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Hi,I tried rebooting the WLC, but it's showing an amber alarm light blinking. I also tried accessing the console, but after booting the image and entering the password, the console freezes. I'm looking for a solution to solve this issue. The device i...
Hello, We have a problem with a C9800 Wireless Controller (version 17.9.4a) and Cisco C9120 Access Points. Some clients are roaming from one AP to another, while there're not moving from their desk. For exemple, as shown in the exemple, a client in...
I'm told I need to provide the WAP serial number in order for the WAP to be claimed and activated in Meraki.Problem is, it's already mounted 15 feet high and was done so years ago when my predecessor forgot to complete the install.Is there a way to g...
Hi All, Challenge overview: Wireless refresh and need to enable 6GHz on the legacy SSID, currently this SSID is configured for 2.4/5GHz using 802.1x/WPA2. What's the best approach to meet the new security requirements for 6GHz, as I have concerns reg...
TL;DR: Is the tunnelling method used between the MR APs and Campus Gateway (VXLAN) any more or less AP CPU intensive than the method used between the MR APs and MX Concentrator (IPSec)?I've been doing some testing with MR36H and MR86 APs tunnelling S...
Hi Cisco Team,We are having 5520 series WLC and 3800 series access are adapted with it and 9 access points are installed at the site and using FlexConnect mode.there are 2 users those are facing the issue with intermittent disconnection issue due to ...
I've been troubleshooting some client connectivity issues on our 9120AXI and 9800 controllers recently, and this has led me down the path of doing OTA captures on APs.I'll preface this by saying 802.11 captures are not something I've looked into in d...
Resolved! Controller don't discovery the APs
Hello Dear i have controller 9800-40 dont discover APs 9176 ? anyone here faced same problem ?
Hi All, I am currently configuring Cisco 9115 APs and I need them to function as standalone access points. I have already converted all APs to EWC mode, but sometimes the APs fail to connect to the WebUI and drop off the network intermittently. The A...
I'm trying to update the software on my Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller on Catalyst Access Points Version 17.12.4 via Web UI. I entered my CCO credentials, ran a software check and clicked save and download. It fails on the WLC Image Download and ...
Resolved! Need Software Bundel for WLC 5508
Cisco WLC 5508 cannot be upgraded directly from 8.0.x to 8.5.x. Cisco requires a staged path (8.0.x → 8.2.x → 8.3.x → 8.5.x) to ensure stability and avoid configuration or SSO issues. i need all the version if some one have kindly share
Since upgrading to 9800 (IOS : 17.12.5) series controllers, my Intel clients of al types, on various types of AP are frequently reporting 'errors' like so :Frame Type: BeaconError: Invalid IE (49)Has anyone see similar and managed to investigate?Than...
The objective of the RF Health Metric is to simplify troubleshooting, and open the possibility to have “automated system” to quickly detect or easily point to bad areas Basically, try to answer “where in my 100s Aps should I look first” Main ob...
Resolved! 17.12.3 9130AXI Cleanair Bug
This is more of a public service announcement about 9130AXIs on 17.12.3. I have a TAC case open on this but it appears that https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwh49406 is a symptom of some other bug involving cleanair on 2.4GHz with 9130...
It is possible in 17.9.x to get a 9800-40 or 9800-80 in an HA SSO pair (with RMI) to have a previous SMU version APSP being distributed to APs as the active image, so for example I'm on 17.9.3 but APs are downloading 17.9.1 and joining the controller...
