About the Release Notes

This release notes document describes what is new or changed in this release, instructions to upgrade to this release, and provides information about the open and resolved caveats for this release. Unless otherwise noted, in this document, Cisco Wireless Controllers are referred to as controllers, and Cisco lightweight access points are referred to as access points or APs.

Supported Cisco Wireless Controller Platforms

The following controller platforms are supported in this release:

  • Cisco 3504 Wireless Controller

  • Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller

  • Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller

  • Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller (vWLC) on the following platforms:

    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) Version 5.x and 6.x

    • Hyper-V on Microsoft Server 2012 and later versions (support introduced in Release 8.4)

    • Kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) (support introduced in Release 8.1). After KVM is deployed, we recommend that you do not downgrade to a Cisco Wireless release that is earlier than Release 8.1).

  • Cisco Wireless Controllers for High Availability for Cisco 3504 Wireless Controller, Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller, and Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller

  • Cisco Mobility Express


Note


In a network that includes Cisco Catalyst Center (formerly Cisco DNA Center) and Cisco AireOS controller, and the controller fails provisioning with Error NA serv CA certificate file transfer failed error, as a workaround, we recommend you reboot the affected AireOS controller.

Supported Cisco Access Point Platforms

The following Cisco AP platforms are supported in this release:

  • Cisco Catalyst 9105 Access Points

    • C9105AXI: VID 03 and earlier

    • C9105AXW: VID 01

  • Cisco Catalyst 9130 Access Points

    • C9130AXE: VID 02 and earlier

    • C9130AXI: VID 02 and earlier

  • Cisco Catalyst 9120 Access Points

    • C9120AXI: VID 06 and earlier

    • C9120AXE: VID 06 and earlier

    • C9120AXP: All VIDs

  • Cisco Catalyst 9117 Access Points

  • Cisco Catalyst 9115 Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 700 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 700W Series Access Points

  • Cisco AP803 Integrated Access Point

  • Integrated Access Point on Cisco 1100, 1101, and 1109 Integrated Services Routers

  • Cisco Aironet 1700 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 1800 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 1810 Series OfficeExtend Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 1810W Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 1815 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 1830 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 1840 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 1850 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 2700 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 2800 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 3700 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 4800 Series Access Points

  • Cisco ASA 5506W-AP702

  • Cisco Aironet 1530 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 1540 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 1560 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 1570 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Industrial Wireless 3700 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Catalyst IW6300 Heavy Duty Series Access Points

  • Cisco 6300 Series Embedded Services Access Points

Cisco AP803 is an integrated access point module on the Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISRs). For more information about the stock-keeping units (SKUs) for the AP803 Cisco ISRs, see:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/routers/800-series-routers/brochure-listing.html.

For more information about the integrated access point on Cisco 1100 ISR, see the product data sheet:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/routers/1000-series-integrated-services-routers-isr/datasheet-c78-739512.html.

For information about the Cisco Wireless software releases that support specific Cisco access point modules, see the "Software Release Support for Specific Access Point Modules" section in the Cisco Wireless Solutions Software Compatibility Matrix document.

What's Changed in Release 8.10.162.0

This section provides information about the changes and enhancements that are introduced in this release.

Access Points Swapping Wireless Controller Platform Fails Association

Cisco APs running Cisco 9800 Wireless 17.6.1 release image fails to associate with AireOS controller running 8.10.151.0 or earlier releases. The solution is to upgrade the controller to the 8.10.162.0 release before moving these APs to this controller network. For more information about this behavior, see the bug CSCvx98176 in the Resolved Caveats section.

Basic Service Set Coloring

In this release, the default setting is changed to disabled for this feature to prevent some clients from facing interoperability issues.

Software Release Types and Recommendations

Table 1. Release Types

Release Type

Description

Benefit

Maintenance Deployment (MD)

Software releases that provide bug-fix support and ongoing software maintenance. These releases are categorized as Maintenance Deployment (MD).

These releases are long-living releases with ongoing software maintenance.

Provides you with a software release that offers stability and long support duration with periodic maintenance releases (MRs).

Early Deployment (ED)

Software releases that provide new features and new hardware platform support in addition to bug fixes. These releases are categorized as Early Deployment (ED).

These releases are short-lived releases.

Allows you to deploy the latest features and new hardware platforms or modules.

For detailed release recommendations, see the Guidelines for Cisco Wireless Software Release Migration Bulletin at:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/8500-series-wireless-controllers/bulletin-c25-730741.html.

Table 2. Upgrade Path to Cisco Wireless Release 8.10.162.0

Current Software Release

Upgrade Path to Release 8.10.162.0

8.5.x

You can upgrade directly to Release 8.10.162.0.

8.6.x

You can upgrade directly to Release 8.10.162.0.

8.7.x

You can upgrade directly to Release 8.10.162.0.

8.8.x

You can upgrade directly to Release 8.10.162.0.

8.9.x

You can upgrade directly to Release 8.10.162.0.

