if you have a spare controller like a 2100 series. just change the management ip on the same subnet as the converted ap. right after it registers to the 2100 wlc, then you can change the ip of the ap. ... View more

first determine what applicaton will the wlan be used for, data, voice, voice and data or rfid. because each application requires a different type of site survey, placement of access pointss and number of ap's. conduct a good site survey using site survey tools (wifi laptop, airmagnet, and the exact model of the ap to be used in actual deployment) gather the floor plans. avoid the hallways as the signal will bleed and might hit another ap of the same channel which can cause co-channel interference. allow at least 15-20% overlap between ap's to allow roaming. take note of the ap below and above of each ap location. they shouldn't be in parallel to avoid too much overlapping and interference. good luck! ... View more

hi matt, thanks for your reply and the link. i've read this document prior to posting but there are some things that are not written there like the problems that i've came across. like for instance, when i tried to put the ap to trunk and assinged the native vlan 2 (which is the native vlan of the switch) the ap deregisters. but when i put the data vlan 100 as the native vlan on the trunk port, the ap registers. and during this time, i can really test for h-reap state authentication down, local switching. anyways, the customer is experiencing really slow internet speed when connected to an ssid that is centrally switched. will the following config boost the browsing speed: Note: The switch to which H-REAPs connect needs upstream connectivity to routing infrastructure. H-REAP best practices dictate that remote-site/WAN routing infrastructure prioritize LWAPP control (UDP port 12223). Here is a sample configuration of a upstream router where the HREAP AP was connected in order to prioritize LWAPP traffic. ip cef ! frame-relay switching ! class-map match-all 1 match access-group 199 ! policy-map mypolicy class 1 bandwidth 256 ! interface Serial0/0 ip address 10.1.0.2 255.255.255.0 encapsulation frame-relay frame-relay interface-dlci 101 frame-relay intf-type dce service-policy output mypolicy ! access-list 199 permit udp any any eq 12223 thanks for your reply. appreciate it! ... View more

hi wacker24, thanks for your reply. u helped me realised the vlan/interface config on the wlc side, thanks! questions, tho: 1. is it recommended to have a mixed type of h-reap modes on one ap... like, one ssid will be for local switching and a couple for central switching? can this cause slow network speed? right now, wlan users on the remote use an ssid that is centrally switched and the internet is very very slow. that is why they required the local switching. 2. there is a native vlan on the remote switch, 2 and data vlan 100. if i trunk the port of the ap and assign vlan 2 as the native, the ap deregisters. from vlan2 i can reach the wlc. but when i put vlan 100 as the native vlan on the trunked port, the ap registers. is this how its suppose to happen? 3. also, in the H-Reap tab of the AP, if a put vlan 2 as the native vlan, client is unable to obtain an ip. but if i put 100, client would get the correct ip. is this how its suppose to do? 4. also, the remote ssid, when i put it on the new interface with the vlan id 100, client is unable to get an ip address. but when i binded the ssid to the management interface, the client obtained the correct remote ip address. is this the right way its supposed to happen? sorry 'bout too many questions. and thanks for your reply... really appreciate it! ... View more

hi nagendra! Can you describe the topology of your network? just a simple setup i made for this test. the 1505 ap's were connected to the OUTPUT port of the power injector. the INPUT port of the power injector connected to the FE1 of the 877 router. FE0 of the router connected to my computer (for packet sniffing). Have you tried with a different 1505? Yes. tried two 1505's with the prior setup. they behave the same way, i.e., no messages coming from the ap. i replaced the 1505 ap with a 1242 ap in the same setup and i got those dhcp packets. also tried with another poe cable and power injector. but when the 1242 sent some packets, i knew the power injector was working properly. I assume you are connecting the 1505 to the FE port on the 877 router. Yes, they are on FE1 of the 877 router and all the FE's are on vlan1. Is it possible for you to connect the 1505 directly to a L2/L3 switch and see if it is able to join the controller? Yes, I did connect the 1505's to a 3750 L3 switch where the 4404 wlc is connected via the Gig1/0/1, the 1505 ap's do not communicate with the wlc. mac addresses of the 1505 were added. but when i plugged in the 1242, right away it joined the wlc. thanks for your time, nagendra! ... View more

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hello nagendra, sorry for late reply. well, i was able to packet sniff. unfortunately, no messages is coming from the 1505 ap. see if i did it the right way.... devices: 877 router 1505 ap x 2 1242 ap 1505 power injector 1505 poe cable x 2 sniffer: wireshark 1.0.8 connection 1: my notebook to fe0 of 877 router input of injector to fe1 fe0 & fe1 in vlan1 output of injector to 1505 ap result: no packets coming from the ap. power is provided to ap as the fe1 toggles from down to up status. connection 2: my notebook to fe0 of 877 router input of injector to fe1 fe0 & fe1 in vlan1 output of injector to 1242 ap result: dhcp packets were captured coming from the 1242 ap. pls see attached. power is provided to ap as the fe1 toggles from down to up status. i've tried connection #1 on two different 1505's and two different poe cables. and they had the same results. ... View more

mike, can u try cli from wlc >>> config network webmode mgmt-via-dynamic-interface enable. also enable mgmt via wireless. ... View more

here is the attached file... :) ... View more

hello naks, 1. i just plugged in another 1242 ap on the same port where the 1505 was connected and the 1242 has joined the controller effortlessly. 2. sniffer? how to do this? what tool should be used? thanks for u reply! ... View more