How to automate WLC using Python (CLI)

Updated on May 21, 2020: If you are looking for C9800 wireless controller automation, please refer to my following article, I hope this helps you.Monitoring IOS-XE device with Netconf API + Grafana + InfluxDB...

Understanding Aggressive Load Balancing

For wireless environments, there’s competition everywhere. If an AP serves many clients, there must be delays and packet loss. Aggressive Load Balancing was created to solve this problem, the number of clients connected to...

Cisco Wave2 AP and WPA2 TKIP

If you are using Wave2 AP and WPA2 TKIP is enabled, it may cause client connection problems. This is because the Wave2 AP does not support WPA2 TKIP. In versions 8.4 and above, the...

Using RTOS image to recovery WLC

If your WLC failed to load image, you may need to recovery the WLC using RTOS image. We need to contact TAC to get the RTOS image. The following are the upgrade steps. Type...

Mobility Express mac flapping

Cause Analysis Mobility Express environment allows redundancy, If the Master AP fails, another AP(MOBILITY EXPRESS CAPABLE image installed) will become the Master AP. VRRP plays an important role in the Failover process of ME,...

Configuring LAG for the AP

Configuring LAG(link aggregation) allows the AP to provide 2 Gbps uplink. Configuring WLC Use the command “config ap lag-mode support enable” to enable global LAG support. This will cause the DTLS connection to be...

What does asterisk mean in the show clock of the AP?

We know that the asterisk in the Catalyst means <Time is not authoritative>. *—Time is not authoritative.(blank)—Time is authoritative..—Time is authoritative, but NTP is not synchronized. https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst3750e_3560e/software/release/12-2_55_se/configuration/guide/3750escg/swadmin.html Does AP mean the same thing? The...

CDP negotiation of WLC/AP

The TLV list can filter the values contained in the CDP packet. What makes me curious is what is the condition for the successful CDP negotiation of the WLC or AP. The required fields...

Python Packages Offline Installation

I have some virtual machines for testing, but these machines are offline and cannot connect to the Internet. I was having trouble installing the Python module. I can use whl file to install the...

How to remotely manage Cisco WLC via Service Port

Usually we can connect PC to the Service Port to access the WLC (http/https or SSH/Telnet). At this point we don’t even need to configure gateway for the PC. But if we want to...

Recommended configuration for WLAN-VLAN mapping

When configuring Cisco WLC WLANs, there are three WLAN-VLAN mapping options. AP-Specific Group-Specific Wlan-Specific The difference between AP-Specific and the other two WLAN-VLAN mappings is that the AP-Specific configuration is saved in the AP’s...

Mobility Express Master AP client connection limit

Updated on December 15 The Master AP threshold should be 25 instead of 50. The following is official Cisco document. If there are more than 25 Access Points in a Mobility Express network, the...

How to configure Kiwi Syslog Server for Cisco WLC

Solarwinds Kiwi Syslog Server is a widely used commercial Syslog server. Kiwi Syslog Server Free Edition can monitor Syslog for up to 5 devices. We can download Kiwi Syslog Server Free Edition from the...

Offline Install .NET Framework 3.5 On Windows Server 2016

I tried to install .NET Framework 3.5 on a Microsoft server, but the installation failed. The following error message appears in Server Manager. “Installation of one or more roles, role services, or features failed....

PCAP capture on ISE

ISE can generate PCAP capture very simply(Compared to SPAN), which is really useful for troubleshooting network issue.

How to recovery AP from u-boot mode (AP2800/AP3800)

The following is the recovery method when the AP stuck in u-boot mode. It should be noted that these methods have certain risks. 1. Change the bootcmd variable It is possible for the AP...