8.10.x

You can upgrade directly to Release 8.10.162.0.

Upgrading a Cisco Wireless Release

This section describes the guidelines and limitations that you must be aware of when you are upgrading the Cisco Wireless release and the procedure to upgrade.

Guidelines and Limitations

  • An existing WLAN with ? in its name continues to be supported with this upgrade. However, you cannot include ? in the name when creating a new WLAN.

  • If an AP locks out the console due to default management user credentials, you must configure the controller AP global credential with non-default username and password to get access to the AP console.

  • WPA3 upgrade and downgrade guidelines:

    • If you want to upgrade from Release 8.5 to 8.10 and have WPA1 configured with none of the WPA1 AKM valid for Release 8.10, the WPA1 configuration is disabled after the upgrade.

    • If you downgrade from Release 8.10 to Release 8.5, if any AKM for SAE is configured, the AKM validation fails after the downgrade. The security is set to WPA2 and AKM to 802.1X. However, PMF configuration is retained, which results in an error.

    • FT set to enabled state and PMF set to Required state is allowed in Release 8.10 because PMF and FT configurations are decoupled. However, in Release 8.5, this configuration invalid. Therefore, upon downgrading to Release 8.5, the WLAN might be disabled.

  • Software downgrade guidelines for Release 8.10:

    • If you plan to downgrade the Cisco controller from Release 8.10 software, we recommend you to downgrade to Release 8.5.151.0 or later release to prevent the controller configuration files from being corrupted.

    • If you have configured new country codes in Release 8.10 and if you plan to downgrade to an earlier release, then we recommend that you remove the new country code configurations prior to the downgrade. For more information, see CSCvq91895.

  • Before downgrading or upgrading the Cisco Controller to another release check for APs or AP modes support. Ensure that only supported APs are connected and also the APs are moved to supported modes on the release that the controller is upgraded or downgraded to.

  • Legacy clients that require RC4 or 3DES encryption type are not supported in Local EAP authentication.

  • If you downgrade to Release 8.0.140.0 or 8.0.15x.0, and later upgrade to a later release and and also have the multiple country code feature configured, then the configuration file could get corrupted. When you try to upgrade to a later release, special characters are added in the country list causing issues when loading the configuation. For more information, see CSCve41740.


    Note


    Upgrade and downgrade between other releases does not result in this issue.
  • After downloading the new software to the Cisco APs, it is possible that a Cisco AP may get stuck in an upgrading image state. In such a scenario, it might be necessary to forcefully reboot the controller to download a new controller software image or to reboot the controller after the download of the new controller software image. You can forcefully reboot the controller by entering the reset system forced command.

  • It is not possible to download some of the older configurations from the controller because of the Multicast and IP address validations. See the "Restrictions on Configuring Multicast Mode" section in the Cisco Wireless Controller Configuration Guide for detailed information about platform support for global multicast and multicast mode.

  • When a client sends an HTTP request, the controller intercepts it for redirection to the login page. If the HTTP GET request that is intercepted by the controller is longer than 2000 bytes, the controller drops the packet. Track the Caveat ID CSCuy81133 for a possible enhancement to address this restriction.

  • When downgrading from one release to an earlier release, you might lose the configuration from your current release. The workaround is to reload the previous controller configuration files that are saved in the backup server, or to reconfigure the controller.

  • When you upgrade a controller to an intermediate release, wait until all the APs that are associated with the controller are upgraded to the intermediate release before you install the latest controller software. In large networks, it can take some time to download the software on each AP.

  • You can upgrade to a new release of the controller software or downgrade to an earlier release even if FIPS is enabled.

  • When you upgrade to the latest software release, the software on the APs associated with the controller is also automatically upgraded. When an AP is loading software, each of its LEDs blinks in succession.

  • Controllers support standard SNMP MIB files. MIBs can be downloaded from the software download page on Cisco.com.

  • The controller software that is factory-installed on your controller and is automatically downloaded to the APs after a release upgrade and whenever an AP joins a controller. We recommend that you install the latest software version available for maximum operational benefit.

  • Ensure that you have a TFTP, HTTP, FTP, or SFTP server available for the software upgrade. Follow these guidelines when setting up a server:

    • Ensure that your TFTP server supports files that are larger than the size of controller software image. Some TFTP servers that support files of this size are tftpd32 and the TFTP server within Cisco Prime Infrastructure. If you attempt to download the controller software image and your TFTP server does not support files of this size, the following error message appears:

      TFTP failure while storing in flash

    • If you are upgrading through the distribution system network port, the TFTP or FTP server can be on the same subnet or a different subnet because the distribution system port is routable.

  • The controller Bootloader stores a copy of the active primary image and the backup image. If the primary image becomes corrupted, you can use the Bootloader to boot with the backup image.

    With the backup image stored before rebooting, from the Boot Options menu, choose Option 2: Run Backup Image to boot from the backup image. Then, upgrade with a known working image and reboot controller.

