Evolution of WCS Cisco WCS (no longer supported)  -> Cisco Prime Network Control System (NCS) -> Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI): Works with both wired and wireless. WCS Hosted on 32-bit Windows 2003 SP1+ or Red Hat Linux ServerHas 2 Forms WCS Base ( clients located in relation to nearest AP) WCS Plus ( clients location … Continue reading CCNA Wireless Summary Notes: Managing Wireless Networks with Wireless Control System (WCS) & sneakpeak into Cisco Prime Interface. →

Interference - 802.11 that originates form a source other than the expected APs Noise - Signals that originate from a source that is not 802.11 Common non-802.11 devices that can interfere with a WLAN Bluetooth Has low power consumption Grouped in 3 classes (class 1 - 1mW, class 2 - 2.5 mW, class 3 - … Continue reading CCNA Wireless Summary Notes: Dealing with Wireless Interference →

Initial Software Version Upgrade Parameters for FTP server Reboot Wait Verify Done. You may require to upgrade FUS. This is covered in a later blog.

AVC gives a complete visibility of applications in the network and allows the administrator to take some action on the same. The key use cases for NBAR AVC are capacity planning, network usage base lining and better understanding of what applications are consuming bandwidth. IOS Version currently running

RF Signals and Modulation Frequency Number of times the signal makes one complete cycle in a second. Measured in Hertz (Cycle per second). Radio Frequency = 3kHz to 300 GHz. 2.4 GHz band: From 2.400 to 2.4835 GHz. Has a total of 14 channels (1 to 14) spaced 0.005 GHz (or 5 MHz) apart. 5GHz Band: … Continue reading CCNA Wireless Summary – Part 1 →

(Cisco Controller) >config network webmode enable (Cisco Controller) >config network secureweb enable You must reboot for the change to take effect. (Cisco Controller) >reset system The system has unsaved changes. Would you like to save them now? (y/N) y Configuration Saved!

(Cisco Controller) >reset system The system has unsaved changes. Would you like to save them now? (y/N) y Configuration Saved! System will now restart! Restarting system. WLCNG Boot Loader Version 1.0.16 (Built on Feb 28 2011 at 13:14:54 by cisco) Board Revision 1.3 (SN: XXXXX, Type: AIR-CT5508-K9) (G) Verifying boot loader integrity... OK. OCTEON CN5645-NSP … Continue reading Resetting Cisco WLC 5508 to factory settings →

Commands in summary transfer download datatype code transfer download mode tftp transfer download serverip 192.168.44.248 transfer download path / transfer download filename AIR-CT5500-LDPE-K9-7-5-102-0.aes debug transfer tftp enable transfer download start reset system Upgrade Process (Cisco Controller) >transfer download datatype code (Cisco Controller) >transfer download mode tftp (Cisco Controller) >transfer download serverip 192.168.44.248 (Cisco Controller) >transfer … Continue reading Cisco 5508 Wireless LAN Controller Firmware upgrade via CLI →

Commands in Summary transfer download datatype code transfer download mode tftp transfer download serverip 192.168.44.248 transfer download path / transfer download filename AIR-CT5500-LDPE-K9-1-7-0-0-FUS.aes debug transfer tftp enable transfer download start reset system Upgrade Process (Cisco Controller) >transfer download datatype code (Cisco Controller) >transfer download mode tftp (Cisco Controller) >transfer download serverip 192.168.44.248 (Cisco Controller) >transfer … Continue reading Cisco 5508 Wireless LAN Controller Field Upgrade to 1.7.0.0-FUS via CLI →