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WLAN automatic enable/disable?

mattliddle1 — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 02:48:37 GMT

Hello:

I have a WCS 4400 system and run 3 seperate WLANs: 2 WPA secured networks and 1 open, using LDAP authentication.

Is it possible to schedule, or script, one of these WLANs to automatically disable at 8am and enable at 2pm each day?

I'm sorry if this has been asked and answered before, I tried searching the KB and google for quite some time, but to no avail. Thanks VERY much to anyone who is able to help in this!

Re: WLAN automatic enable/disable?

Michael King — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 04:02:26 GMT

Strangely enough, I was tasked with the same project today as well. Please post back if you find anything.

Re: WLAN automatic enable/disable?

Leo Laohoo — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 04:11:06 GMT

You have several ways of doing this ...

1. WCS will allow scheduled enable/disable of radios;

2. Active Directory

Re: WLAN automatic enable/disable?

mattliddle1 — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:28:13 GMT

Thank you for your reply, I appreciate it! Unfortunately I'm not sure how to implement this.

I see an option in WCS for Scheduling a start time for a WLAN, but no option for a stop time. Or is there a correcsponding CLI command that does this?

As far as using active directory to implement the scheduled enable/disable I know WCS is linked to my AD through LDAP to allow user control, but I don't know how to use AD to control login times. Can you give me any pointers on how to do this, or point me in the direction of the appropriate manual.

Thanks again for the help so far!

Re: WLAN automatic enable/disable?

mattliddle1 — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:30:23 GMT

Michael,

If I find out how to do this I will send you the solution right away! If you happen to find the solution first please send it my way. Thanks!

Re: WLAN automatic enable/disable?

Michael King — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:24:47 GMT

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/wcs/6.0/configuration/guide/6_0ctrlcfg.html#wpmkr1113392

Let me know. I don't have WCS yet, and It'll take me a few days to setup a 30 day demo to test it out myself.

Re: WLAN automatic enable/disable?

mattliddle1 — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:40:25 GMT

Well I'll be! Thats it! You sir are officially, as my students would say, the man!