Access points As a Wireless Controller

Dear
I need a proposal for the fully meshed 9 wireless access points. In which
One can behave as wireless controller
Dual Radio connectivity
Poe on each AP or extra port of Ethernet
Warm Regards
Hassan Sarfraz Ali

I see what you're asking, Since virtual controller concept is evolving and no one wants single point of failure i.e., single controller for smaller deployment and remote offices, what you're asking is quite logical for local and flex mode. For Mesh, considering awpp convergence may not suite is what i believe.
Until 7.3 Cisco don't have this feature. Whatever you're looking could be what Cisco's future making or already work in progress, you may want to check with Cisco via TAC.

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We have a 2504 Wireless Controller and it works great!
We currently have 6 Access Points (Aironet 1252) connected.
We just added the sixth one a few weeks ago and with a properly configured and fully functioning Wireless Controller, it was super easy.
Now, I have been assigned to add another Access Point, but at a remote site.
The plan is to have up to three or more APs at this remote location and we want them to talk back to the Wireless Controller.
We have plenty of licences on our current Wireless Controller.
Do do not want to spend the funds for another Wireless Controller and more licenses.
1. How does one manually add a Aironet 1252 to the 2504 Wireless Controller
2. If the AP is on a different subnet than the Wireless Controller, how does one get it registered?
3. The best for last: Can a Aironet 1252 talk to a 2504 Wireless Controller over a WAN link?
If so, how?
Thank you!
Bryan Smith

Here are some links
AP join
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk722/tk809/technologies_tech_note09186a00806c9e51.shtml
FlexConnect
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/controller/7.2/configuration/guide/cg_flexconnect.html
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Lightweight access-point joined the wireless controller but no radio channels

a customer wireless controller 2106 he use access-point AIR-LAP1252G-E-K9 the access point the leds indicate
etherner and radio is blinking green and status is green.
please help i am in the customer company now

The AP1252 has higher power requirements than some of the Cisco PoE switches provide. Depending on the switch you are plugging them into you will get enough power to power up the device and connect to a controller but not enough to power up the antennas. Options that can work include:
1) Removing one of the antennas if you are not gonig to use it (or as a temporary workaround to get some wireless)
2) Using an external power supply
3) Using an external inline power appliance system that supplies enough power (http://www.microsemi.com/powerdsine/ is one example).
4) Depending on the type of switch you are connecting to you may be able to upgrade code to provide a higher amount of power to the port. For instance, a Catalyst 6500 by default supplies 15.8 watts of power to a port. But if you upgrade the code to 12.2(33)SXH2? I believe you can get 16.8 watts of power and this is enough to bring up both antennas on the AP. But even then you don't have enuf power to run the upper N speeds - I think anything above 72 Mbps is unattainable.
Other AP models such as the 1140 have lower power requirements and may work better for you.

How do i ensure the new access point is joined the controller or not

How do i ensure the new access point is joined the controller or not

To Verifying that Access Points Join the Controller or not there are two ways as below.
Please go through the step by step to find the APs joined state
When replacing a controller, you need to make sure that access points join the new controller.
Using the GUI to Verify that Access Points Join the Controller
Follow these steps to ensure that access points join the new controller.
Step 1 Follow these steps to configure the new controller as a master controller.
a. Click Controller > Advanced > Master Controller Mode to open the Master Controller Configuration page.
b. Check the Master Controller Mode check box.
c. Click Apply to commit your changes.
d. Click Save Configuration to save your changes.
Step 2 (Optional) Flush the ARP and MAC address tables within the network infrastructure. Ask your network administrator for more information about this step.
Step 3 Restart the access points.
Step 4 Once all the access points have joined the new controller, configure the controller not to be a master controller by unchecking the Master Controller Mode check box on the Master Controller Configuration page.
Using the CLI to Verify that Access Points Join the Controller
Follow these steps to ensure that access points join the new controller.
Step 1 To configure the new controller as a master controller, enter this command:
config network master-base enable
Step 2 (Optional) Flush the ARP and MAC address tables within the network infrastructure. Ask your network administrator for more information about this step.
Step 3 Restart the access points.

