Cisco Wireless :: 4404 Wireless Roaming With Old And New APs And WLCs
Mar 20, 2012
We have existing AP 1132 with WLC 4404 controller implemented in a site. We started add on new AP 3502 with WLC 5508.Our customer has existing 10 of 4404 controllers and configured in the same mobility group, and the roaming is working fine(ap are 1131).
Curently we deployed 2 new 5508 controllers and replaced some 1131 AP to 3500 AP. And the controller created new IP scheme for the wireless client. But after migrate 2 APs, we found that the roaming is not working when the wireless client move from new AP to old AP.
When moving from new AP to old AP, the ip address for the client is unchange, but the ping will be droped, and will never come back. Until we do a ipconfig flush, and reconnect, the connection can back to normal, but the ip address als changed to the old IP scheme.
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Mar 17, 2013
have concern regarding the faiolver of 2 WLCs.
1. One Active_WLC(2504) have a full licence of 15 Access points.
2. 2nd Seconday_WLCs(2504) have a normal licenece (Without any AP licenece-Zero AP Count License).
Now my questions are:
1. If first WLCs goes down due to any kind of problem then can secondary WLCs comes up and takover of all APs.
2. if Yes, then How may days or hours...These APs will connect to the WLC.
3.If first WLCs comes up after some days, then can this WLC automaticall tak over the situation??
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Feb 13, 2013
I'm using two 5500 WLCs with the version 7.2.110.0 When some AP with the part number AIR-CAP1552E-N-K9 associate with them, the 802.11g stays up and the 802.11a stays down.I saw the AP interfaces in Wireless --> All APs and the 802.11a is down and the regulatory domain show me not supported but the 802.11g is working normally.I follow this document from Cisco [URL] and i just have BR - Brazil to support this part number.
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Apr 17, 2012
Possible to assign reslient WLCs to an OEAP 600?
The web GUI of the OEAP itself only has a single field to enter the address of a single controller.
But, I wonder if once the OEAP is talking to your WLC across the Internet, you can allocate HA settings to the OEAP so that it can fall back to a secondary WLC if your main WLC fails.
This is sort of hinted at in the docs I have read, but I have not been able to find it explicitly stated anywhere.
It would be nice to have 2 DMZ-based WLCs at two different data centres to allow remote users to have a fail-over solution, but I need to be sure that this is supported before implementing.
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Apr 7, 2013
I've just been tasked with setting up 19 AIR-CT2504 WLCs with AIR-CAP3502E APs. The primary objective is to maximize throughput from clients uploading LARGE files over the air.
I need to make sure I config HT 802.11n properly with no support for legacy clients in the 5Ghz band.
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Dec 9, 2012
Does the AP is able to configure 2 public ip address of the DMZ-WLCs?
like ip 1.1.1.1 in my US data center, whereas a second ip 2.2.2.2 in my EU data center?
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May 2, 2011
I have three 5508 WLCs, running code 7.0.98.0 supporting 100+ LWAPs in H-REAP mode. The LWAPs are servicing 2-3 WLANs each. Some are using central authentication and local switching, some are configured for central authentication and central switching. When the LWAPs fail from one WLC to another WLC, the LWAP's lose all of their VLAN mappings and pick up the VLAN of the management interface on the new WLC.
All WLANs are configured to use the management interface on the WLC and the VLAN mappings are configured per LWAP on the H-REAP properties tab. The WLAN ID numbers and all the WLAN settings are the same across all 3 WLC's. I have created AP groups on all 3 WLC's and the AP group config matches across the 3 WLCs.
I can get the LWAPs to keep their VLAN mapping by creating an interface on the WLC with the VLAN ID of the locally switched/remote site VLAN and then setting the interface for the WLAN to the new interface. However, then the WLAN doesn't work, because the centrally located WLC doesn't have the remote site VLAN. It also seems to keep the VLAN mapping if I create the locally switched/remote site VLAN interface on the WLC , and point the WLAN to the management interface. This shouldn't be a necessary step though... In H-REAP with local switching, the LWAPs aren't using the interface on the WLC.
I found a note in the 7.0 WLC config guide that explains why the VLANs are picking up the management interface VLAN, but that same note says the VLAN mappings can be changed per LWAP/WLAN!
