Max C9800-L-C local authentication user

[DoCuong63990]

Hi everyone,

I plan to use C9800-L as a Radius Server with a local user database created manually on it.
However, based on the specifications, I am unsure of the maximum number of users that will be supported.
Can anyone please help answer this question?

Thanks!

[Mark Elsen]

   - @DoCuong63990    You can't use a 9800 wireless controller as a radius server

  M.

[DoCuong63990]

Hi @Mark Elsen 

The term "Radius server" might not be correct, but according to this guide, can I provide authentication for clients by username/password just through the WLC? Is that correct?

Configure Local EAP Authentication on Catalyst 9800 WLC - Cisco

Thank you

[Mark Elsen · Accepted solution]

  - @DoCuong63990          Yes , that guide is correct and can be use for the purposes it describes

  M.

[DoCuong63990]

Hi @Mark Elsen , but do you know what is max number of users can be supported? 

[DoCuong63990]

Hi @Mark Elsen , can you help me with above question? 

[Cristian Matei · Accepted solution]

Hi,

   I'm not aware of a hard upper limit existing or being documented, however considering that older non IOS-XE WLC's supported 12.000 local user accounts, my reasonable expectation is that also with IOS-XE WLC 9800 you should be able to configure thousands of local user accounts.

   So, I don't see any deployment hitting a limit, given it exits as hardcoded; also, if you're thinking of having tens of thousands of user accounts, clearly you should rather perform a RADIUS integration and keep all your users in the RADIUS database or another database that RADIUS server integrates with.

Thanks,

Cristian.

[DoCuong63990]

Thank you so much