From the AP Mode drop-d own box, cho ose Monito[...]

  • Page 61

    7-61 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Optimizing RFID Tracking on Access Points Step 12 Click Apply to commit your changes. Step 13 Click Sav e Configurati on to sav e your changes. Step 14 T o re-enable the access point radio, choose Enable f r om t h e Admin Status drop-[...]

  • Page 62

    7-62 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Probe Requ est Forwarding Step 9 T o see a summary of all access points in monitor mode, enter this command: show ap monitor -mode summary Information simil ar to the follo wing appears: AP Name Ethernet MAC Status Scanni[...]

  • Page 63

    7-63 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Retrieving the Unique Device Identifier on Controller s and Access Points Retrieving the Unique Device Identifier on Controllers and Access Points The unique de vice identif ier (UDI) standard un iquely identif ies products across all [...]

  • Page 64

    7-64 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Performing a Lin k Test Step 4 Click the In ventory tab to open the All APs > Detail s for (In ven tory) page (see Figure 7-22 ). Figur e 7 -22 All APs > Details for (Inv entory) P ag e This page sho ws the in v entory informat[...]

  • Page 65

    7-65 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Performi ng a Link Test response packet. Both t he link-test requestor and responder rol es are implemented on the access point and controller . Therefore, not only can the access point or controller initiate a link test to a CCX v4 or[...]

  • Page 66

    7-66 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Performing a Lin k Test Figur e 7 -23 Clients P age Step 2 Hov er your cursor ov er the blue drop-do wn arro w for the desired client and choose LinkT est . A link test page appea rs (see Figure 7-24 ). Note Y ou can also access this[...]

  • Page 67

    7-67 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Link Latency Using the CLI to Perform a Link Test Use these commands to run a link test using t he CLI. 1. T o run a link test, enter this command: linktest ap_mac When CCX v4 or later is enab led on both the cont roller an[...]

  • Page 68

    7-68 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Link La tency Note Link latency calculates the CAPW AP response time be tween the access point and th e controller . It does not measure network lat ency or ping resp onses. The controller displays the curren t round-trip[...]

  • Page 69

    7-69 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Link Latency Step 8 When the All APs > Details for page reappears, click the Advanced tab again. The link latenc y results appear below the Enable Link Latenc y check box: • Current —The current ro und-trip time (in [...]

  • Page 70

    7-70 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Power over Ethernet Step 3 T o clear the current, minimum, and maximum link latenc y statistics on the controller f or a specific access point, enter this command: conf ig ap link-latency rese t Cisco_AP Step 4 T o vie w [...]

  • Page 71

    7-71 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Power over Ethernet Ta b l e 7 - 3 sho ws the maximum transmit po wer settin gs for 1250 series access points using PoE. Note When powered with a non-Cisco standard PoE switch , t he 1250 series access point operat es under[...]

  • Page 72

    7-72 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Power over Ethernet The PoE Status field sho ws the power le vel at which the access point is operatin g: High (20 W), Medium (16.8 W), or Medium (1 5.4 W). This fi eld is not co nf igurable. The controller auto-detects t[...]

  • Page 73

    7-73 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Power over Ethernet • Override —This option allo ws the access point to o p erate in high-power mode without first verifyin g a matching MA C address. It is accept able to use this option if you r network does not conta[...]

  • Page 74

    7-74 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Configuring Flashing LEDs The Po wer T ype/Mode field show s “degraded mode” if the access point is not operating at full power . • T o vie w the controller’ s trap log, enter this command: show traplog If the access point is[...]

  • Page 75

    7-75 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Viewing Clients Figur e 7 -27 Clients P age This page lists all of the clients that are associated to the c ontroller’ s acce ss points. It provides the follo wing information for each client: • The MA C address of the client • T[...]

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    7-76 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Viewing Clients Figur e 7 -28 Searc h Clients P age b. Check one or more of the follo wing check boxes to specify the criteria used when displaying clients: • MA C Addr ess —Enter a client MA C address. Note When you enable the M[...]

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    7-77 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points Viewing Clients Figur e 7 -29 Clients > Detail P age[...]

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    7-78 Cisco Wireless LAN Contro ller Configuration Guide OL-17037-01 Chapter 7 Contro lling Lightweight Access Points Viewing Clients This page sho ws the follo wing information : • The genera l properties of t he client • The security settings of th e client • The QoS properties of the client • Client statis tics • The properties of the a[...]

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