Cisco IOS Command Reference for Cisco Aironet Access Points and Bridges, 12.3(8)JA
Cisco IOS Commands for Access Points and Bridges

Table Of Contents

Cisco IOS Commands for Access Points
and Bridges

aaa authentication login default local cache

aaa authorization exec default local cache

aaa cache profile

aaa pod server

accounting (SSID configuration mode)

admission-control (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

admit-traffic (SSID configuration mode)

admit-traffic (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

anonymous-id (dot1x credentials configuration mode)

antenna

authentication (local server configuration mode)

authentication client

authentication key-management

authentication network-eap (SSID configuration mode)

authentication open (SSID configuration mode)

authentication shared (SSID configuration mode)

beacon

boot buffersize

boot ios-break

boot mode-button

boot upgrade

bridge aging-time

bridge forward-time

bridge hello-time

bridge max-age

bridge priority

bridge protocol ieee

bridge-group block-unknown-source

bridge-group path-cost

bridge-group port-protected

bridge-group priority

bridge-group spanning-disabled

bridge-group subscriber-loop-control

bridge-group unicast-flooding

broadcast-key

cache authentication profile

cache authorization profile

cache expiry

cca

channel

channel-match (LBS configuration mode)

class-map

clear dot11 aaa authentication mac-authen filter-cache

clear dot11 cckm-statistics

clear dot11 client

clear dot11 hold-list

clear dot11 statistics

clear eap sessions

clear iapp rogue-ap-list

clear iapp statistics

clear ip igmp snooping membership

clear wlccp wds

clear wlccp wds recovery statistics

concatenation

countermeasure tkip hold-time

cw-max (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

cw-min (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

debug dot11

debug dot11 aaa

debug dot11 cac

debug dot11 dot11radio

debug dot11 ids

debug dot11 ids mfp

debug eap

debug iapp

debug radius local-server

debug wlccp ap

debug wlccp ap rm enhanced-neighbor-list

debug wlccp packet

debug wlccp rmlib

debug wlccp wds

description (dot1x credentials configuration mode)

dfs band

distance

dot11 aaa authentication attributes service-type login-only

dot11 aaa authentication mac-authen filter-cache

dot11 aaa csid

dot11 association mac-list

dot11 activity-timeout

dot11 adjacent-ap age-timeout

dot11 arp-cache

dot11 carrier busy

dot11 extension aironet

dot11 extension power native

dot11 holdoff-time

dot11 ids eap attempts

dot11 ids mfp

dot11 igmp snooping-helper

dot11 lbs

dot11 linktest

dot11 location isocc

dot11 mbssid

dot11 meter

dot11 network-map

dot11 phone

dot11 priority-map avvid

dot11 qos class

dot11 ssid

dot11 update-group-key

dot11 vlan-name

dot11 wpa handshake timeout

dot1x credentials

dot1x eap profile (configuration interface mode)

dot1x eap profile (SSID configuration mode)

dot1x timeout supp-response

dot1x reauth-period

duplex

eap profile

eapfast authority

eapfast pac expiry

eapfast server-key

encryption key

encryption mode ciphers

encryption mode wep

exception crashinfo buffersize

exception crashinfo file

fixed-slot (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

fragment-threshold

group (local server configuration mode)

guest-mode (SSID configuration mode)

iapp standby mac-address

iapp standby poll-frequency

iapp standby primary-shutdown

iapp standby timeout

information-element ssidl (SSID configuration mode)

infrastructure-client

infrastructure-ssid (SSID configuration mode)

interface dot11 (LBS configuration mode)

interface dot11radio

ip igmp snooping vlan

ip redirection

l2-filter bridge-group-acl

l2-filter-block-arp

led display

led flash

logging buffered

logging snmp-trap

match (class-map configuration)

max-associations (SSID configuration mode)

mbssid

mbssid (SSID configuration mode)

method (eap profile configuration mode)

method (LBS configuration mode)

mobile station

mobility network-id

multicast address (LBS configuration mode)

nas (local server configuration mode)

packet max-retries

packet retries

packet speed

packet timeout

packet-type (LBS configuration mode)

parent

parent timeout

password (dot1x credentials configuration mode)

payload-encapsulation

pki-trustpoint (dot1x credentials configuration mode)

power client

power inline negotiation

power local

preamble-short

probe-response gratuitous

radius local-server pac-generate

radius-server local

rts

server-address (LBS configuration mode)

short-slot-time

show boot mode-button

show controllers dot11radio

show dot11 aaa authentication mac-authen filter-cache

show dot11 adjacent-ap

show dot11 associations

show dot11 bssid

show dot11 cac

show dot11 carrier busy

show dot11 directed-roam

show dot11 ids eap

show dot11 ids mfp

show dot11 network-map

show dot11 statistics client-traffic

show dot11 traffic-streams

show dot11 vlan-name

show dot1x

show dot1x credentials

show eap registrations

show eap sessions

show environment

show iapp rogue-ap-list

show iapp standby-parms

show iapp statistics

show interfaces dot11radio

show interfaces dot11radio aaa

show interfaces dot11radio statistics

show ip igmp snooping groups

show led flash

show power-injector

show radius local-server statistics

show running-config ssid

show spanning-tree

show wlccp

show wlccp ap mn

show wlccp ap rm enhanced-neighbor-list

snmp-server enable traps envmon temperature

snmp-server group

snmp-server location

snmp-server user

snmp-server view

speed (Ethernet interface)

speed (radio interface)

speed ofdm

ssid

station-role

station-role install

transmit-op (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

traffic-class

traffic-stream

username (dot1x credentials configuration mode)

user (local server configuration mode)

vlan (SSID configuration mode)

wlccp ap eap profile

wlccp ap username

wlccp authentication-server

wlccp wds aaa authentication mac-authen filter-cache

wlccp wds priority

wlccp wnm ip address

workgroup-bridge client-vlan

world-mode

wpa-psk

write memory

write terminal


Cisco IOS Commands for Access Points
and Bridges


This chapter lists and describes Cisco IOS commands in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(8)JA that you use to configure and manage your access point, bridge, and wireless LAN. The commands are listed alphabetically.

aaa authentication login default local cache

To set a local login cache for authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) authentication, use the aaa authentication login default local cache command in global configuration mode. To disable the local login cache, use the no form of this command:

[no] aaa authentication login default local cache [word | radius | tacacs+]

Syntax Description

word

Character string used to name the local login cache used for AAA authentication login.

radius

(Optional) Specifies the RADIUS host used for the AAA authentication login.

tacacs+

(Optional) Specifies the TACACS+ host used for the AAA authentication login.


Command Default

There is no default for this command.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(7)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

The following example creates a local cache for an AAA authentication list called tac_admin set as the default list used for all login authentications. This authentication checks the local cache first, and if the information is not available, the authentication server (group tac_admin) is contacted and the information is also stored in the local cache.

AP(config)# aaa authentication login default cache tac_admin group tac_admin

Related Commands

Command
Description

aaa authorization exec default local cache

Sets the local cache for AAA exec authorization

aaa cache profile

Sets the AAA cache profile name

aaa group server

Sets the AAA group server name

cache authorization profile

Sets the cache authorization profile name

cache expiry

Sets the expiration time for the local cache

server

Sets the IP address for the server


aaa authorization exec default local cache

To set a local cache for AAA exec authorization, use the aaa authorization exec default local cache command in global configuration mode. To disable the local cache, use the no form of this command:

[no] aaa authorization exec default local cache [word| radius | tacacs+]

Syntax Description

word

Character string used to name the local cache for exec AAA authorization.

radius

(Optional) Specifies the RADIUS server used for the exec AAA authorization.

tacacs+

(Optional) Specifies the TACACS+ server used for the exec AAA authorization.


Command Default

There is no default for this command.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(7)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

The following example creates a local exec mode cache for an AAA authorization list called tac_admin set as the default list used for all login authorizations. This authorization checks the local cache first, and if the information is not available, the authorization server (group tac_admin) is contacted and the information is also stored in the local cache.

