Stick to the dedicated SSID for wireless. There are a number of knobs that need to be adjusted to ensure a wireless phone works well and some of these same knobs can interfere with normal client operation. We started out with our wireless cisco phones on our general WPA2-Ent network but there were a lot of consistency issues, especially with roaming. We then setup a separate VoIP SSID (not broadcast), turned all the knobs to the correct settings, and now the phones are flawless in operation including roaming. Our VoIP SSID is WPA2-Ent (peap-mschapv2), and we create a dedicated user for each phone based on its extension.
There is a Cicso document out there with step-by-step instructions for setting up a dedicated VoIP SSID. The document is a work of art - probably one of the best I've seen with screen grabs of the WLC/WCS/Prime configuration screens. If you can't find it, email me off-list and I'll send you the copy I have. Jeff >>> "Legge, Jeffry" <[email protected]> 5/8/2014 9:39 AM >>> I currently have a separate SSID for wireless cisco phones. I am thinking about using my wpa2 secure SSID for them. Anybody got any caveats or suggestions? Jeff Legge Network Services Radford University (540)-831-7727 ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
