LAB 5-2021 T1 BN303 Wireless Network PDF

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Packet Tracer 7.1 - WLC configuration Last Updated: Tuesday, 16 July 2019 20:46 Published: Sunday, 19 November 2017 10:54 Written by PacketTracerNetwork

Cisco Wireless concepts The Cisco Wireless Controller (WLC) devices is the Cisco solution to centrally configure, manage enterprise wireless networks, regardless of the number of access points deployed and their location. Wireless controllers have become very popular as companies move from standalone Access Point (AP) wireless designs, complicated to configure and to secure properly, to centralized controller-based designs, reaping the enhanced visibility, functionality and redundancy benefits that come with those modern designs. The following YouTube video presents the basic concepts of how Wireless Controllers work and interact with Lightweight access points using CAPWAP protocol. A good understanding of the concepts presented in this video is mandatory before starting this Packet Tracer 7.1.1 wireless tutorial.

Tutorial introduction This Packet Tracer 7.1.1 wireless tutorial will show you how to configure the Wireless LAN controller and the associated Lightweight Access Points embedded in Cisco Packet Tracer 7.1.1 including: ●

WLC 2504 initial setup

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SSID and VLAN configuration on the WLC 2504

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Security configuration using 802.1x

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Lightweight Access Points 3702i automatic registration

This tutorial will be based on the following network topology:

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Management IP addressing (Vlan 1 / 192.168.1.0/24) ●

Cisco WLC 2504: 192.168.1.254

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Catalyst L3 switch: 192.168.1.1 (Vlan 1 default gateway / DHCP server)

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Management laptop: dynamic IP address from DHCP

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Lightweight Access Points: dynamic IP address from DHCP

Cisco WLC 2504 initial setup Connect to the WLC 2504 using the web browser of the management laptop using http://192.168.1.254 and configure the admin username and password. The admin credentials will be login: admin, password: P@ssw0rd in this tutorial. Make sure to connect using HTTP (unsecure), not HTTPS, for this first connection.

Resource: https://www.packettracernetwork.com/tutorials/pt71-wlc-configuration.html Packet Tracer 7.1 issue: Access to the web interface can fail several times before allowing showing the following page. It works after a random number of tries.

The second step is to configure time, location, and management IP address of the WLC before creating the first protected Wireless network. Please note that the Guest Network function is not supported in Packet Tracer.

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Resource: https://www.packettracernetwork.com/tutorials/pt71-wlc-configuration.html After this initial setup, reconnect to the Cisco WLC using HTTPS (https://192.168.1.254). If you try to connect using HTTP (unsecure) the WLC resets the connection but doesn't automatically redirect the connection to the HTTPS URL.

SSID and VLAN configuration on the WLC WLAN creation and SSID to VLAN mapping is configured on the WLAN tab of the WLC configuration. Each WLAN SSID is associated to a VLAN previously created and linked to a physical interface on Controller tab. Packet Tracer 7.1.1 supports the following security options: ●

No security

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WPA2 Personal

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WPA2 Enterprise (802.1x)

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Static WEP

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Static WEP + 802.1x

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CKIP

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None + EAP Passthrough

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LightWeight Access Points automatic registration Lightweight Access Points automatically discover the WLC address using DHCP option 150 configured on the DHCP which has been configured on the Catalyst switch for Vlan 1. ip dhcp excluded-address 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.9 ! ip dhcp pool MGMT network 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 default-router 192.168.1.1 option 150 ip 192.168.1.254

The WLC displays the successfully registered Access Points with their IP address. detailed data is not available as this function has not been implemented in Packet Tracer 7.1

Resource: https://www.packettracernetwork.com/tutorials/pt71-wlc-configuration.html Anies’ Notes: 

Need to configure IP address of 3560 Switch first on VLAN 1 interface

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Need to set up the DHCP pool on switch 3560

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You can run show run command.

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Check Notebook DHCP, ping the WLC.

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If the ping successful, run the browser http://192.168.1.254. Set it up, like the instructions on the top or previous Lab 6. Do not forget to set the VLAN number to 1.

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Close it, then enter the https://192.168.1.254

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All access points should list on WIRELESS section.

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Put the cursor on the top of the access point, you can check its DHCP and its WLAN.

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Then you can add any wireless devices to access points to check the wireless and DHCP connections...