AP(config)# aaa authorization exec default cache tac_admin group tac_admin

Related Commands

Command
Description

aaa authentication login default local cache

Sets local cache for AAA authentication login

aaa cache profile

Sets the AAA cache profile name

aaa group server

Sets the AAA group server name

cache authentication profile

Sets the cache authentication profile name

cache expiry

Sets the expiration time for the local cache

server

Sets the IP address for the server


aaa cache profile

To set storage rules for the AAA cache, use the aaa cache profile command in global configuration mode. To disable the AAA cache profile, use the no form of this command:

[no] aaa cache profile name
[no] profile exact match [no-auth]
[
no] regexp match expression [any | only] [no-auth]
[
no] all [no-auth]

Syntax Description

name

Character string used to name the AAA cache profile.

profile exact match

Specifies a username that must exactly match the AAA server response before the information is saved in the cache.

no-auth

Specifies that password authentication is not performed.

regexp match expression

Specifies a regular expression that must match the AAA server response before the information is included in the cache.

Note This option is not recommended because it can require extensive processing time.

any

Specifies that any AAA server response that matches
regexp
match expression is saved in the cache.

only

Specifies that only 1 AAA server response that matches
regexp match expression is saved in the cache.

all

Specifies that all AAA server responses are saved in the cache.


Command Default

There is no default for this command.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(7)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

The following example sets a name of admin_cache for the AAA cache profile and only stores AAA server responses with the username administrator in the cache.

AP(config)# aaa cache admin_cache
AP(config-profile-map)# profile administrator

Related Commands

Command
Description

aaa authentication login default local cache

Sets local cache for AAA authentication login

aaa authentication login default local cache

Sets local cache for AAA authentication login

aaa group server

Sets the AAA group server name

cache authentication profile

Sets the cache authentication profile name

cache authorization profile

Sets the cache authorization profile name

cache expiry

Sets the expiration time for the local cache

server

Sets the IP address for the server


aaa pod server

To enable inbound user sessions to be disconnected when specific session attributes are presented, use the aaa pod server global configuration command. To disable this feature, use the no form of this command.
Packet of Disconnect (POD) consists of a method of terminating a session that has already been connected. The POD is a RADIUS disconnect_request packet and is intended to be used in situations where the authenticating agent server wants to disconnect the user after the session has been accepted by the RADIUS access_accept packet.

aaa pod server {
auth-type [all | any | session-key] |
clients IP-address |
ignore [server-key | session-key] |
port number |
server-key string}

no aaa pod server

Syntax Description

auth-type
(Optional) Specifies the type of authorization required for disconnecting
sessions. For 802.11 sessions, the Calling-Station-ID [31] RADIUS attribute must be supplied in the POD request. This is the MAC address of the client. No other attributes are used; therefore all and any have the same effect.

Note session-key is not supported for 802.11 sessions.

any
(Optional) Specifies that the session that matches all attributes sent in the POD
packets are disconnected. The POD packet can contain one or more of four key attributes (user-name, framed-IP-address, session-ID, and session-key).
all
(Optional) Only a session that matches all four key attributes is disconnected. All is the default.
clients address
(Optional) Specifies the IP addresses for up to four RADIUS servers that may be nominated as clients. If this configuration is present and a POD request originates from a device that is not on the list, it is rejected.
ignore
(Optional) When set to server-key, the shared secret is not validated when a POD request is received.
port number
(Optional) Specifies the unsolicited data packet (UDP) port on which the access point listens for packet of disconnect (POD) requests. If no port is specified, the default 1700 port is used.
session-key
(Optional) Specifies that the session that has a matching session-key attribute is
disconnected. All other attributes are ignored.

Note This option is not supported for 802.11 sessions.

server-key string
Configures the secret text string that is shared between the network access server and the client workstation. This secret string must be the same on both systems.

Defaults

The POD server function is disabled.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

12.1(3)T

This command was introduced.

12.3(8)JA

The clients and ignore keywords were added.


Usage Guidelines

For a session to be disconnected, the values in one or more of the key fields in the POD request must match the values for a session on one of the network access server ports. Which values must match depends on the auth-type attribute defined in the command. If no auth-type is specified, all four values must match. If no match is found, all connections remain intact and an error response is returned. The key fields are as follows:

User-Name

Framed-IP-Address

Session-Id

Server-Key

Related Commands

Command
Description

aaa authentication

Enables authentication.

aaa accounting

Enables accounting records.

aaa accounting delay-start

Delays generation of the start accounting record until the user IP address is established.

debug aaa pod

Displays debug messages related to POD packets.

radius-server host

Identifies a RADIUS host.


accounting (SSID configuration mode)

Use the accounting SSID configuration mode command to enable RADIUS accounting for the radio interface (for the specified SSID). Use the no form of the command to disable accounting.

[no] accounting list-name

Syntax Description

list-name

Specifies the name of an accounting list.


Defaults

This command has no defaults.

Command Modes

SSID configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(4)JA

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

You create accounting lists using the aaa accounting command. These lists indirectly reference the server where the accounting information is stored.

Examples

This example shows how to enable RADIUS accounting and set the RADIUS server name:

AP(config-if-ssid)# accounting radius1

This example shows how to disable RADIUS accounting:

AP(config-if-ssid)# no accounting

Related Commands

Command
Description

ssid

Specifies the SSID and enters the SSID configuration mode


admission-control (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

Use the admission-control QOS Class interface configuration mode command to require call admission control (CAC) traffic for a radio interface. Use the no form of the command to remove the setting.

[no] admission-control


Note This command is not supported on c1200 and c1100 platforms.



Note This command is not supported when operating in repeater mode.


Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

This command has no defaults.

Command Modes

QOS Class interface configuration mode

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(8)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure CAC admission control as a requirement for the radio interface:

AP(config)# interface dot11radio 0
AP(config-if)# dot11 qos class voice
AP(config-if-qosclass)# admission-control

This example shows how to remove the CAC admission control requirement on the radio interface:

AP(config-if-qosclass)# no admission-control 

Related Commands

Command
Description

admit-traffic (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

Specifies that CAC traffic is enabled for the radio interface.

cw-max (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

Specifies the CAC maximum contention window size for the radio interface.

cw-min (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

Specifies the CAC minimum contention window size for the radio interface.

fixed-slot (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

Specifies the CAC fixed fallback slot time for the radio interface.

transmit-op (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

Specifies the CAC transmit opportunity time for the radio interface.


admit-traffic (SSID configuration mode)

Use the admit-traffic SSID configuration mode command to enable or disable call admission control (CAC) traffic for an SSID. Use the no form of the command to disable all CAC traffic for the SSID.

[no] admit-traffic


Note This command is not supported when operating in repeater mode.


Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

By default, the admission control is disabled on all SSIDs.

Command Modes

SSID configuration mode

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(8)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to enable CAC traffic support for the test SSID:

AP(config)# dot11 ssid test
AP(config-ssid)# admit-traffic

This example shows how to disable CAC traffic on the test SSID:

AP(config)# dot11 ssid test
AP(config-ssid)# no admit-traffic 

Related Commands

Command
Description

admit-traffic (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

Configures CAC admission control on the access point.

show dot11 cac

Displays admission control information on the access point.

traffic-stream

Configures CAC traffic data rates and priorities on the access point.

debug cac

Provides debug information for CAC admission control on the access point.


admit-traffic (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

Use the admit-traffic QOS Class interface configuration mode command to enable CAC traffic for a radio interface. Use the no form of the command to disable all CAC traffic for the access point.

admit-traffic {narrowband | signaling} {infinite | max-channel percent}
[
roam-channel roam]

no admit-traffic


Note This command is not supported when operating in repeater mode.


Syntax Description

narrowband

Specifies that narrowband codecs are allowed on the radio interface.

signaling

Specifies that signaling only is allowed on the radio interface.

infinite

Specifies unlimited channel utilization is allowed for the CAC traffic on the radio interface.

max-channel percent

Specifies the maximum percentage (1 to 100) of channel utilization allowed for CAC traffic on the radio interface.

roam-channel roam

Specifies the maximum percentage (1 to 100) of channel utilization that is reserved for roaming CAC traffic on the radio interface.


Defaults

This command has no defaults.

Command Modes

QOS Class interface configuration mode

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(8)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure CAC voice traffic parameters for the radio interface:

AP(config)# interface dot11radio 0
AP(config-if)# dot11 qos class voice
AP(config-if-qosclass)# narrowband max-channel 30 roam-channel 10 channel-min 10

This example shows how to disable CAC traffic on the radio interface:

AP(config-if-qosclass)# no admin-traffic 

Related Commands

Command
Description

admit-traffic (SSID interface configuration mode)

Enables CAC admission control for an SSID on the access point.

show dot11 cac

Displays admission control information for the access point.

traffic-stream

Configures CAC traffic data rates and priorities for a radio interface on the access point.

debug cac

Provides CAC admission control debugging information for on the access point.


anonymous-id (dot1x credentials configuration mode)

Use the anonymous-id dot1x credentials configuration mode command to configure an anonymous username for the dot1x credentials. Use the no form of the command to disable anonymous-id.