From config guide: For hybrid-REAP access points, the interface mapping at the controller for WLANs that is configured for H-REAP Local Switching is inherited at the access point as the default VLAN tagging. This mapping can be easily changed per SSID, per hybrid-REAP access point
Using H-REAP and been able to get the LWAPs to keep the VLAN mapping when failing from one WLC to another?
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Mar 6, 2013
I am trying to resolve a wireless issue for a busy medical office I work at; it is an 11,000 sf building with many exam rooms and offices, and 20-30 wireless users. We tried placing three WAP4410N devices around the building on different channels with a shared SSID, so that users would have connectivity anywhere in the building. The medical assistants and doctors connect to their EMR software using laptops connected via RDP and we seem to have an issue with connections dropping briefly when they move throughout the building. The disruption is enough that their RDP connections often become unresponsive and they have to take time to disconnect and reconnect again. The other issue is that the laptops would jump to a stronger signal when, for instance, a nurse walked to the front of the building to get a patient and came close to a different WAP, but then when they came back to the exam area, the device would hang onto that signal as it grew very weak instead of jumping back to the closer WAP.
We've also had issues with the a couple of the devices becoming completely unresponsive but I am hoping the firmware update will fix that. Is there a way to make this work properly with this model of router? How many devices should we need for full coverage? If they just aren't up to this task, what should we be looking at to replace them? From what I have been able to research, what we are looking for is 'seamless roaming' and these devices don't support that. But I was told by a support tech that even the Aironet WAPs will have a few dropped packets going between APs so I would hate to upgrade yet again and still have the problem remain.
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Apr 21, 2012
I have 5 access points (WAP4410N) all connected to a befsr41 8 port/switch router, each AP has it's own SSID. Is it possible to to have one SSID for the entire wireless network so users do not have to change SSID's every time they change locations?
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Jul 21, 2011
I have more different client networks with one ssid, when a client is in another network gets an ip it still from the old network.
How can I to the wlc change this so he gets one right address. I have a Cisco WLC 5508 and 1262/1252 Access point
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Feb 12, 2013
I have an issue where I have an AP in one room and another in another.When I walk from one room to the other, I lose signal but manages to see the SSID and join.But, I cannot seem to surf the Internet, I have to manually disconnect and reconnect. Normal wireless routers I reconnect seamlessly without any manual disconnect & reconnect.Currently using cisco 5508 and ap2600.
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Mar 1, 2012
I currently have a UC540 system with 12x aironet 1130 APs. Seamless roaming does not seem to work, and the recommendation seems to be to introduce a WLAN controller.
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Apr 22, 2013
I´m trying to find the best configuration to improve the roaming in a WLC 7.3I changed the power threshold under the TPC to -67 and in the client roaming I put in custom mode and the minimun RSSI in -78 dBm.but I was wondering if there is a specific configuration to improve the roaming.
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Apr 7, 2011
Currently have a 5508 in the lab and testing 4 AP's with it. Eventually there will be 18 AP's spread thru out different floor in our building.
So far access is working fine using WPA, 802.1x and the client configured to use windows logon credentials..But it doesn't seem to automatically transfer between access points.
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Feb 9, 2011
I have 3 Cisco 1242 WAPs that I have deployed at a site that has NO RADIUS/AAA devices. I have given all of them a different channel (1,6,11), but the same SSID and crypto (WPA2-PSK). The issue is when a machine boots up it associates with the closest/strongest AP, but as the device "roams" it does not which to a different AP. It stays associated with the original AP until that signal is gone. Then it quickly associates with the closest AP with no problem.
How do I get the device to associate with the strongest WAP? I have research "fast roaming and WDS" but it seems like you need EAP/LEAP and they do NOT have that at all.
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Mar 9, 2013
have configured Cisco IPPhone 7925G with EAP-TLS setting. (With manufacture installed and Userinstalled certificate). My issue is while roaming from 1 AccessPoint to another AccessPoint the call getting droped. I need to restart the IPPhone to reauthentiate again. In ACS am agging the authentication time-out error. (I had changed the time out value for EAP-TLS to 20 in WLC as per recommendation.)
If am using static web key there is no issue in roaming.
What is the reommended setting inorder for the EAP-TLS to work properly.
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Feb 28, 2012
Is it possible to set up a roaming wireless network with wireless access points that are different brands from one another (i.e., D-Link, Cisco, Belkin, etc.)? If so, is there anything special that needs to be configured?
