© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks (ONT) Module 6: Implement Wireless Scalability

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Module 6: Implement Wireless Scalability Lesson 6.4: Deploying Cisco WCS

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Objectives  Describe how to add and configure a WLAN controller using WCS.  Describe how to add and configure a access point using WCS.  Describe how to add and manage maps in WCS.  Describe how to detect and locate rogue access points in WCS.

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco WCS Server Login The default access is the IP address of the server as the URL and HTTPS as the access method, which may also require a designated port. A default username “root” and password “public” are predefined.

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco WCS Network Summary Horizontal Menus Vertical Menus

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Adding a Controller The Cisco WCS instance is initially empty and needs to be populated using the Select a command drop-down list. Cisco WCS has search criteria, such as networks, controller name, or IP address.

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Configure > Controller > Add Controller > OK

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Configure > Access Points After adding a controller, associated access points are automatically added.

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Monitor > Maps > New Campus > OK

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Monitor > Maps > New Campus > OK (Cont.) Maps can start at either a campus or building, but only a campus will provide an outdoor coverage area. A building can be added as a single entity or as part of a campus.

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Adding a New Building

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Detecting and Locating Rogue Access Points  An alarm indicator appears in Cisco WCS showing 93 rogue access points detected.  Select the alarm for more information. Color CodeType of Alarm ClearNo alarm RedCritical alarm OrangeMajor alarm YellowMinor alarm

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Rogue Access Points Alarms

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Rogue Access Points Location

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Summary  The Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WCS) provides a summary of the Cisco WLAN solution, including reported coverage holes, access point operational data, the most recently detected rogue access points, and client distribution over time.  WCS is used to manage and configure controllers and access points in a graphical user interface.  WCS alarms provide a visual indication of the current fault or state of an element that needs attention

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Q and A

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Resources  Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) eet0900aecd802570d0.html  Cisco Wireless Control System Configuration Guide, Release ation_guide_book09186a00806b57ec.html

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