[no] anonymous-id name

Syntax Description

name

Specifies the anonymous username for the dot1x credentials.


Defaults

This command has no defaults.

Command Modes

SSID configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(8)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure a dot1x certificate anonymous username:

AP(config-dot1x-creden)# anonymous-id user1

This example shows how to disable the anonymous username:

AP(config-dot1x-creden)# no anonymous-id

Related Commands

Command
Description

dot1x credentials

Configures the dot1x credentials on the access point.

show dot1x credentials

Displays the configured dot1x credentials on the access point.


antenna

Use the antenna configuration interface command to configure the radio receive or transmit antenna settings. Use the no form of this command to reset the receive antenna to defaults.

[no] antenna
{gain gain |
{
receive | transmit {diversity | left | right}}}

Syntax Description

gain gain

Specifies the resultant gain of the antenna attached to the device. Enter a value from -128 to 128 dB. If necessary, you can use a decimal in the value, such as 1.5.

Note This setting does not affect the behavior of the wireless device; it only informs the WLSE on your network of the device's antenna gain.

receive

Specifies the antenna that the access uses to receive radio signals

transmit

Specifies the antenna that the access uses to transmit radio signals

diversity

Specifies the antenna with the best signal

left

Specifies the left antenna

right

Specifies the right antenna


Defaults

The default antenna configuration is diversity.

Command Modes

Configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(4)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to specify the right receive antenna option:

AP(config-if)# antenna receive right

This example shows how to set the receive antenna option to defaults:

AP(config-if)# no antenna receive

This example shows how to enter an antenna gain setting:

AP(config-if)# antenna gain 1.5

Related Commands

Command
Description

power local

Configures the radio power level

show running-config

Displays the current access point operating configuration


authentication (local server configuration mode)

Use the authentication local server configuration command to specify the authentication types that are allowed on the local authenticator. By default, a local authenticator access point performs LEAP, EAP-FAST, and MAC-based authentication for up to 50 client devices. You use the no form of the authentication command to limit the local authenticator to one or more authentication types.

[no] authentication [eapfast] [leap] [mac]


Note This command is not supported on bridges.


Syntax Description

eapfast

Specifies that the local authenticator performs EAP-FAST authentication for client devices.

leap

Specifies that the local authenticator performs LEAP authentication for client devices.

mac

Specifies that the local authenticator performs MAC-address authentication for client devices.


Defaults

By default, a local authenticator access point performs LEAP, EAP-FAST, and MAC-based authentication. To limit the local authenticator to one or two authentication types, use the no form of the command to disable unwanted authentication types.

Command Modes

Local server configuration mode

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(2)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to limit the local authenticator to perform only LEAP authentications for client devices:

AP(config-radsrv)# no authentication eapfast
AP(config-radsrv)# no authentication mac

Related Commands

Command
Description

group (local server configuration mode)

Creates a user group on the local authenticator and enters user group configuration mode

nas (local server configuration mode)

Adds an access point to the list of NAS access points on the local authenticator

radius-server local

Enables the access point as a local authenticator and enters local server configuration mode

show running-config

Displays the current access point operating configuration


authentication client

Use the authentication client configuration interface command to configure a LEAP username and password that the access point uses when authenticating to the network as a repeater.

authentication client username username password password

Syntax Description

username

Specifies the repeater's LEAP username

password

Specifies the repeater's LEAP password


Defaults

This command has no defaults.

Command Modes

SSID configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(4)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure the LEAP username and password that the repeater uses to authenticate to the network:

AP(config-if-ssid)# authentication client username ap-north password buckeye

Related Commands

Command
Description

ssid

Specifies the SSID and enters the SSID configuration mode

show running-config

Displays the current access point operating configuration


authentication key-management

Use the authentication key-management SSID configuration mode command to configure the radio interface (for the specified SSID) to support authenticated key management. Cisco Centralized Key Management (CCKM) and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) are the key management types supported on the access point.

authentication key-management { [wpa] [cckm] } [ optional ]


Note This command is not supported on bridges.


Syntax Description

wpa

Specifies WPA authenticated key management for the SSID

cckm

Specifies CCKM authenticated key management for the SSID

optional

Specifies that client devices that do not support authenticated key management can use the SSID


Defaults

This command has no defaults.

Command Modes

SSID configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(11)JA

This command was introduced.

12.2(13)JA

This command was modified to allow you to enable both WPA and CCKM for an SSID.


Usage Guidelines

Use this command to enable authenticated key management for client devices.

To enable authenticated key management, you must enable a cipher suite using the encryption mode ciphers command.

To support WPA on a wireless LAN where 802.1x-based authentication is not available, you must use the wpa-psk command to configure a pre-shared key for the SSID.

When you enable both WPA and CCKM for an SSID, you must enter wpa first and cckm second in the command. Only 802.11b and 802.11g radios support WPA and CCKM simultaneously.

To enable both WPA and CCKM, you must set the encryption mode to a cipher suite that includes TKIP.

Examples

This example shows how to enable both WPA and CCKM for an SSID:

AP(config-if-ssid)# authentication key-management wpa cckm

Related Commands

Command
Description

encryption mode ciphers

Specifies a cipher suite

ssid

Specifies the SSID and enters SSID configuration mode

wpa-psk

Specifies a pre-shared key for an SSID


authentication network-eap (SSID configuration mode)

Use the authentication network-eap SSID configuration mode command to configure the radio interface (for the specified SSID) to support network-EAP authentication with optional MAC address authentication. Use the no form of the command to disable network-eap authentication for the SSID.

[no] authentication
network-eap
list-name
[mac-address list-name]


Note The mac-address option is not supported on bridges.


Syntax Description

list-name

Specifies the list name for EAP authentication

mac-address list-name

Specifies the list name for MAC authentication


Defaults

This command has no defaults.

Command Modes

SSID configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(4)JA

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

Use this command to authenticate clients using the network EAP method, with optional MAC address screening. You define list names for MAC addresses and EAP using the aaa authentication login command. These lists define the authentication methods activated when a user logs in and indirectly identify the location where the authentication information is stored.


Note Using the CLI, you can configure up to 2,048 MAC addresses for filtering. Using the web-browser interface, however, you can configure only up to 43 MAC addresses for filtering.


Examples

This example shows how to set the authentication to open for devices on a specified address list:

AP(config-if-ssid)# authentication network-eap list1

This example shows how to reset the authentication to default values:

AP(config-if-ssid)# no authentication network-eap

Related Commands

Command
Description

authentication open (SSID configuration mode)

Specifies open authentication

authentication shared (SSID configuration mode)

Specifies shared-key authentication

ssid

Specifies the SSID and enters the SSID configuration mode

show running-config

Displays the current access point operating configuration


authentication open (SSID configuration mode)

Use the authentication open SSID configuration mode command to configure the radio interface (for the specified SSID) to support open authentication and optionally EAP authentication or MAC address authentication. Use the no form of the command to disable open authentication for the SSID.

[no] authentication open
[[optional] eap list-name]
[mac-address list-name [alternate] ]


Note The mac-address and alternate options are not supported on bridges.


Syntax Description

eap list-name

Specifies the list name for EAP authentication

optional

Specifies that client devices using either open or EAP authentication can associate and become authenticated. This setting is used mainly by service providers that require special client accessibility.

mac-address list-name

Specifies the list name for MAC authentication

alternate

Specifies the use of either EAP authentication or MAC address authentication


Defaults

This command has no defaults.

Command Modes

SSID configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(4)JA

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

Use this command to authenticate clients using the open method, with optional MAC address or EAP screenings. If you use the alternate keyword, the client must pass either MAC address or EAP authentication. Otherwise, the client must pass both authentications. Use the optional keyword to allow client devices using either open or EAP authentication to associate and become authenticated. You define list names for MAC addresses and EAP using the aaa authentication login command. These lists define the authentication methods activated when a user logs in and indirectly identify the location where the authentication information is stored.

Examples

This example shows how to enable open authentication with MAC address restrictions:

AP(config-if-ssid)# authentication open mac-address mac-list1

This example shows how to disable open authentication for the SSID:

AP(config-if-ssid)# no authentication open

Related Commands

Command
Description

authentication shared (SSID configuration mode)

Specifies shared key authentication

authentication network-eap (SSID configuration mode)

Specifies network EAP authentication

dot11 ssid

Creates an SSID and enters SSID configuration mode


authentication shared (SSID configuration mode)

Use the authentication shared SSID configuration mode command to configure the radio interface (for the specified SSID) to support shared authentication with optional MAC address authentication and EAP authentication. Use the no form of the command to disable shared authentication for the SSID.

