topic WLC 2504 Cannot gain access after initial set up. in Wireless

WLC 2504 Cannot gain access after initial set up.

Alucidnation — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 11:30:48 GMT

I probably posted in the wrong forum so ill try here!

I am having a problem whereby after configuring the WLC via gui, it was recommended i set a static Ip on my router which i have done.

I set the subnet at 255.255.255.0, however, on the router it is different.

The default gateway i set as the router IP address.

However, after the WLC rebooted, i cannot get access to it at all, and thats using the ip address that is set as the management IP and the one the router issued automatically.

With that in mind, I have tried to do a reset on the front of the unit, but i still cannot gain access.

I think the router has assigned an IP of .93 and i had set the interface at .95 before plugging it into the switch.

EDIT: i have now assigned a static ip for the wlc at .95 which is what the management interface was set to on the router and i get "not connected to internet".

Is there another way to back to factory defaults with the IP 192.168.1.1?

Anyone?

Alucidnation — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 14:24:58 GMT

Anyone?

Kinda stuck here with no wifi.

Im running the default firmware that came preinstalled but i got two quick start guides in the box...

7.6.120.0 and 8.0.110.0 (which is the one i used) so im not sure what i am running.

Build date for the wlc is 07/2015

EDIT: i have now managed to SSH into the controller using the static IP address, but im not sure where to go from there.

I still cannot connect directly via ip address on browser.

Some info...

Alucidnation — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 14:37:34 GMT

Some info...

Interface Name Port Vlan Id IP Address Type Ap Mgr Guest

-------------------------------- ---- -------- --------------- ------- ------ -----

management 1 untagged 192.168.2.95 Static Yes No

virtual N/A N/A 192.0.2.1 Static No No

(Cisco Controller) >show interface detailed management

Interface Name................................... management

MAC Address...................................... 80:e8:6f:01:59:c0

IP Address....................................... 192.168.2.95

IP Netmask....................................... 255.255.255.0

IP Gateway....................................... 192.168.2.1

External NAT IP State............................ Disabled

External NAT IP Address.......................... 0.0.0.0

Link Local IPv6 Address.......................... fe80::82e8:6fff:fe01:59c0/64

STATE ........................................... REACHABLE

Primary IPv6 Address............................. ::/128

STATE ........................................... NONE

Primary IPv6 Gateway............................. ::

Primary IPv6 Gateway Mac Address................. 00:00:00:00:00:00

STATE ........................................... INCOMPLETE

VLAN............................................. untagged

Quarantine-vlan.................................. 0

Active Physical Port............................. 1

Primary Physical Port............................ 1

Backup Physical Port............................. Unconfigured

DHCP Proxy Mode.................................. Global

Primary DHCP Server.............................. Unconfigured

--More-- or (q)uit

Secondary DHCP Server............................ Unconfigured

DHCP Option 82................................... Disabled

DHCP Option 82 bridge mode insertion............. Disabled

IPv4 ACL......................................... Unconfigured

IPv6 ACL......................................... Unconfigured

mDNS Profile Name................................ Unconfigured

AP Manager....................................... Yes

Guest Interface.................................. No

L2 Multicast..................................... Enabled

(Cisco Controller) >

Manufacturer's Name..........

Alucidnation — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 14:55:41 GMT

Manufacturer's Name.............................. Cisco Systems Inc.

Product Name..................................... Cisco Controller

Product Version.................................. 8.1.102.0

Bootloader Version............................... 1.0.20

Field Recovery Image Version..................... 7.6.101.1

Firmware Version................................. PIC 20.0

Build Type....................................... DATA + WPS

System Name...................................... Cisco

System Location..................................

System Contact...................................

System ObjectID.................................. 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.1279

IP Address....................................... 192.168.2.95

IPv6 Address..................................... ::

Last Reset....................................... Power on reset

System Up Time................................... 0 days 0 hrs 22 mins 12 secs

System Timezone Location......................... (GMT) London, Lisbon, Dublin, Edinburgh

System Stats Realtime Interval................... 5

System Stats Normal Interval..................... 180

--More-- or (q)uit

Configured Country............................... GB - United Kingdom

Operating Environment............................ Commercial (0 to 40 C)

Internal Temp Alarm Limits....................... 0 to 65 C

Internal Temperature............................. +33 C

External Temperature............................. +37 C

Fan Status....................................... 3200 rpm

State of 802.11b Network......................... Enabled

State of 802.11a Network......................... Enabled

Number of WLANs.................................. 1

Number of Active Clients......................... 0

Burned-in MAC Address............................ 80:E8:6F:01:59:C0

Maximum number of APs supported.................. 75

System Nas-Id.................................... Cisco

WLC MIC Certificate Types........................ SHA1/SHA2

Well, for one reason or

Alucidnation — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:15:07 GMT

Well, for one reason or another and after searching the forums, it turns out that webmode must be enabled via CLI.

That wasn't in the instructions!

Moving post to the

Glenn Martin — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 18:58:38 GMT

Moving post to the appropriate community

The webmode is enabled by

Scott Fella — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 19:58:51 GMT

The webmode is enabled by default. You need to make sure that the subnet mask is correct and that the ip address you used on the WLC is not being used by another device.

You can connect to port 1 with your laptop and assign 192.168.2.20 255.255.255.0 and you should be able to ping and access the controller.

-Scott

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Thanks Scott,

Alucidnation — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 20:22:34 GMT

Thanks Scott,

Yes, i must admit I thought there shouldn't have been an issue, but after i enabled it via the CLI it sprung into life!

So, basically, all ok and up and running, although i can't seem to access any of the wired devices via wireless devices now, eg, printer, music system etc.

Ill start another thread.

🙂