Wireless

Cisco 5520 Wireless LAN Controller

• Height: 1U / Throughput: 20Gbps / AP Support: 1500 / Client Support: 20000
• AIR-CT5520-50-K9 / Cisco 5520 wireless controller supporting 50 APs w/rack kit
• Interfaces and indicators
  • 2 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces or 2 x 1 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
  • Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) options (only Cisco SFP+s supported), including S-Class Optics
  • Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) options (only Cisco SFPs supported), including S-Class Optics
  • 1 x service port: 1 Gigabit Ethernet port (RJ-45)
  • 1 x redundancy port: 1 Gigabit Ethernet port (RJ-45)
  • 1 x Cisco Integrated Management Controller port: 10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ-45)
  • 1 x console port: Serial port (RJ-45)
  • LED indicators: Network Link, Diagnostics

WLAN Express Setup

• Service Port (SP) default IP 192.168.1.1
• Configure IP address on PC with 192.168.1.100 and access http://192.168.1.1
• Create a new admin account
• Setup System Name / Country / Date & Time / Timezone / NTP Server / Management IP Address / Subnet Mask / Default Gateway / Management VLAN ID
• Setup Employee Network / Network Name / Security / Pass Phrase / VLAN / DHCP Server Address
• Setup Guest Network / Network Name / Security / Pass Phrase / VLAN / DHCP Server Address
• Setup Advanced Setting Client Density / Traffic Type / Virtual IP Address / Local Mobility Group / Service Port interface / Service Port IP Address / Service Port Network
• Apply

Command Line Interface

• imm address <ip address> <net mask> <gateway ip>
• imm summary
• config network secureweb enable
• config network webmode disable
• config network ssh enable
• config network telnet disable
• save config
• show network summary

APs

• As the APs are connected to the network, they should automatically find the controller via the CAPWAP discovery algorithms
• The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server will assign each AP an IP address
• CCisco Aironet 1850 Access Point https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/wireless/aironet-1850-series-access-points/index.html

Reference

• Cisco 5520 Wireless LAN Controller Deployment Guide https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/technotes/8-1/5520-WLC-DG/b_Cisco-5520-WLC-deployment-guide.html
• Cisco 5520 and 8540 Wireless Controller Troubleshooting Guide https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/technotes/troubleshooting/trb-guide-wlc-5520-8540.pdf