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Time for another post!I'm hard at work looking at some more autonomous AP commands.  This time it's beacon periods!  So, on an AAP, how would you configure the beacon period to 100 milliseconds?One would be tempted to look under the radio interface:"ap#conf tEnter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.ap(config)#int d0ap(config-if)#beac ?  dtim-period  dtim period  period       beacon...continue reading

If you have ever been confused by these two settings, you're not alone.  MFP and AP Authentication are both configured from the same page via the WLC GUI.  This makes one ponder the difference between the two options.According to Cisco, AP Authentication is used for encrypting the AP to AP RRM traffic whereas MFP is used to protect...continue reading

There are a number of settings one must configure via CLI to get voice QoS working on an AAP.  This is my attempt at putting all of them in a single post...  I can already see the edits coming:!dot11 ssid  admit traffic//Enables call admission control on the SSID.!dot11 arp-cache optional//Best practices.  Reduces WLAN overhead by allowing AP to...continue reading

Best Practices for Mobility:1.  Use the same, non-routable virtual IP.  To verify the virtual address, use the show interface summary command.  Also, ping the virtual address to make sure it's not routable.2.  All controllers must be configured for the same LWAPP transport mode.  Use the show switchconfig command to verify LWAPP transport mode, and the config switchconfig mode...continue reading

My good friend Leigh is really doing a bang up job on his blog...  Putting me to shame!  It's given me motivation to make the following post though.Here's something that I just read in the WLC Configuration Best Practices:"With the Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(33)SXH6, there is an option for PFC3C mode chassis to exclude VLAN in the...continue reading