WAP4410N Access point and 4404 WLAN Controller.

Hello to all,
I am planning to setup a new WLAN using WAP4410N Wireless N Access Point. Is it possible to manage the AP using 4404 WLAN controller ?
I need to buy arround 42 AP for covering the entire building.
Regards,
Aslam

leolaohoo
Could u please tell me which series can be used with 4404 WLANC ?
Also the AP Should support Bridging or Mesh.

Access point not online on controller

Hi,
I have been trying to get a 1262AP registered to wireless lan controller.
The core switch has three 2 vlans in it, management which is vlan 41 and AP interaction vlan which is vlan 51.
Controller also has both these vlans.
Vlan 41 - 192.168.40.x/23 ( management vlan)
Vlan 61 - 192.168.61.x/24 (AP vlan)
WLC management interface IP is 192.168.40.18
WLC AP interface IP is 192.168.6.241
Now , during the initial steps, the access points are attached to the switchports on vlan41, wherein they get the dhcp ip from the temporary pool created on the controller and get registered.
But, these access points in actual environment needs to be on static ip address. When it's ip is changed to a static IP address from the controller , it fails to register to the controller. the switchport is put on vlan6 as access port , after static ip is assigned to the access point.
The error i receive is ;
%CAPWAP-3-EVENTLOG: Could not resolve gateway. Not sending discovery request to 0.0.0.0, type 1
the core switch we are using in this new setup is a 2960 with a lanbase image. I realised the switch is not routing enabled. it doesn't accept the command "ip routing". Will this be creating a problem for the access points?
From the switch , the controller management and AP vlan IP address can be pinged. similarly, from the controller, AP and management vlan interface ip address of the switch can be pinged.
Please help.

Did you get it to work? The thing you have to understand is how the AP is able to join the WLC and the process the AP goes through to try to join. Here is a document that will help you understand the process and the various ways an AP can join or find the WLC. The easiest almost fool proof way is to place the ap in the same subnet as the management of the WLC. If the AP joins, then the AP will know of the ip of that WLC it joined or any in the mobility group if defined. Take a look at the doc as it explains it better than I can:)
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk722/tk809/technologies_tech_note09186a00806c9e51.shtml
Thanks,
Scott
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Can I use the Ethernet Port for a computer when it is also used as a wireless network with an Airport Extreme as the access point for the wireless network

Can I use the Ethernet Port of the A1264 Airport Express to connect to the Ethernet port of a computer that does not have wireless capability when the Airport Express is also used on a wireless network with an Airport Extreme 5th generation as the access point for the network?
I have AE 5th gen
looking to buy (from ebay) the AEX A1264
Various computers, printers and hubs for the network
Is this possible to do?

Bob, Thanks for the info. I have read different articles that said yes, but I wanted to make sure before I commit to buy. I have an older A1084 which I could not use the Ethernet port. I know at one point I was able to when I was on 10.4. Now that I am on an Intel processor and 10.8 I am going to have to upgrade some of my Apple wireless hardware.
Thanks Again.

3750G - cannot access GUI on the wireless controller

I am not able to access the GUI of the wireless controller - If I console into the wireless controller I can ping the management IP address but if I console into the switch I cannot ping the wireless controller.
I think someone may have screwed up the configuration files - is there somewhere I can download the "factory" configuration from?

