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Goal

To provide a solution to quickly setup a pop-up site that supports WiFi and provides instant internet access using LTE as a transport.

Supported Platforms

ISR 1K series routers with LTE and WiFi capability.

Supported Router Models and Required Licenses

 

PID License Requirements

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C1121X-8PLTEPWY*​ with P-LTEAP18-GL** SL-1K-8P-SEC-SV, FL-1K-8P-HSEC-SV, FL-VPERF-8P200-SV 16.12
C1109-4PLTE2PW***​ with 2x P-LTEA​ SL-1100-4P-SEC, FL-VPERF-4P-100 16.12
C1117-4PW​ FL-1100-4P-HSEC, SL-1100-4P-SEC 17.4 (Nov)
C1111-4PW FL-1100-4P-HSEC, SL-1100-4P-SEC 17.4 (Nov)
C1111-8PW​ SL-1100-8P-SEC, FL-1100-8P-HSEC 17.4 (Nov)
* Wi-Fi domain WY; Y = A, E, B, Z
** P-LTEAP18-GL available Europe & US only. For global CAT6 LTE options please visit ISR1K Datasheet​
*** Wi-Fi domain W* = A, B, D, E, Q, R, Z 

Documentation

ISR 1K datasheet: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/routers/1000-series-integrated-services-routers-isr/datasheet-c78-739512.html

ISR LTE configuration guide: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/access/interfaces/NIM/software/configuration/guide/4GLTENIM_SW.html

ISR ME configuration guide: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/access/1100/software/configuration/xe-16-6/cisco_1100_series_swcfg_xe_16_6_x/cisco_1100_series_swcfg_chapter_01010.html

Prerequisites

ISR using CAT18 LTE PIM must be running IOS-XE version 16.12.1 or above. ISR using built in LTE must be running IOS-XE version 16.6.1 or above

 

ISR - https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286315006/type/282046477/release

CAT18 LTE PIM - https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286288566

 

Use Case#1 (Site-to-Site and DMVPN tunnel)

Screen Shot 2020-04-17 at 11.16.41 AM.pngFor small office, home office, small retail stores, pop-up offices where workers need to quickly establish connectivity to the internet and at the same time connect back to their workplace data center to gather/store information, these light-weight, desktop routers are easy to setup and capable of providing instant connectivity over LTE. 

 

  

 

Step-By-Step Configuration

SIM Installation and Verification

Insert the SIM card in slot 0 of CAT18 LTE PIM or directly into the integrated SIM slot on the C1111/1109 routers. 
To verify correct functionality of SIM, run the following show cellular commands:
Router#show cellular 0/2/0 hardware               //check for Carrier information 
Modem Firmware Version = 32.00.114
Host Firmware Version = 32.00.004_2
Device Model ID =  LM960A18
International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) = 310260154954279
International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) = 358347100003170
Integrated Circuit Card ID (ICCID) = 8901260151749542798
Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services
Digital Network-Number (MSISDN) = 18574157134
Modem Status = Modem Online
Current Modem Temperature = 30 deg C
PRI version = 1023, Carrier = Generic
OEM PRI version = 32101006

Check signal strength (RSSI) and Radio Access Technology (RAT). The RSSI is based on various factors (i.e., range from cellular tower, usage density in location, etc.) and can range from -30dBm (Excellent quality) to -90dBm (Unusable). Check to see if the RAT matches the data plan purchased from your cellular carrier.

Router#show cellular 0/2/0 radio 
Radio power mode = Online
LTE Rx Channel Number(PCC) =  926
LTE Tx Channel Number(PCC) =  18926
LTE Band =  66
LTE Bandwidth = 5 MHz
Current RSSI = -82 dBm
Current RSRP = -112 dBm
Current RSRQ = -16 dB
Current SNR = -1.5  dB
Physical Cell Id = 55
Number of nearby cells = 2
Idx      PCI (Physical Cell Id)
--------------------------------
1              55
2              57
Radio Access Technology(RAT) Preference = AUTO 
Radio Access Technology(RAT) Selected = LTE

 

Option1: Site-to-Site VPN  (with routable public IP)

Screen Shot 2020-04-17 at 11.16.07 AM.png

PSK Tunnel Configuration

The procedure in this section describes how to use a pre-shared key (PSK) in order to configure the tunnels in this network environment.

Left-Router

1. Configure the Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2) keyring:

 crypto ikev2 keyring mykeys
 peer Right-Router
 address 172.36.1.1
  pre-shared-key Cisco123

2. Configure IKEv2 proposal and policy

crypto ikev2 proposal S2S_Proposal
encryption aes-cbc-256
integrity sha256
group 15
crypto ikev2 policy S2S-Policy
proposal S2S_Proposal

3.Reconfigure the IKEv2 profile in order to:

    • match on the IKE ID
    • set the authentication methods for local and remote
    • reference the keyring listed in the previous step
crypto ikev2 profile S2S_IKEv2_PROFILE
match identity remote address 172.36.1.1 255.255.255.255
authentication remote pre-share
authentication local pre-share
keyring local mykeys
dpd 60 2 on-demand

4. Configure IPsec Transform Set

crypto ipsec transform-set S2S_Set esp-aes 256 esp-sha256-hmac
mode tunnel

5. Reconfigure the IPsec profile in order to reference the default IKEv2 profile:

crypto ipsec profile S2S_IPSEC_Profile
set transform-set S2S_Set
set ikev2-profile S2S_IKEv2_PROFILE
!
interface Tunnel0
 ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
 tunnel source <cellular slot/sub-slot/port>
 tunnel destination 172.36.1.1
 tunnel protection ipsec profile S2S_IPSEC_Profile
!

