We recommend that you upload your cisco wlcs configuration file to a server to back it up. At the beginning, i thought that if i put a name in the file name field this file would be downloaded with that name, but everytime i tried it failed. If you download another login banner file to the controller, the first login. I took this as the opportunity to see if i could start doing some tasks via cli. You can use this to upload the config from the wlc to another server via tftpsftpftp. The controller converts the configuration file to an xml format, saves it to flash memory, and then reboots using the new configuration. Here is the first thing that i figured out how to do. In this post we will see how to take configuration back up of wlcs using prime infrastructure. I have a wlc4402 connected to 2950 switch trunk port. We are done with the basic cisco wlc configuration. After it starts, i monitor the download progress from the ftp server. We recommend that you do not download a configuration file to your cisco wlc that was uploaded from a different cisco wlc platform. How to perform wlc access point basic configuration part 1. Is there an automatable way to backup the configuration.
Following are some pictures of the device and then we start with initial configuration and software upgrade. Several customers asked me this questions and the answer is yes. More than 150,000 members are here to solve problems, share technology and best practices, and directly contribute to our product development process. To download the product you want for free, you should use the link provided below and proceed to the developers website, as this is the only legal source to get wlc config analyzer. Access point displays this behavior after a code upgrade on the wlc. After having another look i think its the sso which is. For the most part, i have always used the wlc gui to do the configuration after the initial setup. Cisco 5520 wireless lan controller deployment guide. If you lose your configuration, you can then download the saved configuration to the controller. A vulnerability in the webbased management interface of cisco wireless lan controller wlc devices running cisco aireos software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service dos condition.
For example, you might add another access point to your network and want it to have a configuration similar to the original access point. Identify the name of the file to download by using the following command. When i download the configuration from the 5508 wlc in sso i receive correctly the. For example, a cisco 5508 controller does not support the configuration file from a cisco 2504 controller, and a cisco 5520 wlc does not support the configuration file from a cisco 5508 wlc. To access the cli you need to connect your computer to the console port of the wireless lan controller with a console cable. This video provides a demonstration on upgrading firmware on a cisco wireless lan controller wlc using the gui and the cli. I am using a 2600 router on a stick also connected to the 2950 through another trunk. Cisco controller transfer upload filename nfig cisco controller transfer upload datatype config cisco controller transfer upload start. How to download the configuration file from the ap. This video is part of how to do the configuration on cisco wlc wireless lan controller training series from jaison mathew. View and download cisco sd2008tna configuration manual online. Cisco wireless lan controller configuration guide, release 7. Cisco catalyst 9800l wireless controller hardware installation guide. Hi, is there a way to schedule automatic configuration uploads backups on wlcs.
The remaining part of the lab goes through access point global and specific configurations including peraccess point radio settings. View and download cisco airwlc2112k9 datasheet online. Cisco wireless lan controller basic configuration step by. Configuration files are in the binary state immediately after upgrade from a mesh release to controller software release 6.
Regards, andras the solution has been added in the following document. The cisco wlc can boot either primary or back code configured from the gui. View and download cisco airwlc2106k9 wireless lan controller 2106 quick start manual online. July 21, 2015, cisco 5520 wireless lan controller deployment guide introduction thisdocumentintroducesthecisco5520wirelesslancontrollerwlc. A simple example of the initial configuration of a cisco wlc. 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. Like and subscribe for the updates on the new videos, thank you. A manual image transfer must include the files with these. We will setup our system to support controller and access point communication using multicastmulticast mode. Cisco wireless controller configuration guide, release 8. Registered users can view up to 200 bugs per month without a service contract. The cisco wlc software is factory installed on your cisco wlc and automatically downloaded to the access points after a release upgrade and whenever an access point joins a cisco wlc.
Procedure 4 configure the wlc to use cisco ise as a. Organization this guide is organized into the following sections. Home wireless how to take backup of cisco wlc 5508. Wireless lan controller initial configuration with the cli. How to configure ha on cisco wlc using configuration. When i try to begin the tftp process again, it says that another user has a transfer in progress already. Below is the initial configuration of 5508 wireless lan controller. Cisco 4400 series wireless lan controllers installation and configuration guide 781715701 preface this guide will help you to install a cisco 4400 series wireless lan controller referred to hereafter as the controller. The video walks you through configuration of access points on cisco wireless lan controller. The cisco wlc defaults to booting newer code, but it can boot older backup code only from the cli configuration. We wish to warn you that since wlc config analyzer files are downloaded from an external source, fdm lib bears no responsibility for the safety of such downloads.