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May 30, 2011
But my laptop often times changes access points as I move about in my office to try to optimize the signal strength, which causes the network to stop working and I had to do "ipconfig -renew" to continue using internet. Problem now is that the IT desk told me that the AP's are overloaded.
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May 7, 2012
I work for a school system and we are currently entertaining the idea of BYOD. We have a Cisco 4404 controller and what I would like to do in order to prepare for BYOD is to create a wireless network that can be connected to with AD credentials. So basically, on any device, when users try and connect to this specific WLAN they will be prompted to put in their AD username and password to get access, that’s it, no other passwords. I will be using the Network Policy Server role in Server 2008 R2 as my radius server. how to actually set up the policy within NPS for this type of authentication. Also, on the controller side, am I basically just setting up the WLAN and then setting up the authentication server on the AAA Servers tab for security? Leave Layer 2 and Layer 3 tabs blank if I only want to use AD credentials?
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Mar 16, 2009
Soon to be working on a design for a Wireless installation across one of our buildings. The wireless survery has been completed, and we'll be installing 175 APs, across the 3 floors of the building.
With regards to the back-end WLC setup, I have a few queries around the WLC configuration. We're looking at implementing the 4400 series of devices, and due to us having nearly 200 APs, we'll need at least 2 x 4404 or 4 x 4402 - I'm assuming its simpler to have fewer devices to make management simpler.Also, looking at the Cisco reference material, they recommend that a 4404 can support up to 100 APs, with regards configuring the ports on the box, would I need to configure LAG across the WLC
ports in order for it to accommodate all of the Access Points. If we were to go with a scenario of using 2 x 4404 devices, would we be in a position whereby if we lost a Controller, we'd lose
all of the Access Points associated with that Controller? In order for us to have full resiliency, we'd need an additional 4404 controller for the APs to failover on too? From a licensing perspective, we'll be purchasing a licence to cover 200 APs.
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Oct 9, 2012
I have a Cisco WLC 4404 with version software 7.0.230.0 and it gived me a this logg
Oct 9 15:43:08 192.168.122.34 WLC_4404_CC: *osapiReaper:
Oct 09 15:41:49.549: %OSAPI-3-FILE_OPEN_FAILED: osapi_file.c:370 Failed to open the file : /proc/895/stat.(erno 24)
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May 27, 2013
I am having some troubles with client roaming on a 5508 controller running firmware 7.3.101.0. As soon as a client roams outside the range of an AP they lose data flow and do not seem to transition to another AP for about 1 minute.This is a small network with 6 x AIRCAP3502E-N-K9 AP's (running in H-REAP mode) on the same floor and clients are a mix of HP notebooks, Mac Books, iMacs, iPads and iPhones. There are several seperate SSID's setup and the problem occurs on all. All are WPA2/AES with either a PSK or 802.1X. Both 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios are enabled with auto power and channel selection.
I have tried changing the roaming settings from default and also playing with the AP power settings to no avail.Is this normal behaviour or is there something I can do to improve the reconnection speed?
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Feb 10, 2013
Under the section intra controller roaming, WLC 7.0 config guide states that " When the wireless client moves its association from one access point to another, the controller simply updates the client database with the newly associated access point. If necessary, new security context and associations are established as well" URL.Within the phrase "If necessary, new security context and associations are established as well" . What is meant by the new security context ? My understanding is that only an update to the MSCB (with the AP info) is the only requirement as the client is within the same controller and subnet.I just can't think why would the security info needs to be updated.
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Oct 11, 2012
Actually we have a 4402 controller with 1120 APs both of which are marked as EoL products, we want to jump over the new 2600 APs and 5508 Controller for increase signal coverage but we have the following deals:Last firmware for 4402 controller is 7.0.Firmware needed for 5508 to support 2600 APs is 7.3.Is it possible to configure mobility between 4402 and 5508 even with different firmware branch?
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Nov 27, 2011
I have two 5508, no anchor, only one SSID with internal web authentication using radius server.Under "Configuring Mobility Groups", Cisco guide says: "If a client roams in web authentication state, the client is considered as a new client on another controller instead of considering it as a mobile client".
I understand that if a client that has already autheticated via web roams between two LAPs that are associated with different WLCs, it has to reathenticate.
