Per User Rate Limit in WLAN
In this post we will look at how to control per user bandwidth in wireless environment. This is based on 7.0.116.0 WLC code (which is in CCIEW v2.0 lab) & in later software codes Cisco has enhanced...
View ArticleWireless QoS Tech Note
I found this “Cisco Unified Wireless Tech Note-DOC-116056” document published by Cisco nicely summarize the topic. Here is the URL for the same. Here are the key points I extracted. 1. WLC management...
View ArticleEvent Driven RRM
Event Driven RRM (ED-RRM) is a feature that allows an AP in distress to bypass normal RRM intervals and immediately change channels. A CleanAir AP is always monitoring AQ, and reports on this in 15...
View ArticleWLC Discovery via Broadcast
As outlined in one of my previous post (AP Registration) there are multiple methods (Broadcast, Static configs, DHCP option 43, DNS) available for a Ligthweight Access Point (LAP) to discover a WLC. In...
View Article7925G – Power Management
When the access point supports the Cisco Client Extensions (CCX) proxy ARP information element, the idle battery life will be optimized. Proxy ARP (It is enabled by default & cannot disable it)...
View Article7925 Deployment Guidelines Summary
As per the 7925 Deployment Guide, these are the guidelines for Unified Wireless deployment for voice. • Ensure CCKM is Enabled if utilizing 802.1x authentication • Set Quality of Service (QoS) to...
View ArticleWLC Config for VoWLAN
Here are some important VoWLAN specific configurations as per the 7925 deployment Guide. This is not the complete (you should read the full Deployment Guide end to end) WLAN Advanced Settings *...
View Article7 Guidelines for Better VoWLAN
I found this Cisco document is very useful to make 7925 Deployment better in 802.11a band. I hope information is fairly up to date (as I did not check each individual bug status as at now in May 2013)...
View ArticleWhat Did I learn from my 1st Attempt
I did my CCIE wireless lab attempt yesterday (7th May) & was not able to go over the line. Here is my experience & have to better prepared for the next time. 1. Approach I had a basic plan of...
View ArticleWLAN Config via CLI – Part 1
In this post we will see how to learn CLI commands to configure a WLAN. I have created a WLAN called “Test-15″ with wlan-id 15. Here are the default settings once you create a WLAN. Here are the CLI...
View ArticleWLAN Config via CLI – Part 2
In this post we will look at General WLAN configuration CLI commands in detail. Here is the default settings of General Tab once you create a WLAN Here is the CLI commands related to this. (WLC2)...
View ArticleWLAN Config via CLI – Part 3
In this post we will see QoS configuration of a WLAN via CLI. As you see previously here is the default settings. (WLC2) > config wlan ? qos Configures Quality of Service policy. wmm...
View ArticleWLAN Config via CLI – Part 4
In this post we will see how to configure WLAN security settings via CLI. Here are the security related config options in CLI “config wlan x” command. security Configures the security policy for...
View ArticleWLAN Config via CLI – Part 5
In this post we will look at WLAN advanced tab configurations via CLI. Here is the full list of features. I know this will be the longest post in my blog as I have to cover all these features. (WLC2)...
View ArticleUnderstanding DHCP Option 82
In this post we will see how DHCP option 82 works. The DHCP Information option (Option 82) is commonly used in large enterprise deployments to provide additional information on “physical attachment” of...
View ArticleMobility Config via CLI
In this post we will see how to configure WLC mobility config via CLI. If you prefer GUI you can refer one of my previous post (Configuring Mobility on WLC). Here is the basic setup. In Head Quarters...
View ArticleWLAN Config via CLI – Part 6
In this post we will look at configuration example of a WLAN using CLI only. To make it comprehensive I will illustrate a Guest WLAN configuration with Auto Anchoring feature as well. Here is the basic...
View ArticleAAA Override in ACS5.2
In this post we will see how to use “AAA override” feature of a WLAN combined with RADIUS server configuration, to override settings assigned by WLAN. You can change VLAN, QoS profile with 802.1p,...
View ArticleWired Guest Config via CLI
In this post we will see how to do a wired guest configuration via CLI. Here is the topology for this post. These are the steps you need to do 1. Configure a wired guest vlan on 3750-d (vlan 49) &...
View ArticleMedia Stream Config via CLI
In this post we will see the Media Stream configuration via CLI. If you want to configure this across multiple controllers it is good idea to learn CLI commands in order to save some time during your...
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