Hey Community! I'm excited to share something we've been working on that I think will really resonate with many of you managing wireless networks today. We just released the Cisco State of Wireless Report 2026, based on insights from over 6,000 wirel...
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we have Cisco C9800-L-F-K9 in HA with firwmare version 17.2.5 web browser loading in first page to enter the credentials. after entering credential the next page not loading and stays at white page. what could be the reason. show redundancy every th...
Resolved! Meraki Wifi 802.1x User&Password
Hi,I am trying to set up a new wireless network with 802.1X with a username and password.The network is for 30 students but I don't have everyone's email addresses, is there a way to set up a username and password without an email?Thanks
I’m planning a migration from an existing Cisco Catalyst C9800-L-F-K9 HA pair running IOS-XE 17.12.05 to new Catalyst 9800M hardware. The current setup is with CW9164I & C9120AXI APs, and the target software on the new controllers is IOS-XE 17.15.4b ...
I need urgent help.I have a C9800-40 controller with firmware version ios 17.3.7, with HA SSO. This controller has registered access points models 3700, 3800, and 9120, with external antennas and some with internal antennas.I need to update the firmw...
Resolved! HA License on The Cisco 9800-L
Hello, Is the performance license mandatory to enable HA on the 9800-L? In the datasheet Cisco Catalyst 9800-L Wireless Controller Data Sheet - Cisco it says that: For High Availability deployments, Performance licenses must be brought on both contro...
rebuilt a wireless controller from scratch because the original one was damaged and there was no backup available.I’m currently facing an issue with DHCP. The corporate SSID is working, but clients connected to it are receiving an IP address from the...
Resolved! 9800-40 HA Upgrade from 17.6.4 to 17.9.3
We are upgrading our 9800-40 HA Upgrade from 17.6.4 to 17.9.3. Can these versions be upgraded to directly from and to, or is there version steps?Since this is an HA pair, can these be upgraded one at a time by failing over and upgrading the standby?C...
Resolved! IP MAC Binding and IP Source Guard
Hello everyone, Using IP MAC Binding option in Policy Profile is just about creating a binding table for itself or it can be used as a trusted source for features like IP Source Guard? Thanks
Hello TeamNeed to purchase some performant wifi access point for my office.The office : 1 big open spaces on the first floor with 50 users using google meet visioconference on laptops.1 big open spaces on the second floor with 40 users using google m...
MAB with OWE will be useful!New featureUWB Asset Tracking – Support for Ultra-Wideband (UWB) asset tags (Cisco and 3rd party)Support for Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Enhanced Client Wayfinding - Enables UWB based asset tracking and live indoor wayfinding for...
We have a 9800 controller running the version Cupertino 17.9.4a and the Rommon version 16.10(2r). We want to upgrade it to version 17.12.3. My question is whether it's necessary to update the Rommon to avoid issues during this upgrade?
I would like to ask for confirmation and feedback on a C9800-CL design, given a specific infrastructure limitation.BackgroundWe are migrating our wireless infrastructure to a new Hyper-V cluster.This cluster has a limitation: it does not support 802....
Resolved! Azure Stack HCI (Hyper-V) and C9800-c
I have an Azure Stack HCI (Azure Local) cluster consisting of two servers: Host-1 and Host-2.On Host-1, I’m running WLC-1 (C9800-CL) and a Windows VM (VM-test1).On Host-2, I’m running WLC-2 (C9800-CL) and another Windows VM (VM-test2).Both WLCs use a...
From an airtime utilization perspective, I want to understand the impact of SSID design.Currently, I have:2 SSIDs configured as 5 GHz-only4 SSIDs configured as 2.4 GHz-onlyDoes this design reduce 5 GHz airtime utilization compared to having all SSIDs...
Resolved! WLC9800 - no AP's joining
Good day,I have the following issue.I am configuring a WLC 9800 -l-f device and have the issue that the Access port is not getting the config from the controller. The AP just boots up and then flahes red and green. I think it cant get a connection to...