6.  Configure the LAN and WAN interfaces:

 interface <cellular slot/sub-slot/port>
 description WAN
 ip address dhcp
 ip nat outside
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0
 description LAN
ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
ip nat inside

vlan 2
 name Wireless
!
interface Wlan-GigabitEthernet0/1/8
 description AP
 switchport mode access
 switchport access vlan 2
 no shut
!
interface Vlan 2
 description Wireless
 ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0
 ip nat inside
!
ip route 172.16.0.0 255.240.0.0 10.1.1.2 name DC_Subnets
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 <cellular slot/sub-slot/port> dhcp
ip access-list extended NAT
deny ip 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255 172.16.0.0 0.15.255.255
deny ip 192.168.2.0 0.0.0.255 172.16.0.0 0.15.255.255
permit ip any any
ip nat inside source list NAT interface GigabitEthernet0/0/2 overload
	

Right-Router

Repeat the steps from the Left-Router configuration, but with these necessary changes:

 crypto ikev2 keyring mykeys
 peer Left-Router
  address 172.33.1.1
  pre-shared-key Cisco123
!
crypto ikev2 proposal S2S_Proposal
encryption aes-cbc-256
integrity sha256
group 15
crypto ikev2 policy S2S-Policy
proposal S2S_Proposal
!
crypto ikev2 profile S2S_IKEv2_PROFILE
match identity remote address 172.33.1.1 255.255.255.255
authentication remote pre-share
authentication local pre-share
keyring local mykeys
dpd 60 2 on-demand
!
interface Tunnel0
 ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
 tunnel source GigabitEthernet0/0/0
 tunnel destination 172.33.1.1
 tunnel protection ipsec profile S2S_IPSEC_Profile
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0
 description WAN
 ip address 172.36.1.1 255.255.255.252
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0/1
 description LAN
 ip address 172.16.0.1 255.240.0.0
!
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 172.33.1.2 name route_to_internet
ip route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 10.1.1.1 name branch_wired_subnet
ip route 192.168.2.0 255.255.255.0 10.1.1.1 name branch_wireless_subnet

Verification

Enter the following command on the Left-Router to verify connections

Router#show crypto ikev2 sa
IPv4 Crypto IKEv2 SA

Tunnel-id Local Remote fvrf/ivrf Status
1 172.33.1.1/500 172.36.1.1/500 none/none READY
Encr: AES-CBC, keysize: 256, PRF: SHA256, Hash: SHA256, DH Grp:15, Auth sign: PSK, Auth verify: PSK
Life/Active Time: 86400/10830 sec

IPv6 Crypto IKEv2 SA
Router#show crypto ipsec sa
interface: Tunnel0
Crypto map tag: Tunnel0-head-0, local addr 172.33.1.1

protected vrf: (none)
local ident (addr/mask/prot/port): (172.33.1.1/255.255.255.255/47/0)
remote ident (addr/mask/prot/port): (172.36.1.1/255.255.255.255/47/0)
current_peer 172.36.1.1 port 500
PERMIT, flags={origin_is_acl,}
#pkts encaps: 15, #pkts encrypt: 15, #pkts digest: 15
#pkts decaps: 15, #pkts decrypt: 15, #pkts verify: 15#pkts compressed: 0, #pkts decompressed: 0
#pkts not compressed: 0, #pkts compr. failed: 0
#pkts not decompressed: 0, #pkts decompress failed: 0
#send errors 0, #recv errors 0

local crypto endpt.: 172.33.1.1, remote crypto endpt.: 172.36.1.1
plaintext mtu 1438, path mtu 1500, ip mtu 1500, ip mtu idb GigabitEthernet0/0/0.10
current outbound spi: 0xAAC9EE2A(2865360426)
PFS (Y/N): N, DH group: none

inbound esp sas:
spi: 0x6F946636(1871996470)
transform: esp-256-aes esp-sha256-hmac ,
in use settings ={Tunnel, }
conn id: 2051, flow_id: ESG:51, sibling_flags FFFFFFFF80000048, crypto map: Tunnel0-head-0
sa timing: remaining key lifetime (k/sec): (4608000/2485)
IV size: 16 bytes
replay detection support: Y
Status: ACTIVE(ACTIVE)

inbound ah sas:

inbound pcp sas:

outbound esp sas:
spi: 0xAAC9EE2A(2865360426)
transform: esp-256-aes esp-sha256-hmac ,
in use settings ={Tunnel, }
conn id: 2052, flow_id: ESG:52, sibling_flags FFFFFFFF80000048, crypto map: Tunnel0-head-0
sa timing: remaining key lifetime (k/sec): (4608000/2485)
IV size: 16 bytes
replay detection support: Y
Status: ACTIVE(ACTIVE)

outbound ah sas:

outbound pcp sas:

Option 2: Dynamic Multipoint VPN  (with private IP from Service Provider)

Screen Shot 2020-04-17 at 11.17.44 AM.png

 

Example Hub 1 Configuration for DMVPN

In the following example, which configures the hub router for multipoint GRE and IPsec integration, no explicit configuration lines are needed for each spoke; that is, the hub is configured with a global IPsec policy template that all spoke routers can talk to. In this example, EIGRP is configured to run over the private physical interface and the tunnel interface.