  • You can control the addresses that are sent in the Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) discovery responses when NAT is enabled on the Management Interface, using the following command:

    config network ap-discovery nat-ip-only {enable | disable}

    The following are the details of the command:

    enable —Enables use of NAT IP only in a discovery response. This is the default. Use this command if all the APs are outside the NAT gateway.

    disable —Enables use of both NAT IP and non-NAT IP in a discovery response. Use this command if APs are on the inside and outside the NAT gateway, for example, Local Mode and OfficeExtend APs are on the same controller.


    Note


    To avoid stranding of APs, you must disable the AP link latency (if enabled) before you use the disable option in the config network ap-discovery nat-ip-only command. To disable AP link latency, use the config ap link-latency disable all command.
  • Do not power down the controller or any AP during the upgrade process. If you do this, the software image might get corrupted. Upgrading the controller with a large number of APs can take as long as 30 minutes, depending on the size of your network. However, with the increased number of concurrent AP upgrades supported, the upgrade time should be significantly reduced. The APs must remain powered, and controller must not be reset during this time.

  • After you perform the following functions on the controller, reboot it for the changes to take effect:

    • Enable or disable LAG.

    • Enable a feature that is dependent on certificates (such as HTTPS and web authentication).

    • Add a new license or modify an existing license.


      Note


      Reboot is not required if you are using Right-to-Use licenses.
    • Increase the priority of a license.

    • Enable HA.

    • Install the SSL certificate.

    • Configure the database size.

    • Install the vendor-device certificate.

    • Download the CA certificate.

    • Upload the configuration file.

    • Install the Web Authentication certificate.

    • Make changes to the management interface or the virtual interface.

Upgrading Cisco Wireless Software (GUI)

Procedure


Step 1

Upload your controller configuration files to a server to back up the configuration files.

Note

 

We highly recommend that you back up your controller configuration files prior to upgrading the controller software.

Step 2

Follow these steps to obtain controller software:

  1. Browse to the Software Download portal at: https://software.cisco.com/download/home.

  2. Search for the controller model.

  3. Click Wireless LAN Controller Software.

  4. The software releases are labeled as described here to help you determine which release to download. Click a controller software release number:

    • Early Deployment (ED)—These software releases provide new features and new hardware platform support as well as bug fixes.

    • Maintenance Deployment (MD)—These software releases provide bug fixes and ongoing software maintenance.

    • Deferred (DF)—These software releases have been deferred. We recommend that you migrate to an upgraded release.

  5. Click the filename <filename.aes>.

  6. Click Download.

  7. Read the Cisco End User Software License Agreement and click Agree.

  8. Save the file to your hard drive.

  9. Repeat steps a through h to download the remaining file.

Step 3

Copy the controller software file <filename.aes> to the default directory on your TFTP, FTP, SFTP, or USB server.

Step 4

(Optional) Disable the controller 802.11 networks.

Note

 

For busy networks, controllers on high utilization, and small controller platforms, we recommend that you disable the 802.11 networks as a precautionary measure.

Step 5

Choose Commands > Download File to open the Download File to Controller page.

Step 6

From the File Type drop-down list, choose Code.

Step 7

From the Transfer Mode drop-down list, choose TFTP, FTP, SFTP, HTTP, or USB.

Step 8

Enter the corresponding server details as prompted.

Note

 

Server details are not required if you choose HTTP as the transfer mode.

Step 9

Click Download to download the software to the controller.

A message indicating the status of the download is displayed.

Note

 

Ensure that you choose the File Type as Code for both the images.

Step 10

After the download is complete, click Reboot.

Step 11

If you are prompted to save your changes, click Save and Reboot.

Step 12

Click OK to confirm your decision to reboot the controller.

Step 13

If you have disabled the 802.11 networks, reenable them.

Step 14

(Optional) To verify that the controller software is installed on your controller, on the controller GUI, click Monitor and view the Software Version field under Controller Summary.


CIMC Utility Upgrade for 5520 and 8540 Controllers

The AIR-CT5520-K9 and AIR-CT8540-K9 controller models are based on Cisco UCS server C series, C220 and C240 M4 respectively. These controller models have CIMC utility that can edit or monitor low-level physical parts such as power, memory, disks, fan, temperature, and provide remote console access to the controllers.

We recommend that you upgrade the CIMC utility to a version that has been certified to be used with these controllers. Controllers that have older versions of CIMC installed are susceptible to rebooting without being able to access FlexFlash, with the result that the manufacturing certificates are unavailable, and thus SSH and HTTPS connections will fail, and access points will be unable to join. See: CSCvo33873. The recommended versions addresses the vulnerability tracked in CSCvo01180 caveat.

The certified CIMC images are available at the following locations:

Table 3. CIMC Utility Software Image Information
Controller Current CIMC Version Recommended CIMC Version Link to Download the CIMC Utility Software Image

Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller

Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller

2.x

3.0(4r)

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286281345/type/283850974/release/3.0(4r)

Note

 
We recommend you to upgrade the firmware from 2.0(13i) to 3.0(4r) using TFTP, SCP protocols only.

Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller

Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller

3.0(4d)

3.0(4r)

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286281345/type/283850974/release/3.0(4r)

Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller

Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller

4.0(1a)

4.0(2n)

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286281345/type/283850974/release/4.0(2n)

Table 4. Firmware Upgrade Path to 4.x version
Current Firmware Version Upgrade Path to 4.x version

2.x

You must upgrade to a 3.x version and then upgrade to the recommended 4.x version.

3.x

You can upgrade directly to the recommended 4.x version.

Table 5. Resolved Caveats for Release 4.0(2f)
Caveat ID Description

CSCvn80088

NI-HUU fails to handle the special characters in the password of CIFS remote share

Table 6. Resolved Caveats for Release 3.0(4l)
Caveat ID Description

CSCvp41543

SSH weak KeyExchange algorithm [diffie-hellman-group14-sha1] has to be removed

Interoperability with Other Clients

This section describes the interoperability of controller software with other client devices.

The following table describes the configuration that is used for testing the client devices.

Table 7. Test Bed Configuration for Interoperability
Hardware or Software Parameter Hardware or Software Configuration Type

Release

8.10.x

Cisco Wireless Controller

Cisco 3504 Wireless Controller

Access Points

Cisco 9130, 9120 and 3800 APs

Radio

802.11ax (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz), 802.11ac, 802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11n (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz)

Security

Open, WPA3-SAE/OWE ( WPA3 Supported Clients), WPA2+WPA3 ( Mixed Mode) PSK (WPA2-AES), 802.1X (WPA2-AES)(EAP-PEAP)

RADIUS

Cisco ISE 2.5

Types of tests

Association, Traffic ( TCP/UDP/ICMP) and Roaming between APs

The following table lists the client types on which the tests were conducted. Client types included laptops, handheld devices, phones, and printers.

Table 8. Client Types
Client Type and Name Driver / Software Version

Wi-Fi 6 Devices (Mobile Phone and Laptop)

Apple iPhone 11 iOS 14.1

Apple iPhone SE 2020

iOS 14.1
Dell Intel AX1650w Windows 10 ( 21.90.2.1)
DELL LATITUDE 5491 (Intel AX200) Windows 10 Pro (21.40.2)
Samsung S20 Android 10
Samsung S10 (SM-G973U1) Android 9.0 (One UI 1.1)
Samsung S10e (SM-G970U1) Android 9.0 (One UI 1.1)
Samsung Galaxy S10+ Android 9.0

Samsung Galaxy Fold 2

Android 10

Samsung Galaxy Flip Z

Android 10

Samsung Note 20

Android 10

Laptops

Acer Aspire E 15 E5-573-3870 (Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377) Windows 10 Pro (12.0.0.832)
Apple Macbook Air 11 inch OS Sierra 10.12.6
Apple Macbook Air 13 inch OS Catalina 10.15.4
Apple Macbook Air 13 inch OS High Sierra 10.13.4
Macbook Pro Retina OS Mojave 10.14.3
Macbook Pro Retina 13 inch early 2015 OS Mojave 10.14.3

Dell Inspiron 2020 Chromebook

Chrome OS 75.0.3770.129

Google Pixelbook Go

Chrome OS 84.0.4147.136

HP chromebook 11a

Chrome OS 76.0.3809.136

Samsung Chromebook 4+

Chrome OS 77.0.3865.105

DELL Latitude 3480  (Qualcomm DELL wireless 1820) Win 10 Pro (12.0.0.242)
DELL Inspiron 15-7569 (Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165) Windows 10 Home (18.32.0.5)
DELL Latitude E5540 (Intel Dual Band Wireless AC7260) Windows 7 Professional (21.10.1)
DELL XPS 12 v9250 (Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 8260 ) Windows 10 (19.50.1.6)
DELL Latitude 5491 (Intel AX200) Windows 10 Pro (21.40.2)
DELL XPS Latitude12 9250 (Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 8260) Windows 10 Home (21.40.0)

Lenovo Yoga C630 Snapdragon 850 (Qualcomm AC 2x2 Svc)

Windows 10(1.0.10440.0)

Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga 460 (Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9260) Windows 10 Pro ( 21.40.0)

Note

 
For clients using Intel wireless cards, we recommend you to update to the latest Intel wireless drivers if advertised SSIDs are not visible.

