I just wanted to share information that I feel might be relevant to some of you. In the Cisco wireless solution, it has always bothered me the fact that newly installed APs get associated to the default-group AP group. This, by default, will announce the first 16 WLANs in your controller. It is Cisco’s best practice recommendation that APs get associated with specific AP groups so as to control the WLANs that you want to announce, and other parameters as well. But moving an AP to a new group requires a reboot. So, one work around is to play with the WLAN ID numbers. Any ID above 16 will not get announced in the default-group. The exception is the 2504, since this controller can only support up to 16 WLAN IDs.
Another excellent solution to control the behavior of newly installed APs is a feature called “Out of Box”. When enabled, APs that are assigned to the default-group will have their radios administratively disabled until you take action to move them to a different group. Finally, APIC-EM is a Cisco SDN controller that claims to provide the ability to simplify the deployment of new devices, including wireless! I have not personally tested this, but from what I’ve heard, the software is available for free. We’ll be playing with this soon. More info here: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/cloud-systems-management/application-policy-infrastructure-controller-enterprise-module/datasheet-c78-730594.html You all have a great day! Regards, Hector Rios Louisiana State University ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