Configuration on active wlc is synched to standby wlc via redundant port. Hi everyone, i thought i would post this issue with the wireless lan controller software to the support forums in case anyone else runs into this limitation with ciscos wlc software as i have not found any other postings regarding this. Note the controller can have only one login banner file. Enter the maximum number of times that the tftp server attempts to download the configuration file in the.
Cisco wireless lan controller configuration guide, release. To download the xml file to the cisco wlc, you can use the ftp server method or use the transfer download method. I cant download config file from wlc 2500 ive tried to download configuration file from my wlc 2500 but it always fails. The ap manager and management interfaces are tagged on 500. But if we talk about the wlc wireless controller, its not easy like router or not too complicated. If the flash is corrupted during an image download, manual image recovery must be done through the router that this device is plugged into. So cisco wlc supports fast re authentication only with those eap servers which have this compatibility. Click on download and it will ask you to reboot the controller after successfully transferred the configuration. The following steps will walk you through the process of configuring the cisco wlc to use cisco ise as its radius server. Mibs can be downloaded from the download software area in cisco. The actual developer of the free program is wlc config analyzer.
In cisco devices, like router, switch or firewall, very easy to take a backup or restore the configuration file using tftp. If you download another login banner file to the controller, the first login banner file is overwritten. To find more articles and discussions on this topic, visit s. Normally downgrading wlc software code is not recommended. There are many options to backup your config from a cisco wireless lan controller. A basic introduction and tutorial on how to use the cisco wlc wireless lan controller. After reset, the xml configuration file is selected. Access points do not join the wlc, they process join request and get to code download phase then after code download access points reboot and again process code download. If you have multiple controllers, then prime infrastructure would be the easiest way to automate the wlc configuration backup at regular interval. Devices running cisco wireless lan controller wlc software versions 7. Airwlc2106k9 wireless lan controller 2106 network hardware pdf manual download. This post will cover the cisco 5508 but the process is much the same for 5520 and 8510.
Cisco 5508 wlc software upgrade and initial configuration. Cisco wlc software does not process gratuitous arps. Procedure 4 configure the wlc to use cisco ise as a radius server the cisco wlc uses the cisco ise as a radius server. Cisco wlcs support standard snmp management information base mib files. When manual pac provisioning is enabled, the pac file is manually generated on the controller. Useful cisco wlc commands preparing for code upgrade. Is there an automatable way to backup the configuration from a wlc 2504 controller. To get the configuration file, i connect on the wlc using the gui, on commands upload file and i select configuration from the file type. Cisco 5508 wlc setup and initial configuration xerunetworks.
This video will show you how to backup your cisco configuration to your computer using a tftp server. Bug information is viewable for customers and partners who have a service contract. Wlc how to download a file from a wlc device via the. The controller is part of the cisco wireless lan solution. Download the configuration file to the controller by performing one of the following. Cisco wireless lan controller management interface denial. Cisco 4400 series wireless lan controllers installation. We will now configure cisco ise to process radius requests from the cisco wlc. Knowing how to backup your configuration files is very important not only for redundancy. Cisco wireless controller configuration guide, release 7.
In blue color are my comments on each step of the configuration. To use the configuration file for another access point. Cisco wlc ha sso upgrade is the upgrade procedure for a highavailability pair of cisco wireless lan controllers the same as the procedure for a single cisco wlc. To properly convert the configuration files from one controller platform to another, use the wlc config converter tool available at cisco. But in certain cases you have to downgrade the software code of your wlc. Wlc download configuration file hi the file can be called whatever you want you specify the destination ip of the server, the folder to save to if any and the name of the config file. View and download cisco airwlc440250k9 installation and configuration manual online. Ise bootstrapping howto guide to add the cisco wlc as a network access device to cisco ise.
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