[no] authentication shared
[mac-address list-name]
[eap list-name]


Note The mac-address option is not supported on bridges.


Syntax Description

mac-address list-name

Specifies the list name for MAC authentication

eap list-name

Specifies the list name for EAP authentication


Defaults

This command has no defaults.

Command Modes

SSID configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(4)JA

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

Use this command to authenticate clients using the shared method, with optional MAC address or EAP screenings. You define list names for MAC addresses and EAP using the aaa authentication login command. These lists define the authentication methods activated when a user logs in and indirectly identify the location where the authentication information is stored.

Examples

This example shows how to set the authentication to shared for devices on a MAC address list:

AP(config-if-ssid)# authentication shared mac-address mac-list1

This example shows how to reset the authentication to default values:

AP(config-if-ssid)# no authentication shared

Related Commands

Command
Description

authentication open (SSID configuration mode)

Specifies open authentication

authentication network-eap (SSID configuration mode)

Specifies network EAP authentication

ssid

Specifies the SSID and enters the SSID configuration mode

show running-config

Displays the current access point operating configuration


beacon

Use the beacon configuration interface command to specify how often the beacon contains a Delivery Traffic Indicator Message (DTIM). Use the no form of this command to reset the beacon interval to defaults.

[no] beacon {period Kms | dtim-period count}

Syntax Description

period Kms

Specifies the beacon time in Kilomicroseconds (Kms). Kms is a unit of measurement in software terms. K = 1024, m = 10-6, and s = seconds,
so Kms = 0.001024 seconds, 1.024 milliseconds, or 1024 microseconds.

dtim-period count

Specifies the number of DTIM beacon periods to wait before delivering multicast packets.

Note The dtim-period option is not supported on bridges.


Defaults

The default period is 100.

The default dtim-period is 2.

Command Modes

Configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(4)JA

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

Clients normally wake up each time a beacon is sent to check for pending packets. Longer beacon periods let the client sleep longer and preserve power. Shorter beacon periods reduce the delay in receiving packets.

Controlling the DTIM period has a similar power-saving result. Increasing the DTIM period count lets clients sleep longer, but delays the delivery of multicast packets. Because multicast packets are buffered, large DTIM period counts can cause a buffer overflow.

Examples

This example shows how to specify a beacon period of 15 Kms (15.36 milliseconds):

AP(config-if)# beacon period 15

This example shows how to set the beacon parameter to defaults:

AP(config-if)# no beacon

Related Commands

Command
Description

show running-config

Displays the current access point operating configuration


boot buffersize

To modify the buffer size used to load configuration files, use the boot buffersize global configuration command. Use the no form of the command to return to the default setting.

[ no ] boot buffersize bytes

Syntax Description

bytes

Specifies the size of the buffer to be used. Enter a value from 4 KB to 512 KB.


Defaults

The default buffer size for loading configuration files is 32 KB.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(2)JA

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

Increase the boot buffer size if your configuration file size exceeds 512 KB.

Examples

This example shows how to set the buffer size to 512 KB:

AP(config)# boot buffersize 524288

boot ios-break

Use the boot ios-break global configuration command to enable an access point or bridge to be reset using a send break Telnet command.

After you enter the boot ios-break command, you can connect to the access point console port and press Ctrl-] to bring up the Telnet prompt. At the Telnet prompt, enter send break. The access point reboots and reloads the image.

[ no ] boot ios-break

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

This command is disabled by default.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(2)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to enable an access point or bridge to be reset using a send break Telnet command:

AP(config)# boot ios-break

boot mode-button

Use the boot mode-button global configuration command to enable or disable the operation of the mode button on access points with a console port. This command can be used to prevent password recovery and to prevent unauthorized users from gaining access to the access point CLI.

Use the no form of the command to disable the access point mode button.

[ no ] boot mode-button


Caution This command can be used to disable password recovery. If you lose the privileged EXEC password for the access point after entering this command, you need to contact Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) to regain access to the access point CLI.

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

This command is enabled by default.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(7)JA

This command was introduced.

Note This command requires the 12.3(2)JA or later access point boot loader.


Examples

This example shows how to disable the Mode button on an access point with a console port:

AP(config)# no boot mode-button

This example shows how to reenable the Mode button on an access point with a console port:

AP(config)# boot mode-button


Note You must know the privileged EXEC password for your access point to access the CLI.


Related Commands

Command
Description

show boot

Displays the current boot configuration.

show boot mode-button

Displays the current status of the mode-button.


boot upgrade

Use the boot upgrade global interface command to configure access points and bridges to automatically load a configuration and use DHCP options to upgrade system software.

When your access point renews its IP address with a DHCP request, it uses the details configured on the DHCP server to download a specified configuration file from a TFTP server. If a boot system command is part of the configuration file and the unit's current software version is different, the access point or bridge image is automatically upgraded to the version in the configuration. The access point or bridge reloads and executes the new image.

[ no ] boot upgrade

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

This command is enabled by default.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(13)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to prevent an access point or bridge from automatically loading a configuration and upgrading system software:

AP(config)# no boot upgrade

bridge aging-time

Use the bridge aging-time global configuration command to configure the length of time that a dynamic entry can remain in the bridge table from the time the entry is created or last updated.

bridge group aging-time seconds


Note This command is supported only on bridges.


Syntax Description

group

Specifies the bridge group

seconds

Specifies the aging time in seconds


Defaults

The default aging time is 300 seconds.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(11)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure the aging time for bridge group 1:

bridge(config)# bridge 1 aging-time 500

Related Commands

Command
Description

bridge protocol ieee

Enables STP on the bridge

bridge forward-time

Specifies a forward delay interval on the bridge

bridge hello-time

Specifies the interval between the hello BPDUs

bridge max-age

Specifies the interval that the bridge waits to hear BPDUs from the spanning tree root

bridge priority

Specifies the bridge STP priority


bridge forward-time

Use the bridge forward-time global configuration command to configure the forward delay interval on the bridge.

bridge group aging-time seconds


Note This command is supported only on bridges.


Syntax Description

group

Specifies the bridge group

seconds

Specifies the forward time in seconds


Defaults

The default forward time is 30 seconds.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(11)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure the forward time for bridge group 2:

bridge(config)# bridge 2 forward-time 60

Related Commands

Command
Description

bridge protocol ieee

Enables STP on the bridge

bridge aging-time

Specifies the length of time that a dynamic entry can remain in the bridge table from the time the entry is created or last updated

bridge hello-time

Specifies the interval between the hello BPDUs

bridge max-age

Specifies the interval that the bridge waits to hear BPDUs from the spanning tree root

bridge priority

Specifies the bridge STP priority


bridge hello-time

Use the bridge hello-time global configuration command to configure the interval between hello bridge protocol data units (BPDUs).

bridge group hello-time seconds


Note This command is supported only on bridges.


Syntax Description

group

Specifies the bridge group

seconds

Specifies the hello interval in seconds


Defaults

The default hello time is 2 seconds.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(11)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure the hello time for bridge group 1:

bridge(config)# bridge 1 hello-time 15

Related Commands

Command
Description

bridge protocol ieee

Enables STP on the bridge

bridge aging-time

Specifies the length of time that a dynamic entry can remain in the bridge table from the time the entry is created or last updated

bridge forward-time

Specifies a forward delay interval on the bridge

bridge max-age

Specifies the interval that the bridge waits to hear BPDUs from the spanning tree root

bridge priority

Specifies the bridge STP priority


bridge max-age

Use the bridge max-age global configuration command to configure the interval that the bridge waits to hear BPDUs from the spanning tree root. If the bridge does not hear BPDUs from the spanning tree root within this specified interval, it assumes that the network has changed and recomputes the spanning-tree topology.

bridge group max-age seconds


Note This command is supported only on bridges.


Syntax Description

group

Specifies the bridge group

seconds

Specifies the max-age interval in seconds (enter a value between 10 and 200 seconds)


Defaults

The default max-age is 15 seconds.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(11)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure the max age for bridge group 1:

bridge(config)# bridge 1 max-age 20

Related Commands

Command
Description

bridge protocol ieee

Enables STP on the bridge

bridge aging-time

Specifies the length of time that a dynamic entry can remain in the bridge table from the time the entry is created or last updated

bridge forward-time

Specifies a forward delay interval on the bridge

bridge hello-time

Specifies the interval between the hello BPDUs

bridge priority

Specifies the bridge STP priority


bridge priority

Use the bridge priority global configuration command to configure the spanning tree priority for the bridge. STP uses the bridge priority to select the spanning tree root. The lower the priority, the more likely it is that the bridge will become the spanning tree root.