1. Configure IKE Policy

crypto isakmp policy 1
encryption aes 256
authentication pre-share
group 15
crypto isakmp key cisco47 address 0.0.0.0

2. Configure IPsec Transform Set

crypto ipsec transform-set trans2 esp-aes 256 esp-sha256-hmac
mode transport

3. Configure an IPsec Profile

crypto ipsec profile vpnprof
 set transform-set trans2
!

4. Configure the Tunnel Interface for DMVPN

interface Tunnel0
 bandwidth 1000
 ip address 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.0
 ip mtu 1400
 ip nhrp authentication donttell
 ip nhrp map multicast dynamic
 ip nhrp network-id 99
 ip nhrp holdtime 300
 no ip split-horizon eigrp 1
 no ip next-hop-self eigrp 1
 ip tcp adjust-mss 1360
 delay 1000
 tunnel source Gigabitethernet0/0/0
 tunnel mode gre multipoint
 tunnel key 100000
 tunnel protection ipsec profile vpnprof

5. Configure the Physical Interfaces

interface Gigabitethernet0/0/0
 ip address 172.36.1.1 255.255.255.0
!
interface Gigabitethernet0/0/1
 ip address 172.16.0.1 255.240.0.0
!

6. Configure the Dynamic Protocol

router eigrp 1
network 172.16.0.0 0.15.255.255
network 10.1.1.0 0.0.0.255

For information about defining and configuring ISAKMP profiles, see the “ Certificate to ISAKMP Profile Mapping ” module in the Cisco IOS XE Security Configuration Guide: Secure Connectivity .

Example Hub 2 Configuration for DMVPN

Repeat the steps from Hub1 configuration, but with these necessary changes: 

crypto isakmp policy 1
encryption aes 256
authentication pre-share
group 15
crypto isakmp key cisco47 address 0.0.0.0
!
crypto ipsec transform-set trans2 esp-aes 256 esp-sha256-hmac
mode transport
!
crypto ipsec profile vpnprof
 set transform-set trans2
!
interface Tunnel1
 bandwidth 1000
 ip address 10.1.2.2 255.255.255.0
 ip mtu 1400
 ip nhrp authentication donttell
 ip nhrp map multicast dynamic
 ip nhrp network-id 100
 ip nhrp holdtime 300
 no ip split-horizon eigrp 1
 no ip next-hop-self eigrp 1
 ip tcp adjust-mss 1360
 delay 1000
 tunnel source Gigabitethernet0/0/0
 tunnel mode gre multipoint
 tunnel key 100001
 tunnel protection ipsec profile vpnprof
!
interface Gigabitethernet0/0/0
 ip address 172.37.1.1 255.255.255.0
!
interface Gigabitethernet0/0/1
 ip address 172.16.0.2 255.240.0.0
!
router eigrp 1
 network 172.16.0.0 0.15.255.255 
 network 10.1.2.0 0.0.0.255

Example Spoke Configuration for DMVPN

In the following example, all spokes are configured the same except for tunnel and local interface address, thereby reducing necessary configurations for the user:

crypto isakmp policy 1
encryption aes 256
authentication pre-share
group 15
crypto isakmp key cisco47 address 0.0.0.0
!
crypto ipsec transform-set trans2 esp-aes 256 esp-sha256-hmac
mode transport
!
crypto ipsec profile vpnprof
 set transform-set trans2
!
crypto ipsec profile vpnprof1
 set transform-set trans2
!
interface Tunnel0
 bandwidth 1000
 ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
 ip mtu 1400
 ip nhrp authentication donttell
 ip nhrp map 10.1.1.2 172.36.1.1
 ip nhrp map multicast 172.36.1.1
 ip nhrp network-id 99 
 ip nhrp holdtime 300
 ip nhrp nhs 10.1.1.2
 ip tcp adjust-mss 1360
 delay 1000
 tunnel source <Cellular Slot/sub-slot/port>
 tunnel mode gre multipoint
 tunnel key 100000
 tunnel protection ipsec profile vpnprof
!
interface Tunnel1
 bandwidth 1000
 ip address 10.1.2.1 255.255.255.0
 ip mtu 1400
 ip nhrp authentication donttell
 ip nhrp map 10.1.2.2 172.37.1.1
 ip nhrp map multicast 172.37.1.1
 ip nhrp network-id 100
 ip nhrp holdtime 300
 ip nhrp nhs 10.1.2.2
 ip tcp adjust-mss 1360
 delay 1000
 tunnel source <Cellular Slot/sub-slot/port>
 tunnel mode gre multipoint
 tunnel key 100001
 tunnel protection ipsec profile vpnprof1
!
router eigrp 1
 network 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255
 network 192.168.2.0 0.0.0.255
 network 10.1.1.0 0.0.0.255
 network 10.1.2.0 0.0.0.255
Configure the physical interfaces to perform Network Address Translation in order to access the internet 
interface <Cellular Slot/sub-slot/port>
 description WAN
 ip address dhcp hostname Spoke1
 ip nat outside
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0/1
 description Wired LAN
 ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
 ip nat inside
!
interface vlan 2
 description Wireless LAN 
 ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0
 ip nat inside
!
interface Wlan-GigabitEthernet0/1/8                                                                                                 
 switchport access vlan 2                                                                                                           
 switchport mode access   
!
ip access-list extended NAT
deny ip 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255 172.16.0.0 0.15.255.255
deny ip 192.168.2.0 0.0.0.255 172.16.0.0 0.15.255.255
permit ip any any
ip nat inside source list NAT interface GigabitEthernet0/0/2 overload
!

