Questions tagged [cisco-wireless]
For questions about or involving any Cisco Wireless product. For instance, you want to install a new Cisco 2800 Autonomous Access Point or you have having problems with your Wireless LAN controller.
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Does each computer/smart phone use electromagnetic wave with different frequency to communicate when they're connected to a WLAN?
I read some papers about WLAN and Wi-Fi. They say that modern WLAN/Wi-Fi uses a kind of technology called "OFDM(Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing)".
My understanding is: ODFM means ...
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Does using Cisco's switch-central WLC deployments drastically increase delay for wireless clients?
I have been studying Flex Connect and Cisco WLC deployment and I noticed that the default mode for WLC's and LAP's (Light-weight Access Points) is centrally switched (not using Flex-Connect) which got ...
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How can I legally get a software upgrade for my Cisco Wireless controller without a service contract so it supports my more recent access-point?
I have a Cisco 5508 Wireless LAN controller and a Cisco AIR-CAP3702I-A-K9 Access point.
The WLC release is: 7.0.252.0
The AP is : Cisco IOS Software, C3700 Software (AP3G2-K9W8-M), Version 15.3(...
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Set up multiple WAP4410N AP with same SSID
We are facing a WiFi connection issue in the prod environment at client place (a big hall, around 200ft x 150ft). Details:
Environment:
4 Cisco WAP4410N Access points mounted on the pillars in the ...
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How can I configure the "DHCP Addr. Assignment" Required on a Cisco WLC 2504 from the CLI?
How can I set the "DHCP Addr. Assignment" checkbox on the WLAN Advanced tab on the Cisco 2504 WLC from the CLI?
I think I found something, but it gives me an error and does not set the checkbox:
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Which Cisco access points (and what IOS versions) does the AIR-CT2504 wireless LAN controller support?
I have two Cisco 1140 access points and two Cisco 1252AG access points. Can I use the Cisco AIR-CT2504 WLC to manage all of them? What versions of the LWAPP Cisco IOS are required? I tried looking for ...
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What spanning tree IEEE protocol does the Cisco 1252AG Aironet access point support?
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We're running Cisco IOS version 15.2(2)JA1. What version of the IEEE STP is supported on the Cisco Aironet 1252AG access points? We are using the "bridge X protocol ieee" command.
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Cisco WLC: Displaying AP configuration commands
Is there a way to display on a WLC a list of commands used for configuration of a given AP? I believe it's possible on Juniper Trapeze WLCs, wouldn't understand why Cisco would disable such an option.
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Cisco Mobility Express - supported authentication options
What are the supported authentication options for the ME APs? Do they support only login through local credentials or RADIUS/TACACS+ is also supported?
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Understanding how a Wi-Fi transmitter chooses a BSSID for Virtual Access Points
I'm trying to understand if there is a certain protocol that a Wi-Fi transmitter must follow when creating a BSSID for virtual access points.
In my university building, there are a bunch of CISCO ...
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How to limit number of wireless clients on Cisco access point?
We have a Cisco access point in autonomous mode. Is there a way we can set a limit on the number of simultaneous wireless clients either per-radio or per-SSID on the access point? If yes, what is the ...
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Cisco Wireless Migration
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2 wlc (5508) in cluster, currently advertising 2 SSIDs, I want to advertise 2 more SSIDs with new vlans. 2 new SSIDs will be using their own RADIUS and NTP servers. Please ...
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What is difference between WMM-PS, Power Save Poll, Power Save non-Poll, Unscheduled Automatic Power Save Delivery (U-APSD)?
I am study on Power Save Mechanisms. Could you please show me what is difference between WMM-PS, Power Save Poll, Power Save non-Poll, Unscheduled Automatic Power Save Delivery (U-APSD)? and how to ...
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APs not joining WLC Cisco 4400 Series
A few office APs are not joining the WLC after a restart, and this is the log from the controller:
*spamReceiveTask: Feb 13 20:18:44.173: %DTLS-3-HANDSHAKE_FAILURE: openssl_dtls.c:631 Failed to ...