Tablets

Apple iPad Pro iOS 13.5
Apple iPad Air2 MGLW2LL/A iOS 12.4.1
Apple iPad Mini 4 9.0.1 MK872LL/A iOS 11.4.1
Apple iPad Mini 2 ME279LL/A iOS 12.0
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 – 11ac Qualcomm Atheros QCA61x4A
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 – 11ax Intel AX201 chipset. Driver v21.40.1.3
Microsoft Surface Pro 7 – 11ax Intel Wi-Fi chip (HarrisonPeak AX201) (11ax, WPA3)
Microsoft Surface Pro X – 11ac & WPA3 WCN3998 Wi-Fi Chip (11ac, WPA3)

Mobile Phones

Apple iPhone 5 iOS 12.4.1
Apple iPhone 6s iOS 13.5
Apple iPhone 8 iOS 13.5
Apple iPhone X MQA52LL/A iOS 13.5
Apple iPhone 11 iOS 14.1
Apple iPhone SE MLY12LL/A iOS 11.3
ASCOM SH1 Myco2 Build 2.1
ASCOM SH1 Myco2 Build 4.5
ASCOM Myco 3 v1.2.3 Android 8.1
Drager Delta VG9.0.2
Drager M300.3 VG2.4
Drager M300.4 VG2.4
Drager M540 DG6.0.2 (1.2.6)
Google Pixel 2 Android 10
Google Pixel 3 Android 11

Google Pixel 3a

Android 11

Google Pixel 4 Android 11
Huawei Mate 20 pro Android 9.0
Huawei P20 Pro Android 9.0

Huawei P40

Android 10

LG v40 ThinQ Android 9.0

One Plus 8

Android 10

Oppo Find X2

Android 10

Redmi K20 Pro

Android 10

Samsung Galaxy S7 Andriod 6.0.1
Samsung Galaxy S7 SM - G930F Android 8.0
Samsung Galaxy S8 Android 8.0
Samsung Galaxy S9+ - G965U1 Android 9.0
Samsung Galaxy SM - G950U Android 7.0

Sony Experia 1 ii

Android 10

Sony Experia xz3 Android 9.0

Xiaomi Mi10

Android 10

Spectralink 8744 Android 5.1.1
Spectralink Versity Phones 9540 Android 8.1
Vocera Badges B3000n 4.3.2.5
Vocera Smart Badges V5000 5.0.4.30
Zebra MC40 Android 5.0
Zebra MC40N0 Android Ver: 4.1.1
Zebra MC92N0 Android Ver:  4.4.4
Zebra TC51 Android 7.1.2
Zebra TC52 Android 8.1.0
Zebra TC55 Android 8.1.0
Zebra TC57 Android 8.1.0
Zebra TC70 Android 6.1
Zebra TC75 Android 6.1.1
Printers
Zebra QLn320 Printer LINK OS 6.3
Zebra ZT230 Printer LINK OS 6.3
Zebra ZQ310 Printer LINK OS 6.3
Zebra ZD410 Printer LINK OS 6.3
Zebra ZT410 Printer LINK OS 6.3
Zebra ZQ610 Printer LINK OS 6.3
Zebra ZQ620 Printer LINK OS 6.3

Wireless Module

Intel 11ax 200

Driver v21.40.1.3, v21.20.1.1

Intel AC 9260

Driver v21.40.0

Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 8260

Driver v19.50.1.6

Key Features Not Supported in Controller Platforms

This section lists the features that are not supported on various controller platforms:


Note


In a converged access environment that has controllers running AireOS code, High Availability Client SSO and native IPv6 are not supported.


Key Features Not Supported in Cisco 3504 Wireless Controller

  • Cisco WLAN Express Setup Over-the-Air Provisioning

  • Mobility controller functionality in converged access mode

  • VPN Termination (such as IPsec and L2TP)

Key Features Not Supported in Cisco 5520 and 8540 Wireless Controllers

  • Internal DHCP Server

  • Mobility controller functionality in converged access mode

  • VPN termination (such as IPsec and L2TP)

  • Fragmented pings on any interface

Key Features Not Supported in Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller

  • Cisco Umbrella

  • Software-defined access

  • Domain-based ACLs

  • Internal DHCP server

  • Cisco TrustSec

  • Access points in local mode

  • Mobility or Guest Anchor role

  • Wired Guest

  • Multicast


    Note


    FlexConnect locally switched multicast traffic is bridged transparently for both wired and wireless on the same VLAN. FlexConnect APs do not limit traffic based on IGMP or MLD snooping.


  • FlexConnect central switching in large-scale deployments


    Note


    • FlexConnect central switching is supported in only small-scale deployments, wherein the total traffic on controller ports is not more than 500 Mbps.

    • FlexConnect local switching is supported.


  • Central switching on Microsoft Hyper-V deployments

  • AP and Client SSO in High Availability

  • PMIPv6

  • Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS)

  • EoGRE (Supported only in local switching mode)

  • Workgroup bridges

  • Client downstream rate limiting for central switching

  • SHA2 certificates

  • Controller integration with Lync SDN API

  • Cisco OfficeExtend Access Points

Key Features Not Supported in Access Point Platforms

This section lists the key features that are not supported on various Cisco Aironet AP platforms. For detailed information about feature support on Cisco Aironet Wave 2 and 802.11ax APs, see:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/access_point/feature-matrix/ap-feature-matrix.html

Key Features Not Supported in Cisco Aironet 1800i, 1810 OEAP, 1810W, 1815, 1830, 1850, 2800, 3800, and 4800 Series APs

Table 9. Key Features Not Supported in Cisco Aironet 1800i, 1810 OEAP, 1810W, 1815, 1830, 1850, 2800, 3800, and 4800 Series APs

Operational Modes

  • Autonomous Bridge and Workgroup Bridge (WGB) mode

    Note

     

    WGB is supported in Cisco Aironet 2800, 3800 Series APs.