Verification

Enter the following command on the Spoke to verify connections

Router#show ip eigrp neighbors
EIGRP-IPv4 Neighbors for AS(1)
H Address Interface Hold Uptime SRTT RTO Q Seq
(sec) (ms) Cnt Num
1 10.1.2.2 Tu1 14 00:29:36 1 132 0 34
0 10.1.1.2 Tu0 13 00:29:45 1 1398 0 77
Router#show ip route eigrp | include D
D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area
n - NAT, Ni - NAT inside, No - NAT outside, Nd - NAT DIA
o - ODR, P - periodic downloaded static route, l - LISP
D 172.17.0.0 [90/25984000] via 10.1.1.2, 00:01:58, Tunnel0
D 172.18.0.0 [90/2944000] via 10.1.2.2, 00:31:28, Tunnel1
Router#ping 172.17.0.1 source 192.168.1.1
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 172.17.0.1, timeout is 2 seconds:
Packet sent with a source address of 192.168.1.1
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/1/1 ms

Router#ping 172.17.0.1 source 192.168.2.1
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 172.17.0.1, timeout is 2 seconds:
Packet sent with a source address of 192.168.2.1
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/1/4 ms

Router#ping 172.18.0.1 source 192.168.2.1
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 172.18.0.1, timeout is 2 seconds:
Packet sent with a source address of 192.168.2.1
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/1/4 ms

Router#ping 172.18.0.1 source 192.168.1.1
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 172.18.0.1, timeout is 2 seconds:
Packet sent with a source address of 192.168.1.1
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/1/4 ms
Router#show crypto isakmp sa
IPv4 Crypto ISAKMP SA
dst src state conn-id status
172.36.1.1 172.33.1.1 QM_IDLE 1071 ACTIVE
172.37.1.1 172.33.1.1 QM_IDLE 1068 ACTIVE
Router#show crypto sa
interface: Tunnel0 Crypto map tag: Tunnel0-head-0, local addr 172.33.1.1 protected vrf: (none) local ident (addr/mask/prot/port): (172.33.1.1/255.255.255.255/47/0) remote ident (addr/mask/prot/port): (172.37.1.1/255.255.255.255/47/0) current_peer 172.37.1.1 port 500 PERMIT, flags={origin_is_acl,} #pkts encaps: 1036, #pkts encrypt: 1036, #pkts digest: 1036 #pkts decaps: 1053, #pkts decrypt: 1053, #pkts verify: 1053 #pkts compressed: 0, #pkts decompressed: 0 #pkts not compressed: 0, #pkts compr. failed: 0 #pkts not decompressed: 0, #pkts decompress failed: 0 #send errors 0, #recv errors 0 local crypto endpt.: 172.33.1.1, remote crypto endpt.: 172.37.1.1 plaintext mtu 1458, path mtu 1500, ip mtu 1500, ip mtu idb GigabitEthernet0/0/0.10 current outbound spi: 0x7895BF85(2023079813) PFS (Y/N): N, DH group: none inbound esp sas: spi: 0x32F70777(855050103) transform: esp-256-aes esp-sha256-hmac , in use settings ={Transport, } conn id: 2053, flow_id: ESG:53, sibling_flags FFFFFFFF80004008, crypto map: Tunnel1000-head-0 sa timing: remaining key lifetime (k/sec): (4607964/2449) IV size: 16 bytes replay detection support: Y Status: ACTIVE(ACTIVE) inbound ah sas: inbound pcp sas: outbound esp sas: spi: 0x7895BF85(2023079813) transform: esp-256-aes esp-sha256-hmac , in use settings ={Transport, } conn id: 2054, flow_id: ESG:54, sibling_flags FFFFFFFF80004008, crypto map: Tunnel1000-head-0 sa timing: remaining key lifetime (k/sec): (4607979/2449) IV size: 16 bytes replay detection support: Y Status: ACTIVE(ACTIVE) outbound ah sas: outbound pcp sas: interface: Tunnel1 Crypto map tag: Tunnel1-head-0, local addr 172.33.1.1 protected vrf: (none) local ident (addr/mask/prot/port): (172.33.1.1/255.255.255.255/47/0) remote ident (addr/mask/prot/port): (172.36.1.1/255.255.255.255/47/0) current_peer 172.36.1.1 port 500 PERMIT, flags={origin_is_acl,} #pkts encaps: 552, #pkts encrypt: 552, #pkts digest: 552 #pkts decaps: 557, #pkts decrypt: 557, #pkts verify: 557 #pkts compressed: 0, #pkts decompressed: 0 #pkts not compressed: 0, #pkts compr. failed: 0 #pkts not decompressed: 0, #pkts decompress failed: 0 #send errors 0, #recv errors 0 local crypto endpt.: 172.33.1.1, remote crypto endpt.: 172.36.1.1 plaintext mtu 1458, path mtu 1500, ip mtu 1500, ip mtu idb GigabitEthernet0/0/0.10 current outbound spi: 0x75D7D3A2(1977078690) PFS (Y/N): N, DH group: none inbound esp sas: spi: 0x881AC24(142715940) transform: esp-256-aes esp-sha256-hmac , in use settings ={Transport, } conn id: 2049, flow_id: ESG:49, sibling_flags FFFFFFFF80004008, crypto map: Tunnel1001-head-0 sa timing: remaining key lifetime (k/sec): (4607932/1270) IV size: 16 bytes replay detection support: Y Status: ACTIVE(ACTIVE) inbound ah sas: inbound pcp sas: outbound esp sas: spi: 0x75D7D3A2(1977078690) transform: esp-256-aes esp-sha256-hmac , in use settings ={Transport, } conn id: 2050, flow_id: ESG:50, sibling_flags FFFFFFFF80004008, crypto map: Tunnel1001-head-0 sa timing: remaining key lifetime (k/sec): (4607961/1270) IV size: 16 bytes replay detection support: Y Status: ACTIVE(ACTIVE) outbound ah sas:

WiFi Configuration 1: Using router CLI (ME Mode)

There are multiple ways in which we can configure the WiFi Module on the router. The first one method we will discuss is manual CLI commands being inserted to bring up the Mobility Express controller present in the ISR 1K router.

Identify the Wireless AP slot on the router, by using a show platform command 

Router#sh platform 
Chassis type: C1121X-8PLTEPWB

Slot      Type                State                 Insert time (ago) 
--------- ------------------- --------------------- ----------------- 
0         C1121X-8PLTEPWB     ok                    00:27:23      
 0/0      C1121X-2x1GE        ok                    00:25:01      
 0/1      C1121X-ES-8         ok                    00:25:01      
 0/2      P-LTEAP18-GL        ok                    00:25:01      
 0/3      ISR-AP1101AC-B      ok                    00:25:01      R0        C1121X-8PLTEPWB     ok, active            00:27:23      
F0        C1121X-8PLTEPWB     ok, active            00:27:23      
P0        PWR-12V             ok                    00:26:48      

Slot      CPLD Version        Firmware Version                        
--------- ------------------- --------------------------------------- 
0         18103101            16.12(1r)                           
R0        18103101            16.12(1r)                           
F0        18103101            16.12(1r)                           

Open a session to your module using the hw-module session command in privileged EXEC mode on the router :

Router#hw-module session 0/3
Establishing session connect to subslot 0/3
To exit, type ^a^q
picocom v2.2
port is        : /dev/ttyS3
flowcontrol    : none
baudrate is    : 9600
parity is      : none
databits are   : 8
stopbits are   : 1
escape is      : C-a
local echo is  : no
noinit is      : no
noreset is     : no
nolock is      : yes
send_cmd is    : sz -vv
receive_cmd is : rz -vv -E
imap is        : 
omap is        : 
emap is        : crcrlf,delbs,
logfile is     : none
Type [C-a] [C-h] to see available commands
Terminal ready

When prompted to terminate the auto-install process (the CLI Initial Configuration Wizard), wait for 30 seconds. The CLI Initial Configuration Wizard begins after 30 seconds. Enter the Administrative Username and Administrative password to be assigned to this controller :

Enter Administrative User Name (24 characters max): admin
Enter Administrative Password (3 to 127 characters): ********
Re-enter Administrative Password                 : ********

Enter the System Name, which is the name that you want to assign to the controller :

System Name [Cisco-4001.7ac0.8ba0] (24 characters max): Cisco-4001.7ac0.8ba0

Enter the code for the country in which the Mobility Express network is located. In case you are not aware of your country code, you can enter "help" and then type the appropriate country code :

Enter Country Code list (enter 'help' for a list of countries) [US]: help
Enter the country code list (e.g. US,CA,MX) max=30.
Supported Country Codes:
AE, AL, AR, AT, AU, BA, BB, BE, BG, BH, BM, BN, BO, 
BR, BY, CA, CH, CL, CM, CN, CO, CR, CY, CZ, DE, DK, 
DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, EL, ES, FI, FJ, FR, GB, GH, GI, 
GR, HK, HR, HU, ID, IE, IL, IO, IN, IQ, IS, IT, J4, 
JM, JO, KE, KN, KW, KZ, LB, LI, LK, LT, LU, LV, LY, 
MA, MC, ME, MK, MN, MO, MT, MX, MY, NG, NL, NO, NZ, 
OM, PA, PE, PH, PK, PL, PR, PT, PY, QA, RO, RS, RU, 
SA, SE, SG, SI, SK, TH, TI, TN, TR, TW, UA, US, UY, 
VE, VN, ZA
Enter Country Code list (enter 'help' for a list of countries) [US]: IN

If you want the controller to receive its time setting from an external Network Time Protocol (NTP) server when it powers up, enter YES to configure an NTP server. For this lab purpose, we would be skipping this step. When you select "No", then it would ask the user to manually enter the date and time. This step can also be skipped :