The radio and Ethernet interfaces and the native VLAN on the bridge are assigned to bridge group 1 by default. When you enable STP and assign a priority on bridge group 1, STP is enabled on the radio and Ethernet interfaces and on the primary VLAN, and those interfaces adopt the priority assigned to bridge group 1. You can create bridge groups for sub-interfaces and assign different STP settings to those bridge groups.

bridge group priority priority


Note This command is supported only on bridges.


Syntax Description

group

Specifies the bridge group to be configured

priority

Specifies the STP priority for the bridge


Defaults

The default bridge priority is 32768.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(11)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure the priority for the bridge:

bridge(config-if)# bridge 1 priority 900

Related Commands

Command
Description

bridge protocol ieee

Enables STP on the bridge

bridge aging-time

Specifies the length of time that a dynamic entry can remain in the bridge table from the time the entry is created or last updated

bridge forward-time

Specifies a forward delay interval on the bridge

bridge hello-time

Specifies the interval between the hello BPDUs

bridge max-age

Specifies the interval that the bridge waits to hear BPDUs from the spanning tree root


bridge protocol ieee

Use the bridge number protocol ieee global configuration command to enable Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) on the bridge. STP is enabled for all interfaces assigned to the bridge group that you specify in the command.

The radio and Ethernet interfaces and the native VLAN on the bridge are assigned to bridge group 1 by default. When you enable STP and assign a priority on bridge group 1, STP is enabled on the radio and Ethernet interfaces and on the primary VLAN, and those interfaces adopt the priority assigned to bridge group 1. You can create bridge groups for sub-interfaces and assign different STP settings to those bridge groups.

bridge number protocol ieee [ suspend ]


Note This command is supported only on bridges.


Syntax Description

number

Specifies the bridge group for which STP is enabled

suspend

Suspends STP on the bridge until you re-enable it.


Defaults

STP is disabled by default.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(4)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to enable STP for bridge group 1:

bridge(config)# bridge 1 protocol ieee

Related Commands

Command
Description

bridge aging-time

Specifies the length of time that a dynamic entry can remain in the bridge table from the time the entry is created or last updated

bridge forward-time

Specifies a forward delay interval on the bridge

bridge hello-time

Specifies the interval between the hello BPDUs

bridge max-age

Specifies the interval that the bridge waits to hear BPDUs from the spanning tree root


bridge-group block-unknown-source

Use the bridge-group block-unknown-source configuration interface command to block traffic from unknown MAC addresses on a specific interface. Use the no form of the command to disable unknown source blocking on a specific interface.

For STP to function properly, block-unknown-source must be disabled for interfaces participating in STP.

bridge-group group block-unknown-source

Syntax Description

group

Specifies the bridge group to be configured


Defaults

When you enable STP on an interface, block unknown source is disabled by default.

Command Modes

Configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(11)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to disable block unknown source for bridge group 2:

bridge(config-if)# no bridge-group 2 block-unknown-source

Related Commands

Command
Description

bridge protocol ieee

Enables STP on the bridge

bridge-group path-cost

Specifies the path cost for the bridge Ethernet and radio interfaces

bridge-group port-protected

Enables protected port for public secure mode configuration

bridge-group priority

Specifies the spanning tree priority for the bridge Ethernet and radio interfaces

bridge-group spanning-disabled

Disables STP on a specific interface

bridge-group subscriber-loop-control

Enables loop control on virtual circuits associated with a bridge group

bridge-group unicast-flooding

Enables unicast flooding for a specific interface


bridge-group path-cost

Use the bridge-group path-cost configuration interface command to configure the path cost for the bridge Ethernet and radio interfaces. Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) uses the path cost to calculate the shortest distance from the bridge to the spanning tree root.

bridge-group group path-cost cost


Note This command is supported only on bridges.


Syntax Description

group

Specifies the bridge group to be configured

cost

Specifies the path cost for the bridge group


Defaults

The default path cost for the Ethernet interface is 19, and the default path cost for the radio interface is 33.

Command Modes

Configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(11)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure the path cost for bridge group 2:

bridge(config-if)# bridge-group 2 path-cost 25

Related Commands

Command
Description

bridge protocol ieee

Enables STP on the bridge

bridge-group block-unknown-source

Blocks traffic from unknown MAC addresses on a specific interface

bridge-group port-protected

Enables protected port for public secure mode configuration

bridge-group priority

Specifies the spanning tree priority for the bridge Ethernet and radio interfaces

bridge-group spanning-disabled

Disables STP on a specific interface

bridge-group subscriber-loop-control

Enables loop control on virtual circuits associated with a bridge group

bridge-group unicast-flooding

Enables unicast flooding for a specific interface


bridge-group port-protected

Use the bridge-group port-protected configuration interface command to enable protected port for public secure mode configuration. In Cisco IOS software, there is no exchange of unicast, broadcast, or multicast traffic between protected ports.

bridge-group bridge-group
port-protected

Syntax Description

bridge-group

Specifies the bridge group for port protection


Defaults

This command has no defaults.

Command Modes

Configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(4)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to enable protected port for bridge group 71:

AP(config-if)# bridge-group 71 port-protected

Related Commands

Command
Description

bridge protocol ieee

Enables STP on the bridge

bridge-group block-unknown-source

Blocks traffic from unknown MAC addresses on a specific interface

bridge-group path-cost

Specifies the path cost for the bridge Ethernet and radio interfaces

bridge-group priority

Specifies the spanning tree priority for the bridge Ethernet and radio interfaces

bridge-group spanning-disabled

Disables STP on a specific interface

bridge-group subscriber-loop-control

Enables loop control on virtual circuits associated with a bridge group

bridge-group unicast-flooding

Enables unicast flooding for a specific interface


bridge-group priority

Use the bridge-group priority configuration interface command to configure the spanning tree priority for the bridge Ethernet and radio interfaces. Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) uses the interface priority to select the root interface on the bridge.

The radio and Ethernet interfaces and the native VLAN on the bridge are assigned to bridge group 1 by default. When you enable STP and assign a priority on bridge group 1, STP is enabled on the radio and Ethernet interfaces and on the primary VLAN, and those interfaces adopt the priority assigned to bridge group 1. You can create bridge groups for sub-interfaces and assign different STP settings to those bridge groups.

bridge-group group priority priority

Syntax Description

group

Specifies the bridge group to be configured

priority

Specifies the STP priority for the bridge group


Defaults

The default priority for both the Ethernet and radio interfaces is 128.

Command Modes

Configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(11)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure the priority for an interface on bridge group 2:

bridge(config-if)# bridge-group 2 priority 150

Related Commands

Command
Description

bridge protocol ieee

Enables STP on the bridge

bridge-group block-unknown-source

Blocks traffic from unknown MAC addresses on a specific interface

bridge-group path-cost

Specifies the path cost for the bridge Ethernet and radio interfaces

bridge-group port-protected

Enables protected port for public secure mode configuration

bridge-group spanning-disabled

Disables STP on a specific interface

bridge-group subscriber-loop-control

Enables loop control on virtual circuits associated with a bridge group

bridge-group unicast-flooding

Enables unicast flooding for a specific interface


bridge-group spanning-disabled

Use the bridge-group spanning-disabled configuration interface command to disable Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) on a specific interface. Use the no form of the command to enable STP on a specific interface.

For STP to function properly, spanning-disabled must be disabled for interfaces participating in STP.

bridge-group group spanning-disabled

Syntax Description

group

Specifies the bridge group to be configured


Defaults

STP is disabled by default.

Command Modes

Configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(11)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to disable STP for bridge group 2:

bridge(config-if)# bridge-group 2 spanning-disabled

Related Commands

Command
Description

bridge protocol ieee

Enables STP on the bridge

bridge-group block-unknown-source

Blocks traffic from unknown MAC addresses on a specific interface

bridge-group path-cost

Specifies the path cost for the bridge Ethernet and radio interfaces

bridge-group port-protected

Enables protected port for public secure mode configuration

bridge-group priority

Specifies the spanning tree priority for the bridge Ethernet and radio interfaces

bridge-group subscriber-loop-control

Enables loop control on virtual circuits associated with a bridge group

bridge-group unicast-flooding

Enables unicast flooding for a specific interface


bridge-group subscriber-loop-control

Use the bridge-group subscriber-loop-control configuration interface command to enable loop control on virtual circuits associated with a bridge group. Use the no form of the command to disable loop control on virtual circuits associated with a bridge group.

For Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) to function properly, subscriber-loop-control must be disabled for interfaces participating in STP.

bridge-group group subscriber-loop-control

Syntax Description

group

Specifies the bridge group to be configured


Defaults

When you enable STP for an interface, subscriber loop control is disabled by default.

Command Modes

Configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(11)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to disable subscriber loop control for bridge group 2:

bridge(config-if)# no bridge-group 2 subscriber-loop-control

Related Commands

Command
Description

bridge protocol ieee

Enables STP on the bridge

bridge-group block-unknown-source

Blocks traffic from unknown MAC addresses on a specific interface

bridge-group path-cost

Specifies the path cost for the bridge Ethernet and radio interfaces

bridge-group port-protected

Enables protected port for public secure mode configuration

bridge-group priority

Specifies the spanning tree priority for the bridge Ethernet and radio interfaces

bridge-group spanning-disabled

Disables STP on a specific interface

bridge-group unicast-flooding

Enables unicast flooding for a specific interface


bridge-group unicast-flooding

Use the bridge-group unicast-flooding configuration interface command to enable unicast flooding for a specific interface. Use the no form of the command to disable unicast flooding for a specific interface.

bridge-group group unicast-flooding

Syntax Description

group

Specifies the bridge group to be configured


Defaults

Unicast flooding is disabled by default.

Command Modes

Configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(11)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure unicast flooding for bridge group 2:

bridge(config-if)# bridge-group 2 unicast-flooding

Related Commands

Command
Description

bridge protocol ieee

Enables STP on the bridge

bridge-group block-unknown-source

Blocks traffic from unknown MAC addresses on a specific interface

bridge-group path-cost

Specifies the path cost for the bridge Ethernet and radio interfaces

bridge-group port-protected

Enables protected port for public secure mode configuration

bridge-group priority

Specifies the spanning tree priority for the bridge Ethernet and radio interfaces

bridge-group spanning-disabled

Disables STP on a specific interface

bridge-group subscriber-loop-control

Enables loop control on virtual circuits associated with a bridge group


broadcast-key

Use the broadcast-key configuration interface command to configure the time interval between rotations of the broadcast encryption key used for clients. Use the no form of the command to disable broadcast key rotation.

[no] broadcast-key
[vlan vlan-id]
[change secs]
[
membership-termination ]
[
capability-change ]


Note Client devices using static WEP cannot use the access point when you enable broadcast key rotation. When you enable broadcast key rotation, only wireless client devices using 802.1x authentication (such as LEAP, EAP-TLS, or PEAP) can use the access point.



Note This command is not supported on bridges.


Syntax Description

vlan vlan-id

(Optional) Specifies the virtual LAN identification value

change secs

(Optional) Specifies the amount of time (in seconds) between the rotation of the broadcast encryption key

membership-termination

(Optional) If WPA authenticated key management is enabled, this option specifies that the access point generates and distributes a new group key when any authenticated client device disassociates from the access point. If clients roam frequently among access points, enabling this feature might generate significant overhead.

capability-change

(Optional) If WPA authenticated key management is enabled, this option specifies that the access point generates and distributes a dynamic group key when the last non-key management (static WEP) client disassociates, and it distributes the statically configured WEP key when the first non-key management (static WEP) client authenticates. In WPA migration mode, this feature significantly improves the security of key-management capable clients when there are no static-WEP clients associated to the access point.


Defaults

This command has no defaults.

Command Modes

Configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(4)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure vlan10 to support broadcast key encryption with a 5-minute key rotation interval:

AP(config-if)# broadcast-key vlan 10 change 300

This example shows how to disable broadcast key rotation:

AP(config-if)# no broadcast-key

cache authentication profile

Use the cache authentication profile server configuration command to configure the cache authentication profile. Use the no form of the command to disable the cache authentication profile.

[no] cache authentication profile name


Note This command is not supported on bridges.


Syntax Description

name

Specifies the name of the cache authentication profile.


Defaults

This command has no defaults.

Command Modes

Server group configuration.

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(7)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure a RADIUS cache authentication profile:

AP(config)# aaa group server radius rad_admin
AP(config-sg-radius)# server 10.19.21.105
AP(config-sg-radius)# cache expiry 5
AP(config-sg-radius)# cache authentication profile admin_cache

This example shows how to to configure a TACACS+ cache authentication profile:

AP(config)# aaa group server tacacs+ tac_admin
AP(config-sg-tacacs+)# server 10.19.21.125
AP(config-sg-tacacs+)# cache expiry 5
AP(config-sg-tacacs+)# cache authentication profile admin_cache

Related Commands

Command
Description

aaa authentication login default local cache

Sets local cache for AAA authentication login.

aaa authorization exec default local cache

Sets local cache for the AAA authorization exec mode.

aaa cache profile

Sets the AAA cache profile name.

cache authorization profile

Sets the cache authorization profile name.

cache expiry

Sets the expiration time for the server group cache.


cache authorization profile

Use the cache authorization profile server configuration command to configure the cache authorization profile. Use the no form of the command to disable the cache authorization profile.

[no] cache authorization profile name


Note This command is not supported on bridges.


Syntax Description

name

Specifies the name of the cache authorization profile.


Defaults

This command has no defaults.

Command Modes

Server group configuration.

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(7)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure a RADIUS cache authorization profile:

AP(config)# aaa group server radius rad_admin
AP(config-sg-radius)# server 10.19.21.105
AP(config-sg-radius)# cache expiry 5
AP(config-sg-radius)# cache authorization profile admin_cache

This example shows how to to configure a TACACS+ cache authorization profile:

AP(config)# aaa group server tacacs+ tac_admin
AP(config-sg-tacacs+)# server 10.19.21.125
AP(config-sg-tacacs+)# cache expiry 5
AP(config-sg-tacacs+)# cache authorization profile admin_cache

Related Commands

Command
Description

aaa authentication login default local cache

Sets local cache for AAA authentication login.

aaa authorization exec default local cache

Sets local cache for the AAA authorization exec mode.

aaa cache profile

Sets the AAA cache profile name.

cache authentication profile

Sets the cache authentication profile name.

cache expiry

Sets the expiration time for the server group cache.


cache expiry

Use the cache expiry server group configuration command to configure the expiration time of the server group cache. Use the no form of the command to disable the cache expiration.

[no] cache expiry hours [enforce | failover]


Note This command is not supported on bridges.


Syntax Description

hours

Specifies the amount of time (in hours) before the cache expires. Enter a number from 0 to 2147483647. Zero specifies the cache never expires.

enforce

(Optional) Specifies not to use an expired entry.

failover

(Optional) Specifies that an expired entry is used if all other methods fail.


Defaults

The default cache expiration time is 24 hours.

Command Modes

Server group configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(7)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure a RADIUS cache expiration time of 5 hours:

AP(config)# aaa group server radius rad_admin
AP(config-sg-radius)# server 10.19.21.105
AP(config-sg-radius)# cache expiry 5

This example shows how to to configure a TACACS+ cache expiration time of 5 hours:

AP(config)# aaa group server tacacs+ tac_admin
AP(config-sg-tacacs+)# server 10.19.21.125
AP(config-sg-tacacs+)# cache expiry 5

Related Commands

Command
Description

aaa authentication login default local cache

Sets local cache for AAA authentication login.

aaa authorization exec default local cache

Sets local cache for the AAA authorization exec mode.

aaa cache profile

Sets the AAA cache profile name.

cache authentication profile

Sets the cache authentication profile name.

cache authorization profile

Sets the cache authorization profile name.


cca

Use the cca configuration interface command to configure the clear channel assessment (CCA) noise floor level for the bridge radio. The value you enter is used as an absolute value of dBm.

cca number


Note This command is supported only on bridges.


Syntax Description

number

Specifies the radio noise floor in dBm. Enter a number from -60 to 0. Zero configures the radio to use a received validate frame as the CCA indication.


Defaults

The default CCA level is -62 dBm.

Command Modes

Configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(11)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure the CCA level for the bridge radio:

bridge(config-if)# cca 50

channel

Use the channel configuration interface command to set the radio channel frequency. Use the no form of this command to reset the channel frequency to defaults.

