Work Group Bridge Setup Between Cisco AP and Aruba Controller

[kcnajaf]

Hi,

I'm trying to setup a work group bridge between Cisco AP (AP1242AG) and Aruba Wireless LAN controller (MMC3200) with AP105 AP's. I'm running IOS version  c1240-k9w7-mx.124-10b.JDA3 on the Cisco AP and it this IOS support workgroup-bridge universal configuration.

Did any one had tried setting up work group bridge between Cisco and Aruba before and make it work?

Regards

Naz

[Scott Fella]

There have been another post like yours and there are issues.

https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/2072128

The best thing to do is try it and see if it works. Here is a link you might want to look at also.

http://wirelessccie.blogspot.com/2010/09/workgroup-bridge-wgb-cli-commands.html?m=1

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[kcnajaf]

HI Scott,

Thanks for the documents.

I have set this up and for some reason i can not even get the radio interface (dot11radio 1) up. It always stays on "reset" and down mode :-(

But when i change the role to root the interface comes up and clients are able to connect.

The configuration is attached for reference.

hostname WGB02

!

enable secret 5 xxxxxxxxxx

!

no aaa new-model

!

!

!

dot11 ssid Cisco

   authentication open eap eap_methods

   authentication network-eap eap_methods

   authentication client username WGB02 password 7 xxxxx

   accounting acct_methods

!

!

bridge irb

!

!

interface Dot11Radio0

no ip address

no ip route-cache

!

encryption key 1 size 128bit 7 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx transmit-key

!

encryption mode wep mandatory

!

ssid Cisco

!

channel 2437

station-role root

rts threshold 2312

l2-filter bridge-group-acl

bridge-group 1

bridge-group 1 subscriber-loop-control

bridge-group 1 block-unknown-source

no bridge-group 1 source-learning

no bridge-group 1 unicast-flooding

bridge-group 1 spanning-disabled

!

interface Dot11Radio1

no ip address

no ip route-cache

!

ssid Cisco

!

speed  basic-54.0

station-role workgroup-bridge universal 000c.8527.0213

rts threshold 2312

l2-filter bridge-group-acl

bridge-group 1

bridge-group 1 spanning-disabled

!

interface FastEthernet0

no ip address

no ip route-cache

duplex auto

speed auto

bridge-group 1

bridge-group 1 spanning-disabled

hold-queue 160 in

!

interface BVI1

ip address 10.10.10. 255.255.240.0

no ip route-cache

!

ip default-gateway 10.10.10.10

ip http server

no ip http secure-server

ip http help-path http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/smbiz/prodconfig/help/eag

bridge 1 route ip

!

!

!

line con 0

line vty 0 4

login

!

sntp server x.x.x.x

end

Regards

Najaf

[Scott Fella]

It is suppose to be Root.....

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps430/products_configuration_example09186a00805b9b87.shtml

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[kcnajaf]

Hi Scott,

Not sure how this will be the root :-(

I have the wired client connected to this AP and from the documentation (referring the the diagram under Network Diagram heading) which you send across in your previous post the AP to which wired clients are connected as configured as Work Group bridge.

Hope this clears your confusion.

Regards

Najaf

[Scott Fella]

Your right... I was confused from another post I was looking at.  I noticed you disabled all your data rates except for 54.  That can be your issue.  Start of easy by clearing the config, set the hostname, ip address, SSID and staiton role.  See if the WGB works and then play around with the other settings.

Thanks,

Scott

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