Light Weight Acceesspoint Cisco 1242AG K9 is not joining 2100 series WLC

[Pramod Ganigi]

                  Dear Experts,

I have configued Cisco LAP 1242AG with statis IP.

I have connected LAP to WLC.

I am able to ping WLC management interface IP Address from LAP's console.

LAP is failed to Join WLC with  error "Could not resolve CISCO-SAPWAP-CONTROLLER"

Please suggest me to resolve this issue

Thank you

Pramod Ganigi

[Felix Arrieta]

Hello Pramod,

There are many  issues when connecting an AP directly to a WLC, basically because the WLC itself wasn't built to behave like a normal switch, even when it goes with many ports you should only use the one for the management/ap-manager interface.

can you connect the AP to a switch instead and start your wireless testing from there.. if you have any questions let us know,

for any more questions  about why not connecting an AP directly to a WLC you might want to review the following support forum:

https://supportforums.cisco.com/docs/DOC-11760

Felix

[Pramod Ganigi]

Dear Felix,

Do you mean to Say,

I have connect LAP to ethernet switch and Ethernet switch to be connected to port 1 of WLC.

LAP is configured to use Static IP, in this case LAP will be able to join WLC?

Is this Right? Please correct me

Thank you

Pramod Ganigi

[Scott Fella]

It is best to connect the wlc and the LAP to a switch. Look at the link that was posted by Felix as it should guide you on what you need to do.

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