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Dec 5, 2011
I'm looking to deploy a 2504 controller and some AP1142s but would like to provide the client with an alternative, lower initial-cost option in my proposal. I've been researching the AP541N access points but several areas of their implementation seem unclear to me.
Clustering: For the clustering feature is it necessary for the network to have other SBCS components (500 series platforms)? All of their other features are either unapplicable to or already implemented in the network in question; if I have to add another appliance I would rather go the LWAPP route and use a true WLC.
What are the cababilities of clustering? Can I implement some form of wireless resilience by spacing APs closer together than necessary and they will lower transmit dBm and intelligently respond to attempt to cover a new cell where an AP has gone down?
What about roaming? I believe Cisco advertises this as part of a small business voice solution. A client roaming between two access points in the same mobility group (cluster?) on a wireless voip phone should be able to keep connection, as it's analogus to some critical UDP communications that are going to take place on the clients.
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May 22, 2012
I am running a WiFi network built on Cisco 1262 APs and Cisco WLC 5508. My APs broadcast two SSIDs, let call them "WiFi_Pay" and "WiFi_Free". I have a problem: when users migrate from "WiFi_Pay" to "WiFi_Free" (not moving, connecting to the same AP), the connection fails. If they try for second time, it is always successful. My task is to ensure that such migrations run smoothly and be successful from the first attempt.
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Dec 19, 2012
I have a Cisco 4404 WLC that is up, has green status light, the interfaces are showing activity. I see it connected to my Cisco 6500, (Sh port status) it shows connected and trunking,; I also see a lot of activity on the interfaces. Also it will not let me console in, I can console in on my other Cisco 4404 WLC's with out and issues, so I know my cables and configure are correct. The only change a I made today was the time zone. I noticed the time was off by a hour and noticed that the time zone wasn't set so I set it correctly. Shortly after that I saw the WLC go belly o up in my WCS. I tried rebooting the WLC several times without luck. Since I can not gain access via the console I can not really trouble shoot.
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Apr 17, 2011
We have 2 4404 controllers running 6.0.x code. I have several SSID setup with different VLANS. When the clients associate they do not show the name of the AP they are connected to, is there any way to display the assocated AP name?
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Sep 20, 2012
my hardware set-up : 2x AP 1100 series, 2x AP1131AG (not connected to a Cisco Switch)...all with the latest Cisco iOS
What i want to do is connect these APs and broadcast the same SSID (e.g Aironet and NOT Aironet1,Aironet2..etc). Doing that, a user with a laptop can roam between these APs and won't have to re-enter the password of the SSID every time he changes AP. I would also like the encryption to be with a 128bit password key. From what i have read, i need a local authenticator to do what (Something called Local Radius Server).
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Aug 2, 2012
I have three Autonomous AP´s in a small office running voice applications, all of them are connected to the same infrastructure switch and they have same configuration, voice Vlan is configure to open authentication. I have two models of AP 1252 and 1262 and I paste Radio configuration below.
First issue: During calls users are facing problems when roaming between AP´s, and eventually calls are dropped.
Second issue: Sometimes one of these AP´s(1252) lose all transmit signal and when return I got authentication error on log.
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Nov 16, 2012
Setting up a multi floor WLAN using a 6500 WISM Controller. Each floor has an AP group with the floor WAPs assigned. Each floor has a VLAN and the WLC has an interface configured. Each floor has a WLAN configured with the same SSID and the only change is the interface on the WLAN per floor.DHCP is remote on AD servers and each floor as a scope configured.Each floor works fine - we can get connected and get assigned to correct IP address. The issue we had with this setup was moving between floors. When we move up a floor the client loses connection to the inital floor (coverage - as expected). if we disconnect and reconnect it connects to the new floor SSID and gets an IP from DHCP.When looking into this - I then created an interface group and added all the floor interfaces into the group. I then applied the interface group to each floor WLAN and did soem testing - it worked as expected. I could now move between floors.The issue with this is though. When I was testing I already had an IP address assigned from DHCP - before I changed to interface groups. The issue is that the intial DHCP assignment no longer works and we cant connect to the WLAN anymore,
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May 29, 2013
I'm about to purchase 2 Aironet APs, either 1140 or 1160 Series for a small Business. I know too little about the AP installation. How to let both APs works in Roaming Mode so that users can move freely within the site without having to drop and connect from one AP to the other.
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