Configure a NTP server now? [YES][no]: no
Configure the system time now? [YES][no]: no
Note! Default NTP servers will be used

Enter the IP address of the management interface. The management interface is the default interface for in-band management of the controller and connectivity to enterprise services. Also enter the IP address and subnet mask of the management interface and the default gateway router address :

Management Interface IP Address Configuration [STATIC][dhcp]: STATIC
Management Interface IP Address: 192.168.50.254
Management Interface Netmask: 255.255.255.0
Management Interface Default Router: 192.168.50.1

Now it will ask if you want to configure the DHCP scope to manage the address allocation for the clients connecting to the SSID (Yet to be configured). Please provide the relevant details such as pool, mask, Domain Name, DNS :

Create Management DHCP Scope? [yes][NO]: yes
DHCP Network : 192.168.50.0
DHCP Netmask : 255.255.255.0
Router IP: 192.168.50.1
Start DHCP IP address: 192.168.50.11
Stop DHCP IP address: 192.168.50.253
DomainName : cisco.com
DNS Server : [OPENDNS][user DNS] 

Now it asks to configure the Employee Network ID (SSID) for the wireless controller and its security/authentication type and respective paraphrase :

Employee Network Name (SSID)?: cisco_true_labs
Employee Network Security? [PSK][enterprise]: PSK
Employee PSK Passphrase (8-63 characters)?: ********
Re-enter Employee PSK Passphrase: *********

To enable RF Parameter Optimization, enter YES. Enter the Client Density. You can enter TYPICAL, Low, or High, as per your requirement. Then it will confirm the changes made so far, and would reset the controller with the configured settings :

Enable RF Parameter Optimization? [YES][no]: YES
Client Density [TYPICAL][Low][High]: Low
Configuration correct? If yes, system will save it and reset. [yes][NO]: yes
Configuration saved!
Resetting system with new configuration...

After this step, wait till the controller comes back up and the AP is given the management address and the AP comes online. You can verify if the AP is online using the "show ap summary" command from the controller mode :

(Cisco Controller) >show ap sum
Number of APs.................................... 1
Global AP User Name.............................. admin
Global AP Dot1x User Name........................ Not Configured
Global AP Dot1x EAP Method....................... EAP-FAST
* prefix indicates Cisco Internal AP
AP Name           Slots    AP Model         Ethernet MAC      IP Address   Clients 
----------------- -----  ---------------  --------------    ----------  ----------- 

*AP4001.7AC0.8BA0   2    ISR-AP1101AC-D   40:01:7a:c0:8b:a0  192.168.50.97    1       

Verification

Now, you should be able to see this SSID being advertised by the AP, and using any mobile device try to login to the SSID.IMG_4318.jpegIMG_4320.jpgIMG_4321.jpegIMG_4322.jpeg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then, you can verify the client which had joined the AP using "show dhcp lease" from the controller mode :

(Cisco Controller) >show dhcp lease
Total Leases: 2
Host Name               MAC                  IP            Lease Time Remaining
ABCDEs-iPhone       aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff    192.168.50.198   23 hours 57 minutes 10 seconds
AP4001-7AC0-8BA0    40:01:7a:c0:8b:a0    192.168.50.97    23 hours 52 minutes 39 seconds

You can validate if the SSID is active using "show wlan summary" from the controller mode :

(Cisco Controller) >show wlan summary
Number of WLANs..................... 1
WLAN ID  WLAN Profile Name / SSID                    Status    Interface Name
-------  -------------------------------------      --------  --------------------
1        cisco_true_labs / cisco_true_labs           Enabled     management   

Use Case #2 (using PnP server)

Screen Shot 2020-04-17 at 11.09.57 AM.pngThis scenario utilizes Plug and Play Connect to remotely provision the edge device via Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO). With this capability, the end user can directly access the internet over WiFi, using a  smartphone, tablet, laptop, etc. or a wired computer via the cellular interface of the ISR1K router once the router receives basic configurations from the NSO Server

 

 

 

Step-By-Step Configuration

Add Devices to Smart Account

1. Navigate to software.cisco.com

2. Under Network Plug and Play, click on Plug and Play Connect

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3. Click on Identify Device

4. Enter Serial Number, select Base PID  (C1121X-8PLTEPWB) from the drop down menu and add Controller Profile (VIPTELA-CLOUD-HOSTED-PROFILE) from the drop down menu. Click Save and advance to the next step by clicking Next

Screen Shot 2020-04-17 at 11.31.13 AM.png

5. Verify the credentials and click Submit

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6. If device is added correctly, you should see a success message (such as shown below):

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7. You will be redirected to the PnP Devices tab, where you should find your device (identifiable by Serial Number) listed with a status of Pending (Redirection) 

Screen Shot 2020-04-17 at 11.53.26 AM.png

NSO Server Requirements

1. On the NSO Server, ensure the device serial number and Base PID are entered correctly

2. Add the configuration file to the NSO Server as shown below

WiFi Configuration 2: Zero-Touch Deployment (ME Mode)

