The diagram below provides and visual layout of the logical interfaces and how they connect to the physical ports of a wlc. Jul 25, 2017 there are two options for cisco wireless controller redundancy solutions, either backup controllers or high availability, depending on the firmware version of wlcs, failover time requirement, and budget. Normally we configure 4402 model and this modelversion appears to be much different. Initial configuration of wireless lan controller using cli.
How to backup cisco wlc wireless controller techflax. I am trying to configure just enough via the command line to access the gui via a laptop directly connected to the device. So, as i understand, i need to buy the 5508 ha version of the controller. The command debug client enables a set variable of commands. Using this we have to mention the encryption key which will use to decrypt the file. This helps simplify the configuration of the wlc interface ports, increase available bandwidth between the wireless and wired network, provide loadbalancing capabilities between physical wlc ports and increase port redundancy. Refer to the wireless software center registered customers only in order to download the latest software images. Dec 28, 2016 in this tutorial, we will be walking you through the upgrade process of a cisco 5508 wireless lan controller for the firmware and and fus field upgrade software. The native vlan defined by the switchport trunk command is the same one you assigned to vlan id 0 on the wlc.
Cisco 5508 wlc setup and initial configuration xerunetworks. On the gui of your wireless controller navigate to. The wlcs logical interfaces are used to help manage the wireless ssids broadcasted by the access points, manage the controller, access point and user data, plus more. If you wish to push the firmware manually via tftp or ftp, you can use the following commands below order doesnt matter as long as transfer download start is entered last. Here is the default settings of general tab once you create a wlan. I tried rebooting the the wlc to see if the all the aps would reboot and no go on that one. The process is the same for uploading the firmware to the wlc, you only need to swap out the filename for either the fus firmware or wlc firmware. Unable to connect to management gui cisco 5508 wlc.
The difference between the wlc reset system and the restart. The vlan for management port in mentioned and lag is disabled. I can ping the second interface from the cli on the switch, but only the one ssid is broadcasting from the ap. The cisco wireless lan solution commandline interface cli enables. But you can list all the commands from the running configuration with the following. For the most part, i have always used the wlc gui to do the configuration after the initial setup. If you have a cisco catalyst switch, a workaround could set up cli commands to execute according to a cron schedule to disable the vlan your guest wireless is on using the event manager. Minimal wlc5508 cli configuration to access the gui.
The process to upgrade a cisco wireless lan controller is quite straightforward but there are a few things you need to be aware of which can minimise the downtime for your wireless network. I would also like to note that you do not need to set a password when generating the csr. The use of the uploaddownload keywords are a little confusing. Is there a way to display on a wlc a list of commands used for configuration of a given ap. In this post we will see how to configure an acl on a wlc via cli. Access product specifications, documents, downloads, visio stencils, product images, and community content. Following are some pictures of the device and then we start with initial configuration and software upgrade. This post details how to do initial cisco 5508 wlc setup and in the next post it goes into more detailed steps of configuring wlans. There are many options to backup your config from a cisco wireless lan controller.
I followed the above steps on the cli of the wlc as i found i was getting more feedback. Cli upgrade procedure stepbystep instructions complete these steps. Cisco wireless controller 5508 configuration step by step part 1 cli and gui access, upgrade as the industrys most deployed controller, the cisco 5500 series wireless controller provides the highest performance, security, and scalability to support business communications today and in the future. In my case only the management server is able to ssh remotely to the wlc. Cisco wireless controllers wlc support the configuration of link aggregation ieee 802. Open you wlc portal and choose commands and then upload file. Cisco wireless lan controller wlc field upgrade software fus is a special. The cisco wireless lan solution command line interface cli enables operators to connect an ascii console to the cisco wireless lan controller cisco wlc and configure the cisco wlc and its associated access points. Any idea how to run the save config command on the cisco wlc. You can now view this backup directly in the prime cli using the command dir disk.
Unable to connect to management gui cisco 5508 wlc solutions. Installing a license file on a cisco wireless controller. Make sure that the tftp server is reachable from the controller, and make sure the upgrade file resides in the root directory of the tftp server. In this video he shows how to do the initial configuration of wireless lan controller using cli and gui. Hi guys, i have a cisco 5508 wlc, the basic configuration is done. The links on both the ends are up and when i check the cdp. Tutorial upgrading the firmware on a cisco 5508 wireless.
How to automate wlc using python cli haifengs blog. Solved 5508 wlc lag configuration with multiple wlans. Cisco wireless lan controller command reference, release 8. Using the capwap ap command, you can also configure the. We have setup laptops that are part of domain to use internal ca for authentication to wlan. In this post we will look at general wlan configuration cli commands in detail. This short demo video shows how to use the capwap ap command to tell the ap which wlc to join.
