Create a SSID ap.(config)#dot11 ssid testap2 ap.(config-ssid)# Enable SSID broadcast ap.(config-ssid)#guest-mode Setting up WPA-PSK ap.(config-ssid)#authentication open ap.(config-ssid)#authentication key-management wpa ap.(config-ssid)#wpa-psk ascii cisco123 Attached radio interface to ssid ap.(config)#int dot11Radio 0 ap.(config-if)#ssid testap2 ap.(config-if)#encryption mode ciphers aes-ccm (Default cipher is aes-ccm so you have the option not to explicitly configure the cipher)
Category: Wireless
I am an OSWP
What is OSWP? OSWP stands for Offensive Security Wireless Professional, a course and certification provided by Offensive Security, the team that created the Backtrack Linux distribution. A successful certification will give you 10 cpe if you are a CISSP. You can click here for more information about OSWP. Registration Interested participants can pre-register for an … Continue reading I am an OSWP
Windows7: Virtual AP
I realized Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 have added a new feature of creating a virtual AP out from the physical wireless adapter. Reference: About the wireless hosted network A soft AP can be created without disrupting the current wireless connection between the user's card and the AP. All WPA2 PSK capable clients can … Continue reading Windows7: Virtual AP
Wireless: From Central office to Branch office over Frame relay
Introduction The enterprise has a 64kbps frame relay link that links central office and branch office together. The wireless lan controller (WLC: cisco 2125) is deployed at central office, and two lightweight access points (LAP) are deployed at branch office.(Not all configuration is configured, the main objective is to test H-REAP over a frame-relay wan … Continue reading Wireless: From Central office to Branch office over Frame relay
Wireless: Controller configuration using CLI
Configuring WLC using web interface is really easy, however there may be times you are forced to use CLI to get the job done, times like you have an outdated version of Java and you are in an environment that has no public network access, times like your IE simply cannot open and you do … Continue reading Wireless: Controller configuration using CLI
Wireless: Setting up H-REAP APs
About H-REAP Hybrid Remote Edge Access Point is designed for APs deploying in small branch offices, the APs in the branch offices have LWAPP path back to the central controller in central office via WAN link. Supposed there's a WAN outage, H-REAP AP will be in standalone mode providing authentication service as well as local … Continue reading Wireless: Setting up H-REAP APs
Wireless: High availability and understanding roaming
This afternoon in office my friend told me that he was successful in doing AP to AP failover... I thought, "Wow....that's great, we could not do controller to controller failover at least we can do AP to AP failover, it's still high availability and we could propose an alternative to customer." As I studied Cisco … Continue reading Wireless: High availability and understanding roaming
Cisco wireless
Equipments used: 1. WS-2950-24T Catalyst switch 2. 2x AP1242-AG (LAP) 3. Cisco linksys router (as stratum 2 NTP server) 4. Cisco 1841 router 5. Cisco 2125 wireless lan controller You should know these before you begin: Interface refers to logical interfaces, it is intangible, it is just logical. There are two types of interfaces - … Continue reading Cisco wireless
Wireless: WPA2 configurations
Click on WLAN, you will see a list which you created, for this test I have created one WLAN. Click on the WLAN ID: This page will appear, you can set the general setting for your WLAN via this web interface, oh.. do not forget this web interface belongs to the controller not the AP … Continue reading Wireless: WPA2 configurations
Wireless: Dynamic Channel Assignment (DCA)
Cisco 2100 series WLC comes with a start up script, after you have completed the script, you will be able to use your browser to access this web interface. CLI in Cisco 2100 series is not like IOS, hence do not expect similarities in the command line. The feature I want to present here is … Continue reading Wireless: Dynamic Channel Assignment (DCA)
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