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Bonjour defeating wireless isolation?
I have two MacBook Pros and a Cisco RV110W wireless router.
I have created a VLAN with all ports untagged and I linked this VLAN to a Wi-Fi with the option "Wireless Isolation with SSID" on.
From ...
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How to connect Cisco AP1242 with WLC4402?
I just got a pair of Cisco APs and a WLC in order to play around for my CCNA Wireless certification. I'm having troubles connecting all 3 devices together. I believe I need a switch to connect them. ...
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Cisco 1841/WAP4410N Wireless Access Issue
In our environment, we have a Cisco 1841 which, among other things, performs DHCP services for a small manufacturing facility. We have 100 available DHCP addresses in the pool. That device connects to ...
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How to secure WiFi with user name and password?
We have internet access in both LAN and WLAN in our offices which is only used to internet access.
How do we enable a password based authentication in this infrastructure so that authenticated user ...
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Should I use the same Native VLAN for the management traffic network-wide?
I have the native VLAN on my trunk links set to VLAN 10 which is my management VLAN that spans the entire network. We have one WLC and Access Points connected on a trunk link set to native VLAN20 ...
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Securing WLAN using one time authentication [closed]
We have a wireless SSID for Managers which I need to secure using one time authentication. Currently we are using MAC filtering but it is insecure. So I am wondering if there is a certificate based ...
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Trying to serve dhcp inside cisco AP with mbssid [closed]
I've been following several guides online to setup a Cisco Aironet 1602I.
This AP has 2 radio anthenas and is able to produce several SSIDs via mbssid cisco configuration. My goal is to have 2 ...
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Cisco 1142: Gather "show int dot11Radio N statistics" Data via SNMP?
I have a Cisco 1142 access point and would like to collect the statistics shown by the command "show int dot11Radio [N] statistics" command via SNMP. Specifically, I want to collect the number of ...
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Cisco 2504 Wireless Controller Setup [closed]
I'm attempting to set up a Cisco 2504 Wireless Controller for personal use (50+ connections to access point) and I'm having trouble accessing the configuration page. Before the wireless controller, ...
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Manage Wifi clients
We have 20 location and about 150 laptop clients, each location has Cisco WLC 5508. Right now everyone is using same password which is individually configured on all WLCs.
Is there any management ...
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Cisco Prime / 5508 WLC captive portals
Need some assistance with a small query.
Can a 5508 WLC be configured to host multiple concurrent captive portals?
Have been googling for the information but if anyone has the info available, I would ...
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What would cause 'Unable to create temp dir "flash:/update"' when updating Cisco AP?
When trying to update an Aironet 1262 to a new firmware, I received this error:
ap#archive download-sw /overwrite scp://[email protected]/ap3g1-k9w8-tar.152-4.JB5.tar
Unable to create temp dir "flash:/...
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Cisco AIR-SAP2600 series AP random reboot
Our office seems to have started experiencing an issue where every 2-3 days our AIR-SAP2602 reboots then returns to normal function within ~2mins. I've checked the power source, made sure it's all ...
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VLANs allowed vs VLANs active -- cannot pull DHCP over WiFi
I am trying to set up a new WLAN. Cisco 5508 controller. W2K8R2 for DHCP.
Why would VLAN 600 not appear as active in management domain?
I have an AP (Aironet 1041) assigned to VLAN 600. I am unable ...
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Cisco 1200 AP, client information from CLI
I'm working with several cisco 1200 series APs, trying to get relevant client information off of them. It would be helpful to see RSSI and SNR for individual clients connected, but I am unable to ...
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Cisco AP not powering up until pressing mode button
We have two Cisco 2602E APs and one Cisco 3602E AP deployed at a location in China. They are connected to an HP ProCurve 2910al PoE switch.
The 3602E powers up fine when the switch is rebooted (i.e. ...
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