Managing Lightweight Access Points in Ciscoworks LMS 4.0

Hello,
Is it possible to manage Lightweight Access Points in Ciscoworks LMS 4.0?
Regards,
Henk van Gruijthuijsen

Only autonomous AP's are supported for inventory as yjdabear mentions above. LWAPP AP's cannot be managed or inventoried in LMS
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/docs/net_mgmt/ciscoworks_lan_management_solution/4.0/device_support/table/lms40sdt.html

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Can you hard code the speed and duplex on lightweight access points

I have a client that want to set the spped and duplex on the switch port. Is there a way you can configure the fastethernet port on a lightweight access point for speed and duplex.

Try this step
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
interface fastethernet0
Enter configuration interface mode.
Step 3
speed {10 | 100 | auto}
Configure the Ethernet speed. Cisco recommends that you use auto, the default setting.
Step 4
duplex {auto | full | half}
Configure the duplex setting. Cisco recommends that you use auto, the default setting.
Step 5
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 6
show running-config
Verify your entries.
Step 7
copy running-config startup-config

QOS config 4500 switchport for Lightweight access point

What is the best QOS configuration what needs to be applied on a 4500 switchport for Lightweight access point.

Hi,
If you are asking about Layer 2 QoS configuration for switch-port then it is global command, which will apply on all switch-ports, not for any specific switch-port.
As far as switch-port mode is concern which in connected to LWAP then yes it is better you keep it in default mode.

Is Cisco air-ap1230a a lightweight access point?

Is Cisco air-ap1230a a lightweight access point? Can it be use for the new CCNP training?
Thanks

Hi Bao,
The 1230 is not a Lightweight AP, but can be upgraded to LWAPP with the A Radio model listed below (Note that this model is EOS/EOL) this is probably not the best choice for your studies;
Solution Requirements
Migration from autonomous access point mode to lightweight mode is possible on these Cisco Aironet access point platforms:
All 1130AG access points
All 1240 AG access points
For all IOS-based 1200 series modular access point (1200/1220 Cisco IOS Software Upgrade, 1210 and **1230 AP**) platforms, it depends on the radio:
if 802.11G, MP21G and MP31G are supported
if 802.11A, RM21A and RM22A are supported
The 1200 series access points can be upgraded with any combination of supported radios: G only, A only, or both G and A.
All 1310 AG access points
From this good doc;
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps430/prod_technical_reference09186a00804fc3dc.html
Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Ordering Guide
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps430/prod_technical_reference09186a00800c9435.html
EOS & EOL for the Cisco Aironet 1200 Series 802.11a Access Points
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps430/prod_eol_notice0900aecd801e5303.html
Understanding the Lightweight Access Point Protocol (LWAPP)
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns340/ns394/ns348/ns337/networking_solutions_white_paper0900aecd802c18ee.shtml
Lightweight Access Point FAQ
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6306/products_qanda_item09186a00806a4da3.shtml
Lightweight AP (LAP) Registration to a Wireless LAN Controller (WLC)
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk722/tk809/technologies_tech_note09186a00806c9e51.shtml
**You are probably better off with something like the LAP 1131. Have a look here;
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/products_category_buyers_guide.html#access_points
Hope this helps! I noticed your other post regarding the WLC suggestions and have responded there as well :)
Rob

Connection between lightweight access point and switch?

Hello everybody,
I am a bit confused about cisco 1000 series access point connection. On wireless lan controller and lightweight access point basic configuration example document id 69719 (http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6366/products_configuration_example09186a0080665cdf.shtml), I understood the access point has two vlans associated with (vlan 3 and 4). Am I correct?
Why is connection between access point and catalyst port just access port rather 802.1q trunk? How vlan traffic can traverse from the access point to controller?
Please advice.
Many thanks,
Nitass

Nitass,
The AP itself does not need to be a trunked port, but the uplink to the controller does. When using a Lightweight enviroment, all the traffic passes thru an encrypted LWAPP tunnel from the AP to the controller, and then gets sent out the correct VLAN interface on the controller.

