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WLC - guest account multiple users

paul.basford — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 03:31:38 GMT

Hi,

I have been looking at guest access features of the WLC and I can see the ability to specificy an account duration as a Lobby Ambassador but does the WLC support multiple logins per guest account?

I.e. I want to create a single guest account for use by 100 users. Is there any way to achieve this or would I need to create 100 individual guest user accounts?

Many thanks,

Paul.

WLC - guest account multiple users

pcroak — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 23:56:47 GMT

Hello Paul,

Yes, you can configure multiple user login policies on the WLC. However, the options do not allow for 100 users -- it is 0 through 8 users, with 0 meaning unlimited.

To configure this from the GUI on the WLC:

Security > AAA > User Login Policies

To configure this from the CLI on the WLC:

config netuser maxUserLogin x

-Patrick Croak

Wireless TAC

WLC - guest account multiple users

paul.basford — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 08:35:45 GMT

Great, many thanks Patrick.

One other thing that comes to mind - is there any process of generating a bulk batch of usernames / passwords on the WLC or importing these into the WLC? For example if I wanted to set up 50 accounts, would I need to create each account individually?

Thanks,

Paul

WLC - guest account multiple users

pcroak — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:36:44 GMT

Paul,

If you have WCS available, you can import a .csv file that contains the proper information for usernames/passwords:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/wcs/7.0/configuration/guide/7_0temp.html#wp1102820

Example file would look like:

Username   Password   Profile     Description
  User1      Cisco      Any Profile Net User 1
  User2      Cisco                  Net User 2
  User3      Cisco      Internal    Net User 3

The other option I can think of would be to build a list of command line configurations for the WLC, and manipulate the list with your already created usernames/passwords in a text editor. The command to configure a guest user on the WLC CLI is:

config netuser add wlan userType [lifetime ] [description ]

Thanks,

-Patrick