Hi Samrai, I didn't come across this specific scenario with Local mode APs. Most attacks won't take place until your WLANs are enabled (association flood for example). Are you concerned about a specific attack that you want the wIPS to detect while your WLANs are not broadcasting?   You may use the APs in monitor mode (which doesn't broadcast SSIDs) for wIPS if you are going to utilize the AP without WLANs. (You may need to check the licensing requirements for the same). HTH   Amjad ... View more

You can use any managed switch. It didn't work with me to connect an AP directly to a vWLC on a PC. I had every time to connect it through a switch. btw, how do you assign an IP to the AP? - Make sure that you enable the trial license. - You have to bridge the network adapter that is mapped to the management port (I think it is "Network Adapter 2) - show us the console output from the AP when it tries to join. - show us your vmware network adapter configuration as well. - show us your AP software image. - show us the logging on your WLC.   For enabling the trunking on your network adapter you can google it. You have to temper with your adapter settings. Note that not all network adapters support trunking. If your card doesn't support trunking then connect your network adapter to an access port that belongs to the same VLAN as the WLC management VLAN.   Let me know how it goes.   HTH   Amjad ... View more

Better to use a switch. connect your laptop and your AP to the switch. The switch port that is connected to the laptop (set it to a trunk port if only your laptop ethernet card supports trunking. in case of a trunk port, set the management VLAN on the WLC as the default VLAN on the trunk from the switch side. Otherwise (if your ethernet card on your laptop doesn't support trunking) set the switch port that is connected to the laptop to an access port on the same VLAN as the WLC management VLAN).   Put your AP on the same VLAN as the WLC management VLAN then it should connect without a problem. (make sure your AP model is supported on the vWLC software version you are using) ... View more

It should work automatically. Just connect the ports. autonegotiation will form the etherchannel. ... View more

Where exactly you see the mark? a screenshot should help. ... View more

Salam Mohamed, The auto-port channel with this AP is only supported with specific switch models. that are: Catalyst 3850 / all models (non-CA mode) Catalyst 3650 / all models (non-CA mode) Catalyst 4500/Sup-8E Catalyst 6500/Sup 720 or newer This is what Cisco documents specify. So, if you don't have one of the above models, I am not sure if it will work. But you try to put the port channel ON (no negotiation) and try if it works. Regards, Amjad ... View more