  • Mesh mode

    Note

     

    Mesh mode is supported in Cisco Aironet 1815i, 1815m, 1830, 1850, 2800, 3800, and 4800 Series APs in Release 8.10.x.

  • LAG behind NAT or PAT environment

Protocols

  • Full Cisco Compatible Extensions (CCX) support

  • Rogue Location Discovery Protocol (RLDP)

  • Telnet

Security

  • CKIP, CMIC, and LEAP with Dynamic WEP

  • Static WEP for CKIP

  • WPA2 + TKIP

    Note

     
    WPA +TKIP and TKIP + AES protocols are supported.

Quality of Service

Cisco Air Time Fairness (ATF)

Note

 

ATF is supported in Cisco Aironet 2800, 3800, and 4800 Series APs in Release 8.10.

FlexConnect Features

  • PPPoE

  • Multicast to Unicast (MC2UC)

    Note

     

    VideoStream is supported

  • Traffic Specification (TSpec)

    • Cisco Compatible eXtensions (CCX)

    • Call Admission Control (CAC)

  • VSA/Realm Match Authentication

  • SIP snooping with FlexConnect in local switching mode


Note


For Cisco Aironet 1850 Series AP technical specifications with details on currently supported features, see the Cisco Aironet 1850 Series Access Points Data Sheet.


Key Features Not Supported in Cisco Aironet 1800i, 1810 OEAP, and 1810W Series APs

Table 10. Key Features Not Supported in Cisco Aironet 1800i, 1810 OEAP, and 1810W Series APs

Operational Modes

Mobility Express

FlexConnect Features

Local AP authentication

Location Services

Data RSSI (Fast Locate)

Key Features Not Supported in Cisco Aironet 1830, 1850, and 1815 Series APs

Table 11. Key Features Not Supported in Cisco Aironet 1830, 1850, and 1815 Series APs

Operational Modes

Mobility Express is not supported in Cisco 1815t APs.

FlexConnect Features

Local AP Authentication

Location Services

Data RSSI (Fast Locate)

Key Features Not Supported in Mesh Networks

  • Load-based call admission control (CAC). Mesh networks support only bandwidth-based CAC or static CAC

  • High availability (Fast heartbeat and primary discovery join timer)

  • AP acting as supplicant with EAP-FASTv1 and 802.1X authentication

  • AP join priority (Mesh APs have a fixed priority)

  • Location-based services

Key Features Not Supported in Cisco Aironet 1540 Mesh APs

  • Dynamic Mesh backhaul data rate.


    Note


    We recommend that you keep the Bridge data rate of the AP as auto.


  • Background scanning

  • Noise-tolerant fast convergence

Key Features Not Supported on Cisco Aironet 1560 APs

  • MAC Authentication FlexConnect Local Authentication

  • Noise-tolerant fast convergence

  • Static WEP

Key Features Not Supported on Cisco Catalyst IW6300 Heavy Duty Series AP and 6300 Series Embedded Services AP

  • MAC Authentication FlexConnect Local Authentication

  • Noise-tolerant fast convergence

  • Static WEP

Unfixed and Fixed Issues in Release 8.10.190.0

Open Caveats

Table 12. Open Caveats

Caveat ID Number

Description

CSCvs77557

Cisco Aironet 3802 AP is not able to acknowledge EAP frames (EAP-TLS)

CSCvv30453

AP1800 APs: add FW checksum and auto refresh to avoid FW assert radio crash by bitflip

CSCvw76804

3802 dropping Zebra client traffic intermittently after FT roams

CSCvx13443

Cisco Wave 2 APs breaks IOT firmware update when in flex local-sw

CSCvx49459

3802 AP not sending DHCP offer to the client. Not seeing D:W on traces

CSCvx67724

Cisco 1815 AP ends abnormally on the controller due to Out of Memory

CSCvx96224

Coredumps generated Slot 1 radios of 2800/3800 APs

CSCvx99197

Cisco Catalyst 9120 AP reloads unexpectedly upgrading to 8.10.158.38-failed to add RFIC image

CSCvy03587

Macbook clients are stuck in IPLEARN_PENDING status

CSCvy03953

9130 AP crash kernel panic "Internal error: Oops - SP/PC alignment exception: 8a000000 [#1] SMP"

CSCvy13594

C9130 model AP Radio Firmware reloads unexpectedly

CSCvy22062

9130 AP not processing ACK/CTS

CSCvy28670

1572EAC: AP is not able to use the PoE-Out port as an uplink to the WLC

CSCvy30091

9120 stops transmitting frames to Macbook after session reauth

CSCvy33459

C9130 is sending packets as TID6 with DSCP 0 in CAPWAP header when link-encryption