On one only i cannot connect doesnt even get to login prompt to the management gui, only from a certain site. Cisco 5500 series wireless controller support for up to 500 access points and 7000 clients 8gbps throughput, eight 1 gigabit ethernet ports, with link aggregation group lag. Cisco wireless lan controller command reference, release 7. Jul 29, 2010 for the most part, i have always used the wlc gui to do the configuration after the initial setup. I have one cisco wlc 5508 with 40 access points and i need to implement ha.
Dec 08, 2019 how to automate wlc using python cli by haifeng december 8, 2019 if you are a wireless network engineer, you may need to frequently obtain logs from cisco wireless controllers for tac analysis yes, tac always needs show runconfig. Cisco 5508 wlc software upgrade and initial configuration. I dont know of any scripting that can be done on cisco wlc because they dont run on ios. Apr 04, 2011 vinay is a csc community manager specialized in wireless.
It will detail the required licensing, configuration for cli and gui, the process of pairing and primary vs. If you go into the task again you can view the status it should say success. Useful cisco wlc commands preparing for code upgrade. Things to keep in mind when upgrading cisco fus field upgrade. At the cli, use the show sysinfo command to see the same info. If you need to just create and acl quickly, or if you need to create several acls with different source and destination ip addresses, use the script below and edit where. Cisco wireless controller 5508 configuration step by step. Cisco wlc 5508 ha licensing network engineering stack exchange. I also configured the ap on a trunk line with native 150 and allowed all others. Instead, copy the acl from the cli, make your edits in notepad, delete the acl in the wlc and then paste the newly edited acl into the cli to recreate it with the new name. Greetings, i have on my desk a wlc 5508 that i need to setup to ship to a remote location. The cisco 5500 series offers software license flexibility to add additional access points.
You may have to use ciscos dev tools to create something for that. Is there a way to get the configuration of a wlc through the cli similar to that of what youd get from cisco ios. We can see that the difference between the two is hard reload and soft reload. Cisco wireless lan controller redundancy solutions. This post will cover the cisco 5508 but the process is much the same for 5520 and 8510. For example, if you have three controllers, all three should use software release x. Useful cisco wlc commands preparing for code upgrade your. Jul 25, 2017 as the industrys most deployed controller, the cisco 5500 series wireless controller provides the highest performance, security, and scalability to support business communications today and in the future. Configuring cisco wlc link aggregation lag with port. How to upgrade software on cisco 5508 ha wlc roger perkin.
The monitor page on the wlc shows how many aps the wlc is licensed to support. Then top right of the screen select select a command execute now then click go. To display the primary and backup software build numbers with an indication of which. Cisco wirless controller wlc save config command infoblox. Nov 06, 2019 there are two explanations for the commands in the cli. This is the easiest and most direct method where you download the config directly from the controller to your tftp server. I tried the r and it did not work cisco controller save config are you sure you want to save. Ssh to your controller and issue the command show boot. Using backup controller method, a single controller at another location can act as a backup for access points when they lose connectivity with the primary controller in the local region.
I took this as the opportunity to see if i could start doing some tasks via cli. Currently it detects clients as unknown or androidabcd, id like to be able to rename them as employe1s phone conditions. This can all be done without having to change the ap mode, or reboot the ap etc. Users on ipads should be able to connect to this wlan and authenticated via certificate instead of psk. Cisco wireless controller 5508 configuration step by step part 1. Most of my googling turns up lwapcapwap through nat and thats not what im looking for. However, if i rdp to a workstation at another site i can connect and login fine ip address specific. Cisco wlc 5508 users are disconnected intermittently. You were right, i went with leaving the management interface untagged on the wlc and native vlaning the ports to the 150. Port 1 is selected as the management port and this port is connected to my cisco 3560 using basetx module. The show commands are very useful cisco ios commands. Here is the first thing that i figured out how to do. Basically i have an anchor controller for my guest wireless that i want to natpat the traffic as its egressing into a public 29 address space.
Select file type, you can also select configuration file encryption option. This guide will go through the process to upgrade a pair of 5508 wlcs configured in ha setup and connected back to back with rp port. Just a small post regarding wlc reset, it can be done without ncs and its very handy. Upgrade the wlc software from the cli an easy tutorial on how to upgrade the. Preform a show sysinfo at the command line or monitorsummary page of the. The only issue i run into pasting the list into the wlc cli is its asking for the confirm command to move to the next ap to reboot.
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