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Hi, I am having problem re-associating an AIR-AP1562E-Z-K9 access point after it was previously associated with a C9800 controller. The AP is currently running image version 17.12.5.41 and is unable to join back to a Cisco 5508 controller running ver...
Hi,In my lab enviroment, I have a wlc9800m with ios xe 17.17.1 and a view ap's like 9136 and 9176 and a windows server as a CA. The idea of the lab is, that ap's has to join the controller via certificates.For the lab setup I used the following guid...
Standing up a 9800-CL wireless controller. Got through the initial deployment, the Day Zero config, and can log into the WLC, but I cannot get my AP's to join it.AP models are 1832 and 3802. Tried WLC versions 16.11 and 16.12, both with the same resu...
Resolved! Client per AP
Is there any cisco documentation or what best pratice count of clients per AP? If an AP have 40 clients, can we say this still good?
Bumping this old topic up again.Anyone knows the current RF group scaling numbers for the newer WLC models (for example CW9800M)?
Hello Everyone, I'm currently working with a Cisco 9800 Wireless LAN Controller. My supervisor would like our Guest Wireless SSID to only be available from start 15:30:00 end 21:00:00 Monday thru Friday but available all day Saturday and Sunday. From...
We have Cisco 3500 WLC with 2800 APs (8.10.196.0). APs operate in Local mode, so, SSID traffic is central switched. We have a roaming problem. We used 802.1x-FT. With each roaming event, the client will do ARP to the gateway after it finishes. The pr...
Hi Team, do you see any issue with this setup in terms of operations, Any experience or advice is appreciated. don't worry about RF and lightening arrestors are non-cisco (included separately)
Hi guys,I need some advice on this. I need to upgrade my APs with minimal disruption. So usually we upgrade a unused WLC pair and “move” the APs over in a controlled manner like floor by floor or even and odd numbered APs. However, we have seen in th...
Any clues for this issue ?Cisco IOS XE Software, Version 17.09.03Cisco IOS Software [Cupertino], C9800 Software (C9800_IOSXE-K9), Version 17.9.3, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc6)Nov 7 10:18:48.868: %DOT1X-5-FAIL: Chassis 2 R0/0: wncd: Authentication failed for...
Resolved! Query on 9800-40 Upgrade
Can we upgrade the 9800-40 running on 17.3.4c (with 9120 and 1562 APs) to 17.15.3 directly?As per the release notes I could see we can directly upgrade to 17.15.3 if there is no 9130 and 9124 APs.However, in a note in the release notes, it also menti...
Hello everyone,We are currently working on a hospitality Wi-Fi design that requires 100% coverage with a minimum signal strength of –65 dBm and SNR ≥ 30 dB across all guest rooms.Due to interior design constraints, the Cisco Catalyst C9105AXW-E is pr...
When implementing a solution for RFID and WAPs.- what software can be used for RF planning so I can determine WAP locations given a floor map? Cisco Spaces needs a license which I don't have, AirMagnet is discontinued, Cisco does have a predictive pl...
AP Impersonation setting causing APs to showing up as a rogue threat level. Is it necessary to have it enabled on an AP? We do not use lightweight APs. If it is disabled to get rid of the rogue threat levels in DNAC, what effect will it have? I can't...
Resolved! Licensing question
Hi, have licensing question. I have 2000 DNA advantage license that expired in 2027 and system running on 9800-40 controllers. upgrading 500 old APs currently using DNA advantage licenses to Wi-Fi 7 APs, do I need to purchase 500 unified licenses for...