CSCvy37953

Cisco Wave 2 APs is unable to establish DTLS connection with the controller until it is rebooted

CSCvy47982

GUI rendering and loading problems

CSCvy48917

When Samsung tries to join the WPA3 AES-802.1x or SHA256 WLAN, AP sends corrupted assoc response

CSCvy52874

Cisco Catalyst 9115 AP reloads unexpectedly after loading the 17.3.3 ES6 image

CSCvy59897

4800 ELM AP detecting its own BSSID as rogue

CSCvy60772

8.10_stale entry noticed on the controller

CSCvy66944

Cisco Catalyst 9120AX Series Access Point does not forward downstream packets to the device

CSCvy88490

AP2800, 3800 reloads unexpectedly ends up with config erased, SSHD unable to start

CSCvz11930

Functional: C9120 AP reloads unexpectedly due to Kernel Panic after upgrade to 8.10.162.0

Resolved Caveats

Table 13. Resolved Caveats

Caveat ID Number

Description

CSCvp88559

Cisco Aironet 1810W Access Point reloads unexpectedly due to kernel panic

CSCvq36819

Sensor gets disconnected from Cisco DNA Center due to loss of PnP configuration profile

CSCvr52266

AP 9120: Kernel panic PC at brcmnand_send_cmd+0xc0/0xe0

CSCvr80333

Cisco 9115 AP does not respond to probe or Auth frames and unable to service any clients

CSCvt29399

Throughput degradation is observed in Wave 2 APs with Flex Local Switching EoGRE tunnel to Benu WAG

CSCvt78186

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Split DNS Denial of Service Vulnerability

CSCvu71917

Cisco Aironet 1852 and 3802 APs experiences kernel panic during Flex suite run

CSCvu89997

Wireless clients are unable to connect to Cisco 1830 AP after an input or output error message log

CSCvv66853

Transmission power levels in Cisco C9120 AP do not change when power levels are changed at 2.4 GHz

CSCvv72100

Controller ends abnormally with /tmp at 100% when nginx process consumes space

CSCvw10039

Cisco Aironet 2802 AP reloads unexpectedly due to kernel panic

CSCvw25812

AP does not send Add Traffic Stream (ADDTS) response when Protected Management Frame is enabled

CSCvw69941

RLAN ports get blocked when Cisco Aironet 1815T AP joins back the controller

CSCvw72516

Cisco DNA Center Assurance's Client 360 page shows the wireless client's SNR value as zero

CSCvw83639

Cisco Aironet 2800 Series AP running release 8.10.130 reloads unexpectedly due to FIQ or NMI reset

CSCvw84512

Cisco Aironet 3800 APs detects its own BSSID as rogue in slots 0 and 1

CSCvw86121

PMKID roaming fails when configuring a WLAN with WPA3 - Enterprise - GCMP256 and SUITE192-1X - PMKID

CSCvw88392

Factory Reset on IW3702 via RESET/MODE button not enforced

CSCvw88632

Abnormal logs of "Primary WLC name" which was output by show run-config command

CSCvw89461

Controller reloads unexpectedly with snmp_trap_msg_task as observed in the crash file

CSCvw94907

The client data rate is displayed incorrectly in the GUI and CLI

CSCvx13166

Cisco Aironet 3802I running release 8.10.130.9 reloads unexpectedly due to kernel panic

CSCvx18273

Cisco Catalyst 9120AX Series APs send reassembled fragmented packets in the uplink direction

CSCvx19602

Cisco Catalyst 9120 Series AP beacon is stuck after moving from channel UNII 1 to UNII 2

CSCvx24420

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Frame Aggregation and Fragmentation Implementation of 802.11

CSCvx24428

Vulnerabilities in Frame Aggregation and Fragmentation Implementation of 802.11ax APs [SPF 11.0]

CSCvx24449

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Frame Aggregation and Fragmentation Implementation of 802.11

CSCvx27345

Cisco Catalyst 9800-CL Wireless Controller displays Neighbor APs as Rogue in 2.4 GHz band

CSCvx29110

Controller with PMF Optional protects the management frames for NON-PMF clients

CSCvx29799

Configuration synchronisation fails between HA pairs in Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller

CSCvx31952

C9115/9120 displays /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp failed [2]: No such file or directory logs

CSCvx37875

Transmission power discrepancies observed in Cisco Catalyst 9130AX and 9117AX Series APs

CSCvx42772

Cisco Aironet 1832 AP ends abnormally due to kernel panic

CSCvx43180

Controller running 8.10.130.0 in AP SSO mode ends abnormally due to "broffu_SocketReceive" Task Name

CSCvx44338

802.11r retried auth packet forwarded to controller causes duplicate auth responses sent to client

CSCvx44661

Cisco Aironet 4800 APs send wrong number of element count in the MIC control field

CSCvx47191

Client are stuck in Authenticating state after multiple roams across Cisco Aironet 9130 APs