[no] channel {number | frequency | least-congested}


Note This command is disabled on 5-GHz radios that support Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS). All 5-GHz radios configured at the factory for use in the European Union and Signapore support DFS. Radios configured for use in other regulatory domains do not support DFS.


Syntax Description

number

Specifies a channel number. For a list of channels for the 2.4-GHz radio, see Table 2-1. For a list of channels for the 5-GHz radio, see Table 2-2.

Note The valid numbers depend on the channels allowed in your regulatory region and are set during manufacturing. For additional information, refer to the hardware installation guide for your access point or bridge.

frequency

Specifies the center frequency for the radio channel. For a list of center frequencies for the 2.4-GHz access point radio, see Table 2-1. For a list of center frequencies for the 5-GHz access point radio, see Table 2-2. For a list of center frequencies for the 5-GHz bridge radio, see Table 2-3.

Note The valid frequencies depend on the channels allowed in your regulatory region and are set during manufacturing. For additional information, refer to the hardware installation guide for your access point or bridge.

least-congested

Enables or disables the scanning for a least busy radio channel to communicate with the client adapter


Table 2-1 Channels and Center Frequencies for 2.4-GHz Radios (both 802.11b and 802.11g)

Channel Identifier
Frequency
(MHz)
 
Channel Identifier
Frequency
(MHz)
 

1

2412

 

8

2447

2

2417

 

9

2452

3

2422

 

10

2457

4

2427

 

11

2462

5

2432

 

12

2467

6

2437

 

13

2472

7

2442

 

14

2484


Table 2-2 Channels and Center Frequencies for Access Point 5-GHz Radios

Channel Identifier
Frequency
(MHz)
 
Channel Identifier
Frequency
(MHz)
 
Channel Identifier
Frequency
(MHz)
   

34

5170

 

100

5500

 

149

5745

36

5180

 

104

5520

 

153

5765

38

5190

 

108

5540

 

157

5785

40

5200

 

112

5560

 

161

5805

42

5210

 

116

5580

 

165

5825

44

5220

 

120

5600

 

-

-

46

5230

 

124

5620

 

-

-

48

5240

 

128

5640

 

-

-

52

5260

 

132

5660

 

-

-

56

5280

 

136

5680

 

-

-

60

5300

 

140

5700

 

-

-

64

5320

 

-

-

 

-

-


Table 2-3 Channels and Center Frequencies for the 1400 Series Bridge 5-GHz Radio

Channel Identifier
Frequency
(MHz)

149

5745

153

5765

157

5785

161

5805

Defaults

The default channel setting is least-congested.

Command Modes

Configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(4)JA

This command was introduced.

12.2(8)JA

Parameters were added to support the 5-GHz access point radio.

12.2(11)JA

Parameters were added to support the 5-GHz bridge radio.


Examples

This example shows how to set the access point radio to channel 10 with a center frequency of 2457.

AP(config-if)# channel 2457

This example shows how to set the access point to scan for the least-congested radio channel.

AP(config-if)# channel least-congested

This example shows how to set the frequency to the default setting:

AP(config-if)# no channel

Related Commands

Command
Description

show controllers dot11radio

Displays the radio controller information and status


channel-match (LBS configuration mode)

Use the channel-match location based services (LBS) configuration mode command to specify that the LBS packet sent by an LBS tag must match the radio channel on which the access point receives the packet. If the channel used by the tag and the channel used by the access point do not match, the access point drops the packet.

[no] channel-match

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

The channel match option is enabled by default.

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(4)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to enable the channel match option for an LBS profile:

ap(dot11-lbs)# channel-match

Related Commands

Command
Description

dot11 lbs

Creates an LBS profile and enters LBS configuration mode

interface dot11 (LBS configuration mode)

Enables an LBS profile on a radio interface

method (LBS configuration mode)

Specifies the location method used in an LBS profile

multicast address (LBS configuration mode)

Specifies the multicast address that LBS tag devices use when they send LBS packets

packet-type (LBS configuration mode)

Specifies the LBS packet type accepted in an LBS profile

server-address (LBS configuration mode)

Specifies the IP address of the location server on your network


class-map

Use the class-map global configuration command to create a class map to be used for matching packets to the class whose name you specify and to enter class-map configuration mode. Use the no form of this command to delete an existing class map and return to global configuration mode.

[no] class-map name

Syntax Description

name

Specifies the name of the class map


Defaults

This command has no defaults, and there is not a default class map.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(4)JA

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify the name of the class for which you want to create or modify class-map match criteria and to enter class-map configuration mode. In this mode, you can enter one match command to configure the match criterion for this class.

The class-map command and its subcommands are used to define packet classification, marking, and aggregate policing as part of a globally named service policy applied on a per-interface basis.

After you are in quality of service (QoS) class-map configuration mode, these configuration commands are available:

description: describes the class map (up to 200 characters). The show class-map privileged EXEC command displays the description and the name of the class-map.

exit: exits from QoS class-map configuration mode.

match: configures classification criteria. For more information, see the match (class-map configuration) command.

no: removes a match statement from a class map.

rename: renames the current class map. If you rename a class map with a name already in use, the message A class-map with this name already exists is displayed.

Only one match criterion per class map is supported. For example, when defining a class map, only one match command can be issued.

Because only one match command per class map is supported, the match-all and match-any keywords function the same.

Only one access control list (ACL) can be configured in a class map. The ACL can have multiple access control entries (ACEs).

Examples

This example shows how to configure the class map called class1. class1 has one match criterion, which is an access list called 103.

AP(config)# access-list 103 permit any any dscp 10
AP(config)# class-map class1
AP(config-cmap)# match access-group 103
AP(config-cmap)# exit

This example shows how to delete the class map class1:

AP(config)# no class-map class1

You can verify your settings by entering the show class-map privileged EXEC command.

Related Commands

Command
Description

match (class-map configuration)

Defines the match criteria ACLs, IP precedence, or IP Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) values to classify traffic

policy-map

Creates or modifies a policy map that can be attached to multiple interfaces to specify a service policy

show class-map

Displays QoS class maps


clear dot11 aaa authentication mac-authen filter-cache

Use the clear dot11 aaa authentication mac-authen filter-cache privileged EXEC command to clear entries from the MAC authentication cache.

clear dot11 aaa authentication mac-authen filter-cache [address]

Syntax Description

address

Specifies a specific MAC address to clear from the cache.


Defaults

This command has no defaults.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(15)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to clear a specific MAC address from the MAC authentication cache:

ap# clear dot11 aaa authentication mac-authen filter-cache 7643.798a.87b2

Related Commands

Command
Description

dot11 activity-timeout

Enable MAC authentication caching on the access point.

show dot11 aaa authentication mac-authen filter-cache

Display MAC addresses in the MAC authentication cache.


clear dot11 cckm-statistics

Use the clear dot11 cckm-statistics privileged EXEC command to reset CCKM statistics.

clear dot11 cckm-statistics

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

This command has no default setting.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(15)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to clear CCKM statistics:

AP# clear dot11 cckm-statistics

Related Commands

Command
Description

show dot11 associations

Displays association information for 802.11 devices


clear dot11 client

Use the clear dot11 client privileged EXEC command to deauthenticate a radio client with a specified MAC address. The client must be directly associated with the access point, not a repeater.

clear dot11 client {mac-address}

Syntax Description

mac-address

Specifies a radio client MAC address (in xxxx.xxxx.xxxx format)


Defaults

This command has no defaults.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(4)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to deauthenticate a specific radio client:

AP# clear dot11 client 0040.9645.2196

You can verify that the client was deauthenticated by entering the following privileged EXEC command:

AP# show dot11 associations 0040.9645.2196 

Related Commands

Command
Description

show dot11 associations

Displays the radio association table or optionally displays association statistics or association information about repeaters or clients


clear dot11 hold-list

Use the clear dot11 hold-list privileged EXEC command to reset the MAC, LEAP, and EAP authentications hold list.

clear dot11 hold-list

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

This command has no default setting.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(4)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to clear the hold-off list of MAC authentications:

AP# clear dot11 hold-list


clear dot11 statistics

Use the clear dot11 statistics privileged EXEC command to reset statistic information for a specific radio interface or for a particular client with a specified MAC address.

clear dot11 statistics
{interface | mac-address}

Syntax Description

interface

Specifies a radio interface number

mac-address

Specifies a client MAC address (in xxxx.xxxx.xxxx format)


Defaults

This command has no default setting.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(4)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to clear radio statistics for radio interface 0:

AP# clear dot11 statistics dot11radio 0

This example shows how to clear radio statistics for the client radio with a MAC address of 0040.9631.81cf:

AP# clear dot11 statistics 0040.9631.81cf

You can verify that the radio interface statistics are reset by entering the following privileged EXEC command:

AP# show dot11 associations statistics 

Related Commands

Command
Description

show dot11 statistics client-traffic

Displays client traffic statistics

show interfaces dot11radio

Displays radio interface information

show interfaces dot11radio statistics

Displays radio interface statistics


clear eap sessions

Use the clear eap sessions privileged EXEC command to clear the EAP session information on the access point.

clear eap sessions
[credentials profile name]
[interface name [number]]
[
method name]
[
transport name]

Syntax Description

credentials profile name

Clears EAP session information for the credentials profile specified by profile name.

interface interface number

Clears EAP session information for the interface specified by name and number.

method name

Clears EAP session information for the EAP method specified by name.

transport name

Clears EAP session information for the EAP transport specified by name.


