05-05-2009 06:28 AM - edited 07-03-2021 05:32 PM
Is there a way to watch what Lightweight Access Points are connected to a controller? We have a large environment, and current have 81 lightweight access points spread over 4 different controllers. I can ping the access points with their static ip address, but that doesnt tell me which controller they are associated to. I would like to find a way, snmp would be great, to see if it can tell me which access points are associated to what controller. Thanks for the help.
05-05-2009 07:18 AM
The best way is through WCS ( Wireless Control System ) or you could just SSH or Telnet to the switch where the controller is in and do :
session slot <1-9> processor <1-9>
This would allow to connect to any of the controllers .
once you have connected to the controller you can just type this command:
show ap summary
05-05-2009 10:13 AM
unfortunately we do not have a WCS and with the economic situation that we have, purchasing one is not an option at this time. Thanks for the suggestion though.
05-05-2009 11:18 AM
If you dont have a WCS you can do this :
SSH or Telnet to the switch where the controller is in and do :
session slot <1-9> processor <1-9>
This would allow to connect to any of the controllers .
once you have connected to the controller you can just type this command:
show ap summary
05-05-2009 02:17 PM
HTML into a WLC. Under Summary, look under Access Point Summary > All APs > Detail. This will show you what AP's are associated on that particular WLC.
05-05-2009 04:23 PM
Ditto on all the above.
Keep in mind you can also select what controllers your APs join to. This is important. You can improve roaming this way by having your APs join a controller that may have all the first floor APs. For example...
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