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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I have a Cisco 5520 WLC (C220 M4) that has been in production for nearly 2000 days without an update, currently running WLC firmware 8.10.130 and CIMC 2.0(10e). I'm looking to upgrade the WLC to 8.10.196 but understand I need to upgrade CIMC first to...
I've followed Cisco documentation, but client does not attempt to redirect to CWA on Clearpass. I can access the ClearPass portal manually. I have a case open with Aruba, but wanted to see if there's something I'm missing on the WLC9800 side.Thanks i...
We use a WLC 5508 with AP 1532I Mesh AP's. I realized that we had our WLC/Filter configured with Ethernet MAC instead of Base Radio MAC. I went ahead and made these changes, but after I did this we lost half of our AP's. I have included a log from...
Having an issue with new CW9172I and OSX clients dissociating for no apparent reason. Users report they lose network connectivity, no ping, no arp but they have IP addresses. At the time the issue is reported we see a ton of 802.11 disassociations i...
Hello Team,I have setup a small Lab at with 9800-CL version 17.18.3 and 2802I access point. Initially my access point discovered the WLC and joined then upgraded to WLC version and was good. After couple of minutes the AP got disconnected from the WL...
Hi everyone, I have a legacy Cisco Aironet 2702i Access Point that I am trying to repurpose into a Standalone (Autonomous) AP for my personal CCNA/CCNP home lab training. I am looking for the latest and most stable software version: ap3g2-k9w7-tar.15...
Question for the forum:We have a 9105AXW in WorkgroupBridge mode , and would like to utilize the LAN ports to connect wired devices.We are powering the device with a POE injector as it is in an area where we don't have direct LAN connections. We ar...
Hi all,we are thinking of enableing per AP multiple vlan tagging.Wanted to ask if anyone using it, got any experiences? Something to consider or anything else? Usecase is just we want to get rid of some SSID. We will use Freeradius with certificates...
Hello Community,I’ve noticed a change in how the Location field is displayed in the "show ap summary" command on the new IOS-XE 17.15.x compared to 17.12.5.Setup for comparison:Production: Catalyst 9800-40 running 17.12.5 (Works as expected).Lab/Test...
Resolved! Login to WLC Using Https
We have already implemented TACACS+ in order to log into the CLI of our WLC using our domain admin creds. We are looking to do the same thing for web ui of the wlc. We already tried going under AAA Advanced and setting authentication and authorizatio...
Hello,I successfully integrated Fortinac-F on my Cisco WLC 9800-CL. When I connect to the SSID, the NAC successfully moves the subscription from the isolation VLAN to the guest VLAN and accesses the internet. However, the web authentication status on...
Hello All,I have been looking at recommendations to enable 802.11ax in our retail wireless network. I have read about all the rewards around enabling the feature. Our deployments are typically in malls with lots of surrounding chatty wifi interfere...
I'm playing with Mobilty Express. It worked great with 4 APs but now I'm stuck with a 2802i. I tried to convert it to the mobility image but it failed. Now every time I try to install a new ME or CAPWAR-Image I get #ap-type mobility-express tftp://...
Background of Cisco Spaces RunbooksAt Cisco Spaces, we aim to simplify the deployment process for IT administrators, partners, and end customers by providing comprehensive and easy-to-follow documentation. These deployment guides — known as runbook...
Resolved! Meraki CW9174i power requirements
Hi AllWe are installing CW9174i and E access points, these will be going into 9200 Mgig switches but the 802.11at 30w PoE models. I can see on the webpage for these that 30w will be fine but with reduced uplink speed or 2.4 downgraded to 2x2 etc.Have...