The event manager applet script can be pushed as part of the configuration file from the NSO server which will automatically configure the router with the required ME configuration with the SSID "Area_WiFi_Access" that can be used for Direct Internet Access

hostname Router
!
!
ip dhcp excluded-address 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.10
ip dhcp excluded-address 192.168.1.250 192.168.1.255
!
ip dhcp pool Hotspot-Internet
 network 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0
 default-router 192.168.1.1
 dns-server 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4
 option 43 ip 192.168.1.3
 lease 0 8
!
!
login on-success log
!
!
vlan 2
!
!
username admin privilege 15 password 0 admin
!
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0
 shutdown
 negotiation auto
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0/1
 shutdown
 negotiation auto
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1/0
 description Wired
 switchport access vlan 2
 switchport mode access
 spanning-tree portfast
 no shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1/1
 description Wired
 switchport access vlan 2
 switchport mode access
 spanning-tree portfast
 no shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1/2
 description Wired
 switchport access vlan 2
 switchport mode access
 spanning-tree portfast
 no shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1/3
 description Wired
 switchport access vlan 2
 switchport mode access
 spanning-tree portfast
 no shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1/4
 description Wired
 switchport access vlan 2
 switchport mode access
 spanning-tree portfast
 no shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1/5
 description Wired
 switchport access vlan 2
 switchport mode access
 spanning-tree portfast
 no shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1/6
 description Wired
 switchport access vlan 2
 switchport mode access
 spanning-tree portfast
 no shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1/7
 description Wired
 switchport access vlan 2
 switchport mode access
 spanning-tree portfast
 no shutdown
!
interface Wlan-GigabitEthernet0/1/8
 description Wireless
 switchport access vlan 2
 switchport mode access
 no shutdown
!
interface Cellular0/2/0
 no shutdown
 ip address negotiated
 ip nat outside
 dialer in-band
 dialer-group 1
 ipv6 enable
 pulse-time 1
!
interface Cellular0/2/1
 no ip address
!
interface Vlan1
 no ip address
!
interface Vlan2
 description Internet-Users
 ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
 ip nat inside
 no shutdown
!
!
ip nat inside source list NAT interface Cellular0/2/0 overload
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Cellular0/2/0 253
!
!
ip access-list extended NAT
 10 permit ip any any
!
!
ip access-list standard 1
 10 permit any
dialer-list 1 protocol ip list 1
!
!
line vty 0 4
 password admin
 login local
 transport input telnet ssh
 transport output none
!
!
!Configure 'event timer countdown time 480 maxrun 900' 
!to trigger the EEM after ample time for bootstrap
!config deployments  
!
event manager applet setup_AP
 event timer countdown time 480 maxrun 900
 action 000 syslog msg "Checking if Wireless AP is in 'ok' state..."
 action 001 cli command "enable"
 action 002 cli command "show platform" pattern "#"
 action 003 foreach line "$_cli_result" "\n"
 action 004  regexp "ISR-AP" "$line"
 action 005  if $_regexp_result eq "1"
 action 006   regexp ".\/." "$line" subslot
 action 007   regexp "ok" "$line" state
 action 008   syslog msg "OK check regex: $_regexp_result"
 action 009   if $_regexp_result eq "1"
 action 010    syslog msg "Module is in OK state!"
 action 011    break
 action 012   else
 action 013    syslog msg "Module is not in OK state!"
 action 014    cli command "config t"
 action 015    cli command "event manager applet setup_AP"
 action 016    cli command "event timer countdown time 30 maxrun 900"
 action 017    cli command "end"
 action 018    break
 action 019   end
 action 020  end
 action 021 end
 action 022 syslog msg "Disabling invocation of the EEM script and waiting 240 seconds for ME controller..."
 action 023 wait 240
 action 024 cli command "enable"
 action 025 cli command "config t"
 action 026 cli command "event manager applet setup_AP"
 action 027 cli command "event none maxrun 900"
 action 028 cli command "end"
 action 029 syslog msg "Saving completed configuration for next reboot..."
 action 030 cli command "write mem"
 action 100 syslog msg "Starting to session into the Wireless AP in subslot $subslot..."
 action 101 cli command "hw-module session $subslot" pattern "Terminal ready"
 action 102 syslog msg "Look for Admin User Name prompt..."
 action 103 cli command "" pattern "Administrative User Name"
 action 104 syslog msg "Setting username..."
 action 105 cli command "admin" pattern "Password"
 action 106 syslog msg "Setting password..."
 action 107 cli command "Master123" pattern "Password"
 action 108 syslog msg "Verifying password..."
 action 109 cli command "Master123" pattern "characters"
 action 110 syslog msg "Setting system name..."
 action 111 cli command "CISCO" pattern "countries"
 action 112 syslog msg "Setting country code..."
 action 113 cli command "US" pattern "NTP"
 action 114 syslog msg "Setting NTP server state..."
 action 115 cli command "YES" pattern "default"
 action 116 syslog msg "Setting use of default NTP servers..."
 action 117 cli command "YES" pattern "timezone"
 action 118 syslog msg "Setting timezone..."
 action 119 cli command "5" pattern "dhcp"
 action 120 syslog msg "Setting use of STATIC address..."
 action 121 cli command "STATIC" pattern "IP Address"
 action 122 syslog msg "Setting static IP address for ME controller..."
 action 123 cli command "192.168.1.3" pattern "Netmask"
 action 124 syslog msg "Setting IP netmask for ME controller..."
 action 125 cli command "255.255.255.0" pattern "Default Router"
 action 126 syslog msg "Setting IP default router for ME controller..."
 action 127 cli command "192.168.1.1" pattern "DHCP Scope"
 action 128 syslog msg "Setting DHCP scope..."
 action 129 cli command "NO" pattern "Employee"
 action 130 syslog msg "Setting SSID name..."
 action 131 cli command "Area_WiFi_Access" pattern "Security"
 action 132 syslog msg "Setting SSID security..."
 action 133 cli command "PSK" pattern "Passphrase"
 action 134 syslog msg "Setting SSID passphrase..."
 action 135 cli command "W1r3l355!" pattern "Passphrase"
 action 136 syslog msg "Verifying SSID passphrase..."
 action 137 cli command "W1r3l355!" pattern "Optimization"
 action 138 syslog msg "Setting RF parameter optimization..."
 action 139 cli command "YES" pattern "Density"
 action 140 syslog msg "Setting density..."
 action 141 cli command "TYPICAL" pattern "Voice"
 action 142 syslog msg "Setting voice usage..."
 action 143 cli command "NO" pattern "correct"
 action 144 syslog msg "Verifying config..."
 action 145 cli command "yes" pattern "Cleaning"
 action 146 syslog msg "AP and Mobility Express Controller provisioned successfully!"
 action 147 syslog msg "Done, exiting." 
!
no pnp profile pnp_redirection_profile
!