To recovery to factory default, you will need to be on the console of the controller, and reboot. Once you are at the user login prompt you can login with recover-config, this will reset the controller to factory defaults. Prior to doing that, hit the CLI from the console port, and issue the command show interface summary. Take a look at the VLAN assigned to the management interface. Then take a look at the switch, and look at Port-Channel 40, should be there by default fo for the port channel to the controller. Want you want to check for is, the native VLAN on the port-channel. This is a dot1q trunk, so if they are tagged the same on both sides traffic will get dropped. For example, if you are using 10.20.1.2/24 for the management interface and this is VLAN 20, then on the port channel you should have switchport trunk native vlan 20, and on the controllers management interface you would want to set the VLAN for 0, untagged. If you need to change this from the CLI of the controller, first issue the command config wlan disable 1, to shutdown the first wlan, then issue the command config interface vlan management 0, this will set the management interface to be untagged. Once you have done this, try to access the GUI again. Once in, you can make the same change to the ap-manager, if it is on the same VLAn as the management.
Steve

Windows 7 or 8 shows the wireless client connected to the access point but the wireless icon displays "No connection to the internet

I have seen the same issue working with a different vendors wireless solution. When I sniffed the air with OmniPeek and the network the ap was on with WireShark, I see the arp request for the gateway go to the router, the reply from
the gateway router is sent out to the suspect machine in the air, the PC ack's the packet but never populates the arp cache. I have looked at both arp responses in a working vs failing scenario, both packets are the same.
The only way I have been able to resolve it was to disable IP Helper (start up too) from Services, reboot the machine. I was seeing 3 to 4 drops per day but since disabling this Service the machines I have been testing with have not seen the
issue again.
IP Helper:
Provides tunnel connectivity using IPv6 transition technologies (6to4, ISATAP, Port Proxy, and Teredo), and IP-HTTPS. If this service is stopped, the computer will not have the enhanced connectivity benefits that these technologies offer.
Machines Tested and Fixed:
Lenovo E540
Lenovo W540
Acer Aspire One
Dell Latitude E6420
The ip helper service change was made on 40 laptops, a dozen of which would fail in about an hour. So far 0 out of the 40 has seen the issue since making the change and rebooting (rebooting is key after the disable) the laptops. It's
been about 5 days.
Any reason why disabling this Service fixes the issue? With it on I can replicate the issue pretty quickly on a few different machine types so it does not seem to be driver or wireless nic vendor specific. I've checked through the
event viewer logs but nothing seems to be triggered during the time of the issue. Using the troubleshooter or disconnecting from the wireless service will fix the issue for only a short time.

I have seen the same issue working with a different vendors wireless solution. When I sniffed the air with OmniPeek and the network the ap was on with WireShark, I see the arp request for the gateway go to the router, the reply from
the gateway router is sent out to the suspect machine in the air, the PC ack's the packet but never populates the arp cache. I have looked at both arp responses in a working vs failing scenario, both packets are the same.
The only way I have been able to resolve it was to disable IP Helper (start up too) from Services, reboot the machine. I was seeing 3 to 4 drops per day but since disabling this Service the machines I have been testing with have not seen the
issue again.
IP Helper:
Provides tunnel connectivity using IPv6 transition technologies (6to4, ISATAP, Port Proxy, and Teredo), and IP-HTTPS. If this service is stopped, the computer will not have the enhanced connectivity benefits that these technologies offer.
Machines Tested and Fixed:
Lenovo E540
Lenovo W540
Acer Aspire One
Dell Latitude E6420
The ip helper service change was made on 40 laptops, a dozen of which would fail in about an hour. So far 0 out of the 40 has seen the issue since making the change and rebooting (rebooting is key after the disable) the laptops. It's
been about 5 days.
Any reason why disabling this Service fixes the issue? With it on I can replicate the issue pretty quickly on a few different machine types so it does not seem to be driver or wireless nic vendor specific. I've checked through the
event viewer logs but nothing seems to be triggered during the time of the issue. Using the troubleshooter or disconnecting from the wireless service will fix the issue for only a short time.

