access point

The video walks you through configuration of access points on Cisco Wireless LAN Controller. We will setup our system to support controller and access point communication using multicast-multicast mode. The remaining part of the lab goes through access point global and specific configurations including per-access point radio settings. 

The video walks you through configuration of access points on Cisco Wireless LAN Controller. We will setup our system to support controller and access point communication using multicast-multicast mode. The remaining part of the lab goes through access point global and specific configurations including per-access point radio settings. 

The video walks you through different methods that Cisco Access Point uses to discover Wireless LAN Controller and how an AP makes a decision on which controllers to join. Each method will be demonstrated with their order of priority explained. We will mention the purpose of Master Controller and stress on importance of controller priming. Wireshark analysis will be performed throughout the lab for us to examine controller discovery and AP registration processes. 

The video shows you how you can increase security with access point authentication. We will go through various approaches available on Cisco Wireless LAN Controller that allow an AP to be authenticated prior to joining including MIC and LSC certificate authentication, static local and RADIUS MAC address auth list, and 802.1x authentication. We will be able to see and realize which method would work best in your environment.

The video walks you through different methods that Cisco Access Point uses to discover Wireless LAN Controller and how an AP makes a decision on which controllers to join. Each method will be demonstrated with their order of priority explained. We will mention the purpose of Master Controller and stress on importance of controller priming. Wireshark analysis will be performed throughout the lab for us to examine controller discovery and AP registration processes. 

The video walks you through different methods that Cisco Access Point uses to discover Wireless LAN Controller and how an AP makes a decision on which controllers to join. Each method will be demonstrated with their order of priority explained. We will mention the purpose of Master Controller and stress on importance of controller priming. Wireshark analysis will be performed throughout the lab for us to examine controller discovery and AP registration processes. 

The video walks you through an upgrade process of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller. In addition, we will look at how we can minimize network downtime due to the upgrade by pre-downloading a new software image to access points. We will observe the access point during reboot and be able to see its software images being deployed as it detects the new version on the controller. This is a recommended method when having to upgrade a large number of access point especially when they need to pull the new image across a WAN. We will be using a vWLC for our demonstration but the steps are also applicable to other traditional WLC models. 

The video demonstrates installation of a virtual Wireless LAN Controller (vWLC). We will step through the configuration starting from the creation of a virtual machine all the way to enabling evaluation license,  having an access point join the controller and a user connects to a SSID. There will be mentions of certain requirements needed for successful configuration. We recommend basic knowledge of VMware ESXi before viewing this video.