Use Case #3 (boot strap using USB/bootflash)

Screen Shot 2020-04-17 at 12.39.52 PM.pngIn this scenario the end user must insert a USB drive in the USB port on the edge router. This USB drive should hold a bootstrap image labelled 'ciscortr.cfg'. When the router detects this file, it will automatically boot up with configurations present in the ciscortr.cfg file.

 

 

WiFi Configuration 3: Zero-Touch Deployment - External WLC (CAPWAP Mode)

To attach the Wireless AP to an external WLC, configure the router with DHCP Option 43 command as shown below, with the IP address of the external WLC in hexadecimal form. f205 will indicate to the router to convert from ME to CAPWAP mode. In this way, you can configure your router to join the WLC of your office and connect to the office wireless SSID at your remote location

hostname USB_CAPWAP
!
!
ip dhcp excluded-address 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.10
ip dhcp excluded-address 192.168.1.250 192.168.1.255
!
ip dhcp pool Hotspot-Internet
 network 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0
 default-router 192.168.1.1
 option 43 hex f205.806b.ea05
 dns-server 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4
 lease 0 8
!
!
login on-success log
!
!
vlan 2
!
!
username admin privilege 15 password 0 admin
!
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0
 shutdown
 negotiation auto
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0/1
 shutdown
 negotiation auto
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1/0
 description Wired
 switchport access vlan 2
 switchport mode access
 spanning-tree portfast
 no shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1/1
 description Wired
 switchport access vlan 2
 switchport mode access
 spanning-tree portfast
 no shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1/2
 description Wired
 switchport access vlan 2
 switchport mode access
 spanning-tree portfast
 no shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1/3
 description Wired
 switchport access vlan 2
 switchport mode access
 spanning-tree portfast
 no shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1/4
 description Wired
 switchport access vlan 2
 switchport mode access
 spanning-tree portfast
 no shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1/5
 description Wired
 switchport access vlan 2
 switchport mode access
 spanning-tree portfast
 no shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1/6
 description Wired
 switchport access vlan 2
 switchport mode access
 spanning-tree portfast
 no shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1/7
 description Wired
 switchport access vlan 2
 switchport mode access
 spanning-tree portfast
 no shutdown
!
interface Wlan-GigabitEthernet0/1/8
 description Wireless
 switchport access vlan 2
 switchport mode access
 no shutdown
!
interface Cellular0/2/0
 no shutdown
 ip address negotiated
 ip nat outside
 dialer in-band
 dialer-group 1
 ipv6 enable
 pulse-time 1
!
interface Cellular0/2/1
 no ip address
!
interface Vlan1
 no ip address
!
interface Vlan2
 description Internet-Users
 ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
 ip nat inside
 no shutdown
!
!
ip nat inside source list NAT interface Cellular0/2/0 overload
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Cellular0/2/0 253
!
!
ip access-list extended NAT
 10 permit ip any any
!
!
ip access-list standard 1
 10 permit any
dialer-list 1 protocol ip list 1
!
!
line vty 0 4
 password admin
 login local
 transport input telnet ssh
 transport output none
!
!

 

Comments
Martin L
VIP
VIP

interesting; thanks for sharing!

Hi.

Thank you for interesting post.

 

Regarding "WiFi Configuration 2: Zero-Touch Deployment (ME Mode)"

had to add "event manager session cli username" for cli commands to run.

 

I have a problem, getting to step "action 100 syslog msg "Starting to session into the Wireless AP in subslot $subslot..." nothing happens after that. Syslog posts "%HA_EM-6-LOG: setup_AP: Starting to session into the Wireless AP in subslot 0/3", after this nothing happens.

 

Any clue what's missing?

I can log in to "hw-module session 0/3" and see that "Terminal ready" is there.

 

BR,

Aleksander

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