Wireless controller and Acess points

Hi
which protocal is used between wlc and acess point. and what is CAPWAP.

which protocal is used between wlc and acess point.
It used to be called LWAPP but now it's called CAPWAP.
Access Point Communication Protocols
In controller software release 5.2 or later, Cisco lightweight access points use the IETF standard Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points protocol (CAPWAP) to communicate between the controller and other lightweight access points on the network. Controller software releases prior to 5.2 use the Lightweight Access Point Protocol (LWAPP) for these communications.
CAPWAP, which is based on LWAPP, is a standard, interoperable protocol that enables a controller to manage a collection of wireless access points. CAPWAP is being implemented in controller software release 5.2 for these reasons:
•To provide an upgrade path from Cisco products that use LWAPP to next-generation Cisco products that use CAPWAP
•To manage RFID readers and similar devices
•To enable controllers to interoperate with third-party access points in the future
LWAPP-enabled access points can discover and join a CAPWAP controller, and conversion to a CAPWAP controller is seamless. For example, the controller discovery process and the firmware downloading process when using CAPWAP are the same as when using LWAPP. The one exception is for Layer 2 deployments, which are not supported by CAPWAP.
You can deploy CAPWAP controllers and LWAPP controllers on the same network. The CAPWAP-enabled software allows access points to join either a controller running CAPWAP or LWAPP. The only exception is the Cisco Aironet 1140 Series Access Point, which supports only CAPWAP and therefore joins only controllers running CAPWAP. For example, an 1130 series access point can join a controller running either CAPWAP or LWAPP whereas an 1140 series access point can join only a controller running CAPWAP.
Guidelines for Using CAPWAP

Wireless Access Points Specs.

Hello guys,
i need to ask about the different between SAP vs LAP vs CAP ( Wireless Access Points )
thanks in advanced
i hope that you help me out :)

Hope this helps:
SAP=Standalone (Autonomous AP)
LAP=LWAPP Access Point
CAP=Capwap Access Point
Q. What is CAPWAP?
A. In controller software release 5.2 or later, Cisco lightweight access points use the IETF standard Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points protocol (CAPWAP) in order to communicate between the controller and other lightweight access points on the network. Controller software releases prior to 5.2 use the Lightweight Access Point Protocol (LWAPP) for these communications.
CAPWAP, which is based on LWAPP, is a standard, interoperable protocol that enables a controller to manage a collection of wireless access points. CAPWAP is being implemented in controller software release 5.2 for these reasons:
To provide an upgrade path from Cisco products that use LWAPP to next-generation Cisco products that use CAPWAP
To manage RFID readers and similar devices
To enable controllers to interoperate with third-party access points in the future
LWAPP-enabled access points can discover and join a CAPWAP controller, and conversion to a CAPWAP controller is seamless. For example, the controller discovery process and the firmware downloading process when you use CAPWAP are the same as when you use LWAPP. The one exception is for Layer 2 deployments, which are not supported by CAPWAP.
You can deploy CAPWAP controllers and LWAPP controllers on the same network. The CAPWAP-enabled software allows access points to join either a controller that runs CAPWAP or LWAPP. The only exception is the Cisco Aironet 1140 Series Access Point, which supports only CAPWAP and therefore joins only controllers that run CAPWAP. For example, an 1130 series access point can join a controller that runs either CAPWAP or LWAPP whereas an 1140 series access point can join only a controller that runs CAPWAP.
For more information, refer to the Access Point Communication Protocols section of the configuration guide.

Design question: Access points and controller Logical/Physical placement

Background:
We have an MPLS (layer 3) network 4 offices and a Datacenter:
We are planning to install about 10 Access Points(3600 series) per office and have a controller(5508 series) in the Datacenter.
Questions:
1- Is this design possible, in other words, just one controller centralizing all Access point traffic in one controller in the Datacenter?
2- We would like to accomplish this in two phases:
    A- install access points without controller handling authentication thru microsoft IAS servers (current configuration with 1200 series)
    B- Deploy wireless Controller in Datacenter and start migrating orphan APs to Controllers one office at a time
I'll appreciate any advice , comments and suggestions to the the outlined plan/design
Thanks
Juan

