Creating Wireless SSIDs C9800-CL Controller

[tppatrick1]

Hi all,

Can you please assist with how to create 2 SSIDs on C9800-CL

I have created 1 SSID Admim-HQ, and it works fine. The problem start when I add a 2nd SSID named Architect-Dept. These two departments are located in the same building and use the same APs. The goal is to have two separate SSIDs for these two departments.

I created my SSIDs Using the advanced workflow, and I only created the mandatory tags WLAN Profile, Policy Profile, and Policy Tag. The other options I left them at default. 

WLAN Profile: Admim-HQ
Description: For Admin-HQ

Policy Pofile: Admin-HQ
Description: For Admin-HQ

Policy tag: Admim-HQ
Description: For Admin-HQ

Lastly, I will add the APs into
Tags APs
Policy: Admim-HQ
Site: default-site-tag
RF: default-rf-tag

Second SSID

WLAN Profile: Architect-Dept
Description: For Architect-Dept

Policy Pofile: Architect-Dept
Description: For Architect-Dept

Policy tag: Architect-Dept
Description: For Architect-Dept

Lastly, I will add the APs into
Tags APs
Policy: Architect-Dept
Site: default-site-tag
RF: default-rf-tag

Once this is done it's either both SSIDs disappear or I only see the one created last. With one SSID everything works perfectly fine, so I am not sure where I am going wrong and how should I fix it.

Thanks in advanced for any assistance to resolve this issue - it's been 3 days now trying to figure out this.

Patrick

[pieterh]

Policy tag: Admim-HQ
Policy tag: Architect-Dept
-> that's where you go wrong, you can only assing a single policy tag to an access point

you must add both WLAN profiles to the same policy tag
WLAN Profile: Admim-HQ
WLAN Profile: Architect-Dept
Policy tag: Main_Building -> assign this tag to the access point

[tppatrick1]

Hi @pieterh,

Thank you so much for your quick response. So, do I have to do it like the below? 

WLAN Profile: Admim-HQ
Description: For Admin-HQ

Policy Pofile: Admin-HQ
Description: For Admin-HQ

Policy tag: Main_Building

WLAN Profile: Architect-Dept
Description: For Architect-Dept

Policy Pofile: Architect-Dept
Description: For Architect-Dept

Policy tag: Main_Building

Thank you very much 

Regards,

Patrick

[pieterh]

yes you can
some remark: don't make it more complex than necessary
if you do create two policy-profiles then you are set for different profile configuration per department in the future
but if the only difference is the SSID name, (same method of authentication etc.) then a single policy profile may be sufficient
after all if both policy-profiles need to be the same you need to guard that every change is made to both profiles

WLAN Profile: Admin-HQ          Policy Pofile: MyCompanies-profile
WLAN Profile: Architect-Dept   Policy Pofile: MyCompanies-profile
Policy tag: Main_Building

[tppatrick1]

Hi @pieterh,

Once again thank you. I will provide feedback tomorrow.

Patrick

[tppatrick1]

Hi @pieterh 

I'm sorry I didn't come back with feedback on time. I ended up not completing that task. I encountered some issues, outside of this work but am now prepared to complete it. Please review the attached document and provide feedback on where I may be going wrong, as I could not get it working today. Feel free to make any necessary edits to the document.

Thank you in advance!

[pieterh]

As said before, you can assign only ONE policy tag to your access point
if all access points need to transmit both WLAN's, you only need to create a single policy tag

Adding Policy Tag
Name [Admin_HQ]                     Name [Admin_HQ]
Description [For Architect_Dept] Description [For Architect_Dept]

Tag APs
Policy [Admin_HQ]                     Policy [Architect_Dept]
Site [default-tag]                        Site [default-tag]
RF [default]                                RF[default]

[tppatrick1]

Hi @pieterh 

Thank you very much for your help. I will be implementing your suggestions on Monday next week and will confirm once it's done. Your support is greatly appreciated.

[marce1000]

  - Note that during configuring attempts on the C9800-CL controller , you can always have the intended configuration reviewed and analyzed with the CLI command : show tech wireless , feed the output into https://cway.cisco.com/wireless-config-analyzer/ , look for advisories and of course correct all errors if indicated  (red flagged)  , the usage of the tool is strongly advised ,

 M;

[tppatrick1]

Hi @marce1000 

Thank you much appreciated