How to Edit multiple AP at once in 9800 WLC?

[hogr fatih]

I have 9800 WLC with 500 AP which pointed to the main primary controller and would like to configure a secondary controller but I can't figure out how to have this to accomplish at once without going to every AP and edit one by one.

Thanks 

[MHM Cisco World]

I don't know but AP group maybe

MHM

[marce1000]

   - Note : on a 9800 all GUI changes are reflected in the running config , do it for one AP , the for instance copy the running config to an external repository and look or find the relevant setting with an editor, Then with editing services copy/paste etc , populate to other APs in the running config ; then you can import the resulting running config again into the controller (correction) , the AP-part  only preferred , import will only merge , not overwrite what is already there ,

  M.

[jagan.chowdam]

You have to get AP names and workout CLI command script in .txt file and then apply it in one go.

What I've done in the past is 

• Collect all AP names from the controller. You can import AP inventory from dashboard.
• Use the following 2 commands to apply Primary & Secondary WLC info
  c9800#ap name <AP1_Name> controller primary <WLC1 name> <WLC1 WMI IP>
  c9800#ap name <AP1_Name> controller secondary <WLC2 name> <WLC2 WMI IP>

Once you apply the commands, you can run the following command to very

        c9800#show ap name <AP1_Name> config general | include Primary|Secondary

Jagan Chowdam

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[eglinsky2012]

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@jagan.chowdam wrote:

• Collect all AP names from the controller. You can import AP inventory from dashboard.
• Use the following 2 commands to apply Primary & Secondary WLC info
  c9800#ap name <AP1_Name> controller primary <WLC1 name> <WLC1 WMI IP>
  c9800#ap name <AP1_Name> controller secondary <WLC2 name> <WLC2 WMI IP>

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To add on to this, export the AP list in Monitoring > Wireless > AP Statistics. Then, copy the AP names from that spreadsheet into the spreadsheet I attached. This spreadsheet uses formulas to create the syntax for each AP, separated by line breaks, ready to copy and paste to WLC CLI.

Specify your primary/secondary/tertiary WLC name/IP in column A. Double-click the square at the bottom right of the lower syntax cells to copy the formula down for all the APs. Then, you can copy all the CLI syntax rows, one column at a time, and paste them into the WLC CLI.

This may not work right over a serial console connection, best with SSH. Also, there may be conflicts if you already have primary/secondary/tertiary WLCs configured. You may need to first use a dummy name/IP for secondary/tertiary, set your primary, then repeat with the correct secondary/tertiary. And, the APs might migrate between WLCs before you finish with secondary/tertiary, so perhaps it's best to wait until after they move and set secondary/tertiary from the new WLC.

This syntax does not get stored in the WLC running-config; it's changing the config on the APs themselves.

[Hamed Fazel · Accepted solution]

Under Configuration > Tags & Profiles > AP Join, select the tag used for APs. configure the Primary Controller Name and IP and the Secondary Controller Name and IP.

[Leo Laohoo]

I use an Excel spreadsheet and generate the config using Formula.  

[hogr fatih]

Thanks all for a useful ways to solve this I really Appreciate all the response. I figured out using @Hamed Fazel way. Thanks man