Shuting down an lightweight access point

We setup an access point at a remote location as a test. We would now like to remotely shut it down. Is there a way of shutting down an access point (lightweight) remotely to free up its AP license off of our controller?
I appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks

Hi,
1 - If you have remote access to local switch to whom your access-point (POE) is connected, just shutdown that port, by this way you can power-off the access-point.
2 - As far as AP license off is concern
If you have licensed DTLS image on your controller then AP license off of controller can be achieve by disabling the DTLS of the specific AP by controller.
you can enable or disable DTLS data encryption for a specific access point or for all access points using the config ap link-encryption {enable | disable} {Cisco_AP | all} command

How to assign static ip to lightweight Access Point 1131AG before registering to controller

Hi,
I have Wireless LAN controller which is installed in corporate office , we have enabled H-reap so that remote office access point can be registered with corporate office controller.
Now i have one AP at one of the remote site now i want to give static IP address to AP through console that too , before registering controller.
I have got console with below name :
......MAC Address....>
but if i type any command to assign IP address , it shows the error " Command Disabled "
I have attached details for more calrification.
As I know that I can connect this AP to corporate office LAN and get registered with WLC and then through WLC GUI , i can assign static IP address but i need solution to assign static IP before getting registered to WLC.
I will be obliged if i get proper solution

Hi Vinod,
I have already posted the bug ID and i request you to perform the work around specified in that.. i mean.. here it is again..
Ok... here is the BUG..CSCsy17745
http://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/search/getBugDetails.do?method=fetchBugDetails&bugId=CSCsy17745
lemme know if this helps and answers you after performing the work around!!
Don't forget to rate answers that you find useful
Regards
Surendra

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.

SNMP lightweight access point connected to 4400

I am trying to monitor 1250 ap's directly via snmp. Is it possible to consolidate the SNMP MIB of the 1250 ap's who are connected to 4400 controller running R 5.2.
I am wondering if it's possible to monitor access points directly (not via wcs or controller) via snmp?
Regards, Wim

If the AP is in LWAPP mode, you cannot directly poll the AP using SNMP. You have to poll the controller to get all the information about the AP. You can download the MIBs for controller v5.2 form the URL below.
http://tools.cisco.com/support/downloads/go/InterfaceModuleSWT.x?mdfid=279911269&mdfLevel=Model&treeName=Wireless&modelName=Cisco%204404%20Wireless%20LAN%20Controller&treeMdfId=278875243
Pushkar

How to tell which lightweight access point is offline?

I may be missing something really obvious here, but is there a coherent way to tell which access point has dissociated from a Cisco controller? For example - i have a controller here with many hundreds of access points being installed. If i have say 500 access points associated and i unplug a random one, the "all APs" in the controller summary will simply drop to 499 total, not 500 total, 499 up and 1 down as i would have expected - it's therefore a bit of a nightmare to trace a missing access point when the number suddenly drops below what i am expecting based on the number i know are physically installed.
Hope that makes sense!!! Appreciate any guidance you guys may have!

Several ways of doing this:
1. If you have a network monitoring tools like WCS/NCS/PI, then it is Cisco's preferred method. You can enable WCS/NCS/PI to email alerts (personally, I wouldn't recommend it).
2. WCS/NCS/PI uses SNMP to poll the different WLC in your network. You can craft your own to generate your own system (what we are doing now).

Convertion from Lightweight to Autonomous access points

Is it possible to convert AIR-LAP1121G-E-K9 Lightweight access point to autonomous access point.

Hi tm,
You can convert AIR-LAP1121G-K-E9 to autonamus access point,pls do follow the procedur
Follow these steps to revert from LWAPP mode to autonomous mode by loading a Cisco IOS release using a TFTP server:
Step 1 The static IP address of the PC on which your TFTP server software runs should be between 10.0.0.2 and 10.0.0.30.
Step 2 Make sure that the PC contains the access point image file (such as c1200-k9w7-tar.122-15.JA.tar for a 1200 series access point) in the TFTP server folder and that the TFTP server is activated.
Step 3 Rename the access point image file in the TFTP server folder to c1200-k9w7-tar.default for a 1200 series access point, c1130-k9w7-tar.default for an 1130 series access point, and c1240-k9w7-tar.default for a 1240 series access point.
Step 4
Connect the PC to the access point using a Category 5 (CAT5) Ethernet cable.
Step 5
Disconnect power from the access point.
Step 6
Press and hold MODE while you reconnect power to the access point.
Step 7
Hold the MODE button until the status LED turns red (approximately 20 to 30 seconds) and then release.
Step 8
Wait until the access point reboots, as indicated by all LEDs turning green followed by the Status LED blinking green.
Step 9
After the access point reboots, reconfigure it using the GUI or the CLI.
Thankx&Regds
Saji k.s

Security and Management of Wireless Access Points

We have a network of eight (8) Cisco 350 Access Points.
We would like to enable security through WEP and designating specific MAC (Hardware) addresses.
Please advise as to the most efficient manner of inputting hardware addresses into all of our access points and managing many access points.