1- Is this design possible, in other words, just one controller centralizing all Access point traffic in one controller in the Datacenter?
Yes... depending on the bandwidth you can either have the APs in local mode which tunnels all traffic back to the WLC or you configure the AP's in FlexConnect and place the traffic locally in each site.
2- We would like to accomplish this in two phases:
    A- install access points without controller handling authentication thru microsoft IAS servers (current configuration with 1200 series)
    B- Deploy wireless Controller in Datacenter and start migrating orphan APs to Controllers one office at a time
I don't know what you are trying to accomplish here, but if you are running new cables and replacing all the AP's, you should bring up the WLC in the DC and connect all the AP's but leave the AP as admin down until your ready to cutover. You can still use the IAS server for radius, just need to create a AAA client on the IAS for the WLC.
Thanks,
Scott
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Use WRT110 as a wireless access point to connect desktop computer to a WRT160N network.

I am having a problem setting my WRT110 connected to a desktop computer, as an access point to a net broadcast by a WRT160N. The WRT connects to the desktop computer, but does not see the WRT169N network. A laptop with 802.11g sitting next to the desktop is able to link to the WRT160N network, although the signal is weak, but workable. Has anyone any ideas on how to use the WRT110 as as access point rather than a router. I spoke with CISCO technician level 2, and he says it can't be done. CISCO website for WRT110 describes it as three devices in one, one being a wireless access point. CISCO technician says get a WAP, but I think I should be able to use the WRT110. Help appreciated.

Linksys Wireless Routers (WRT...) are simple access points. They don't establish a connection to any other wireless device. They only allow wireless access for clients. That's the definition for an access point: to be a point of access into the LAN for clients. It is a common misconception that a "wireless access point" would always include bridging or repeating capabilities although that is a completely different mode of operation.
What you want is not an access point but a wireless repeater (WRE) or a wireless bridge (WET) or a combination. The Linksys WAPs are versatile wireless devices which can be operated as access point, repeater, and bridge.
Message Edited by gv on 09-11-2008 09:52 AM

WAP2000 Wireless-G Access Point (Setup Help)

Hi,
We have a wireless-g access point typically (and previously, in this case) used for a small business. We were given the device for free and wanted to reset the device to use as our wireless router at home. First and foremost, can a wireless access point double as a home wireless router? I was told that only one computer/laptop at a time can connect to a wireless access point, unlike a wireless router which allows multiple devices to connect to a wireless home network at a time? Is this true?
Second, because the device is not new, we no longer have the setup instructions. Upon resetting the device (holding down the reset button for 10 or more seconds), we were unable to access the WAP2000 online setup page for a username and password. The device is being picked up by our macbooks and shows up in the Airport as "linksys-g." However, we are unable to access the setup page or communicate with the access point. We have tried typing http://198.162.1.1/ in our address bar, but have had no luck.
Do you have any suggestions as to how to set up the device? Also, can this device double as a router that will allow multiple laptops and devices (i.e. sony playstation) to access and use the wireless network simultaneously.
Thank you for your help.

Sam,
First yes you won't to factory reset the unit. You should hold down the reset button longer than 30 seconds and no longer than 45.Once this is back to factory default, the current ip address should be 192.168.1.245 , you will need to statically assign your pc an address in 192.168.1.1 /24 range and make sure you are plugged directly into WAP2000. Now you should be able to access the AP. Default username = admin password = admin
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/access_point/csbap/wap2000/quick_start/guide/WAP2000_Quick_Start_Guide.pdf
Above is a quick start guide for reference.
Now just configure accordingly.
Thanks,
Jasbryan
Cisco Support Engineer
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Access-Point Registration

Hello All
We want to enter the Mac-address of the Access Point on the Wireless LAN Controller 5508 and then Access Point are allowed to Register to the Wireless LAN Controller. What option needs to be enabled on Wireless LAN Controller to make this scenario working.
Thanks in advance
Cisco Kid

Hey Kid,
Give this a read. It should meet your needs.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6366/products_configuration_example09186a00808c7234.shtml

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