CSCvx47787

UE does not roam from Macro to Micro Cell on AP2800 with dual 5 GHz radios

CSCvx48238

Cisco 4800 AP is in a continuous boot loop when an unsupported code is pushed to AP in pre-download

CSCvx51232

Cisco Aironet 9130 AP displays trace print junk characters while running AP traces

CSCvx52078

Cisco Aironet 2802 Series Access Point suddenly drops in transmission power level

CSCvx52228

AP fallback does not work when disabled and changed to enabled

CSCvx53493

Clients are not able to connect to specific Cisco C9130AXI APs due to 4-way handshake time-out

CSCvx53590

HA configuration sync failure occurs when configuring AP specific antenna monitoring

CSCvx53862

Cisco Aironet 2802 AP radio 0 reloads unexpectedly due to Exception Path

CSCvx56223

Cisco Catalyst 9120AX AP stops allowing new associations on any of the configured SSIDs

CSCvx56259

FlexConnect central-auth 11r client roaming fails after Cisco Controller is upgraded to 8.10.142.0

CSCvx58704

Host does not receive the ARP response in FlexConnect when VLAN tagging and ARP caching are enabled

CSCvx61201

Clients getting incorrect AP VLAN IP

CSCvx71577

Controller sends MDIE to IOS APS when WLAN is configured for adaptive FT enabled Flex Local Auth/SW

CSCvx73528

APs join the least-loaded controller instead of the primary-base controller

CSCvx84524

Cisco Aironet 1570 AP does not display the RRM neighbors

CSCvx89490

Cisco Catalyst 9130 Series Access Point ends abnormally on 17.3.2.32 build

CSCvx90730

Cisco Aironet 2802 APs with WIPS reloads unexpectedly after the controller upgrades to 8.10.151.0

CSCvx92866

Cisco Catalyst 9115AX Series APs frequently ends abnormally after the controller upgrades to 17.3.3

CSCvx96663

Cisco Aironet 3802 AP takes a long time to skip the PnP after an upgrade from 8.5 to 8.10

CSCvx97906

Wave 2 APs flood the syslog server with "lat_client_add" failure errors

CSCvx98176

Access point with 17.6 image cannot join AireOS controller

CSCvx98447

Mobility Express: AP ends abnormally with a crash file indicating Hostapd.service failed during boot

CSCvx99417

C9130AX AP connected client is randomly stuck in IP learning state when BSS coloring is enabled

CSCvy00017

Cisco Catalyst 9120 APs drop downstream packets of WGB clients

CSCvy00817

Only 2.4 GHz clients cannot connect the WLAN to band select enabled and broadcast SSID disabled

CSCvy06837

CSCvy06837 Remove CSCvu57562 bug fix to have original static IP address behavior

CSCvy11314

Non-Wi-Fi channel utilization does not display anything in 5 GHz even when Cisco CleanAir is enabled

CSCvy14143

Cisco Catalyst 9115AX AP ends abnormally on 17.3.3.26 image

CSCvy15021

Cisco Aironet 3800 Series APs do not provide the Ethernet port statistics or status

CSCvy21584

GUI displays incorrect tagged VLAN data & throws incorrect error message when changing channel width

CSCvy21906

Roaming client delete due to dot1x timer expiry and EAPOL discards message with aa:aa:03:00:00:00

CSCvy23582

Cisco Aironet 1810W AP ends abnormally due to kernel panic BUG: soft lockup

CSCvy24040

Cisco Aironet 2802 AP radio 0 ends abnormally due to command timeout

CSCvy24126

Cisco Catalyst 9105, 9115, or 9120 Series APs display 100% channel utilization

CSCvy24397

Local mode AP deletes client if there is no response to EAP request within 30 seconds

CSCvy31207

Cisco Catalyst 9130 AP radio ends abnormally while running WiFi statistics on dev shell

CSCvy32680

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Frame Aggregation and Fragmentation Implementation of 802.11

CSCvy34827

Controller not sending "termination request" to the LMA, when client disconnects

CSCvy35021

Cisco Catalyst 9120 and 9105 APs reload unexpectedly during regular operation due to kernel panic

CSCvy36698

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Frame Aggregation and Fragmentation Implementation of 802.11

CSCvy40772

Smart license configuration is missing from the backup file on Cisco 3504 controllers

CSCvy44800

AP forgets its TAG after a second reboot or CAPWAP restart

CSCvy46806

802.11ax AP BSS Color Global Config push from Controller not applied to AP Groups

CSCvy54374

Controller sends Association Response with status 53 for Apple iPhoneXS iPhoneX

CSCvy55727

Cisco Aironet 1832 AP ends abnormally due to "translation fault"

CSCvy67399

Controller switchover occurs unexpectedly due to memory leak

CSCvy77144

Flex local-sw COS-APs not plumbing preauth ACL for first client connection attempt for CWA and EWA

CSCvz08781

AP2800/3800/4800 Firmware Radio Crash on 17.3.4 while passing client traffic

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