Hmmm....all these replies, with good information, and no one answered your question!
You can't cut and paste a list of MACs into a Cisco AP (how come, I don't know). What you need to do is enter one MAC address. Then download a non-default config file out of the AP. Then find the lines that changed, and you have your template for adding MAC address lists in one fell swoop. I made a little excel spreadsheet to let me paste in a list of MACs, then spit out the config file lines that you can add as an "additional configuration file" via the web gui.
You could also add the list via SNMP.
There's also an import utility in the cli for the ACS server that will let you suck in MAC addresses.
Hope this helps.
Just remembered, the APs for some reason convert the hex format of a MAC into dotted decimal. So, when you paste your list in, you need to convert it from hex to dotted decimal, produce your config lines with those, and then shoot those config lines to the AP. I couldn't find anyone in the TAC that could explain why adding a list of MACs was such a chore.

Tool for viewing all access points simultaneously

We have 12 Cisco Aironet access points that we're working with. Is there a utility that can be used to view/manage those access points at the same time without having to login to each one from a separate browser?

Hi Anthony,
When you hit this number of AP's you probably want to look into the WLC (Wireless Lan Controller) This appliance is perfect for managing AP's pushing new configs etc.
Guidelines and Tools for Migrating to the Cisco Unified Wireless Network
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns340/ns394/ns348/ns337/networking_solutions_white_paper0900aecd804f1a23.shtml
Understanding the Lightweight Access Point Protocol (LWAPP)
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns340/ns394/ns348/ns337/networking_solutions_white_paper0900aecd802c18ee.shtml
Deploying Cisco 440X Series Wireless LAN Controllers
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6366/prod_technical_reference09186a00806cfa96.html
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide, Release 4.0
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6366/products_configuration_guide_book09186a00806b0077.html
WLC Video
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6366/index.html
Hope this helps!
Rob

Configuring Cisco Access Points 1602i Air-SAP-1602I-Z-K9

Hi everyone,
I am having touble configuring cisco access points 1602i. I have configured them and they are broadcasting SSID and clients are able to connect to them, but the only thing which is troublesome is speed. I have 100Mbps bandwidth speed but at access point I am getting speed between 17 to 25. Can anyone please tell me where I am gone wrong.
I have Juniper Srx210 configured as backbone for providing internet on fiber. Then further I have attached one POE switch (managable). From that switch I have attached 4 access points.
One more thing,two ports of Juniper is configured as Vlans, one for staff and one for students. I have attached this POE switch to Student Vlan, but haven't configured ports of POE switch as trunk. Please tell me do I have to configure ports as trunk on POE Switch. Is this the cause of slow bandwidth over access points.
I am also planning to go for Wlan Controller to manage Access points. When I contact my supplier about it, told me the following:
"You just need to convert the Access points to autonomous mode. Here are some details, there is no additional charge."
https://supportforums.cisco.com/message/3889653
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/access_point/conversion/lwapp/upgrade/guide/lwapnote.html#wp160918
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ_NuxdRhQ4
https://supportforums.cisco.com/docs/DOC-14960
I looked at the links but couldn't understand properly. Then I searched over the internet and found out that
"a cisco autonomous access point basically runs on its own while a lightweight access point uses a centralized device called a wireless lan controller to get its configuration. autonomous access points are managed individually, while the lightweight access points can be managed centrally. also, the switchport configurations to support both types of access points will differ. "
I didn't understand, why he suggested to go for Wlan controller and to upgrade access points to autonomous mode, when according to above finding, it says that autonomous access points runs individually.
Please advice.
I shall be thankfull

Hello Scott and Leo,
Thanks for all your help.
I have managed to install and configure 4 Access points and Now Access points are giving speed between 25 to 45Mbps. Still not enought but it sloving the purpose. Everyone is enjoying their face book. I will soon get the Cisco Wlan Controller as well. I dont know if there is a way to get more speed from these access points. I am ready to buy more equipments if required.
Anyway, today I need your guys expretise once again. As you know Junipr Srx 210 is configured for fiber internet to provide internet services to school. Now we are changing the building and transfering the line to new building. This time I want to use Cisco router in place of Juniper Srx210. But I need to know what model will support the current configuration for fiber. Would you please tell me what model/series router will be suitable for fiber internet and for implementing other restrictions.
I am attaching a picture of current jiniper Srx 210 for your consideration.
I shall be very thankfull to you
Sarabjit

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.

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