Defaults

Clears all session information on the access point.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(8)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to clear all the EAP session information on the access point:

AP# clear eap sessions

This command shows how to clear all EAP session information for the fast Ethernet interface:

AP# clear eap sessions interface fastethernet 0

This command shows how to clear all EAP session information for the EAP-FAST method:

AP# clear eap sessions method eap-fast

Related Commands

Command
Description

show eap sessions

Displays all the EAP session information on the access point.


clear iapp rogue-ap-list

Use the clear iapp rogue-ap-list privileged EXEC command to clear the list of IAPP rogue access points.

clear iapp rogue-ap-list


Note This command is not supported on bridges.


Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

This command has no default setting.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(4)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to clear the IAPP rogue access point list:

AP# clear iapp rogue-ap-list

You can verify that the rogue AP list was deleted by entering the show iapp rogue-ap-list privileged EXEC command.

Related Commands

Command
Description

show iapp rogue-ap-list

Displays the IAPP rogue access point list


clear iapp statistics

Use the clear iapp statistics privileged EXEC command to clear all the IAPP statistics.

clear iapp statistics

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

This command has no default setting.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(4)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to clear the IAPP statistics:

AP# clear iapp statistics

You can verify that the IAPP statistics were cleared by entering the following privileged EXEC command:

AP# show iapp statistics 

Related Commands

Command
Description

show iapp statistics

Displays the IAPP transmit and receive statistics


clear ip igmp snooping membership

Use the clear ip igmp snooping membership privileged EXEC command to reset IGMP host membership information on the access point.

clear ip igmp snooping membership
[vlan
vlan id ]

Syntax Description

vlan vlan id

Resets IGMP host membership information by VLAN.


Defaults

This command has no defaults.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(8)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to reset the IGMP membership information on the access point:

AP# clear ip igmp snooping membership

This example shows how to reset the IGMP membership information by vlan:

AP# clear ip igmp snooping membership vlan 1

Related CommandsT

Command
Description

show ip igmp snooping groups

Displays IGMP snooping group information.

ip igmp snooping vlan

Enables IGMP snooping for a Catalyst VLAN.


clear wlccp wds

Use the clear wlccp wds privileged EXEC command to clear WDS statistics and to remove devices from the WDS database.

clear wlccp wds {[ap [mac-address]] | [mn [mac-address]] | statistics |
aaa authentication mac-authen filter-cache [mac-address]}

Syntax Description

ap [mac-address]

Removes access points from the WDS database. If you specify a MAC address (in the hhhh.hhhh.hhhh format), the command removes the specified device from the WDS database. If you do not specify a MAC address, the command removes all access points from the WDS database.

mn [mac-address]

Removes client devices (mobile nodes) from the WDS database. If you specify a MAC address (in the hhhh.hhhh.hhhh format), the command removes that device from the WDS database. If you do not specify a MAC address, the command removes all clients from the WDS database.

statistics

Resets all WDS statistics.

aaa authentication mac-authen filter-cache [mac-address]

Removes MAC addresses from the access point's MAC authentication filter cache. If you specify a MAC address (in the hhhh.hhhh.hhhh format), the command removes that device from the filter cache. If you do not specify a MAC address, the command removes all addresses from the cache.


Defaults

This command has no default setting.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(15)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to remove an access point from the WDS database:

AP# clear wlccp wds ap 1572.342d.97f4

Related Commands

Command
Description

show wlccp

Displays information on devices participating in Cisco Centralized Key Management (CCKM)

wlccp wds aaa authentication mac-authen filter-cache

Enables MAC authentication caching on the access point


clear wlccp wds recovery statistics

Use the clear wlccp wds recovery statistics privileged EXEC command to clear WDS recovery statistics.

clear wlccp wds recovery statistics

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments of keywords.

Defaults

This command has no default setting.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(8)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to clear the WDS recovery statistics:

AP# clear wlccp wds recovery statistics

Related Commands

Command
Description

show wlccp

Displays information on devices participating in Cisco Centralized Key Management (CCKM)


concatenation

Use the concatenation configuration interface command to enable packet concatenation on the bridge radio. Using concatenation, the bridge combines multiple packets into one packet to reduce packet overhead and overall latency, and to increase transmission efficiency.

concatenation [ bytes ]


Note This command is supported only on bridges. To avoid possible connectivity problems, ensure that all devices on the wireless LAN support wireless concatenation prior to implementing this feature.


Syntax Description

bytes

(Optional) Specifies a maximum size for concatenated packets in bytes. Enter a value from 1600 to 4000.


Defaults

Concatenation is enabled by default, and the default maximum concatenated packet size is 3500.

Command Modes

Configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(11)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure concatenation on the bridge radio:

bridge(config-if)# concatenation 4000

countermeasure tkip hold-time

Use the countermeasure tkip hold-time configuration interface command to configure a TKIP MIC failure holdtime. If the access point detects two MIC failures within 60 seconds, it blocks all the TKIP clients on that interface for the holdtime period.

countermeasure tkip hold-time seconds

Syntax Description

seconds

Specifies the length of the TKIP holdtime in seconds (if the holdtime is 0, TKIP MIC failure hold is disabled)


Defaults

TKIP holdtime is enabled by default, and the default holdtime is 60 seconds.

Command Modes

Configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(11)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure the TKIP holdtime on the access point radio:

ap(config-if)# countermeasure tkip hold-time 120

cw-max (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

Use the cw-max QOS Class interface configuration mode command to configure the CAC 802.11 maximum contention window size for a radio interface. Use the no form of the command to remove the setting.

[no] cw-max 0-10

Syntax Description

0-10

Specifies the size of the maximum contention window.


Defaults

When QoS is enabled, the default cw-max settings for access points match the values in Table 2-4, and the default cw-max settings for bridges match the values in Table 2-5.

Table 2-4 Default QoS cw-max Definitions for Access Points

Class of Service
Max Contention Window

Background

10

Best Effort

10

Video <100ms Latency

5

Voice <100ms Latency

4


Table 2-5 Default QoS cw-max Definitions for Bridges

Class of Service
Max Contention Window

Background

10

Best Effort

10

Video <100ms Latency

4

Voice <100ms Latency

3


Command Modes

QOS Class interface configuration mode

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(8)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure the CAC 802.11 maximum contention window size for the radio interface:

AP(config)# interface dot11radio 0
AP(config-if)# dot11 qos class voice
AP(config-if-qosclass)# cw-max 2

This example shows how to remove the CAC 802.11 maximum contention window for the radio interface:

AP(config-if-qosclass)# no cw-max

Related Commands

Command
Description

admission-control (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

Specifies that CAC admission control is required for the radio interface.

admit-traffic (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

Specifies that CAC traffic is enabled for the radio interface.

cw-min (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

Specifies the CAC minimum contention window size for the radio interface.

fixed-slot (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

Specifies the CAC fixed fallback slot time for the radio interface.

transmit-op (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

Specifies the CAC transmit opportunity time for the radio interface.


cw-min (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

Use the cw-min QOS Class interface configuration mode command to configure the CAC 802.11 minimum contention window size for a radio interface. Use the no form of the command to remove the setting.

[no] cw-min 0-10

Syntax Description

0-10

Specifies the size of the maximum contention window.


Defaults

When QoS is enabled, the default cw-min settings for access points match the values in Table 2-6, and the default cw-min settings for bridges match the values in Table 2-7.

Table 2-6 Default QoS cw-min Definitions for Access Points

Class of Service
Mix Contention Window

Background

5

Best Effort

5

Video <100ms Latency

4

Voice <100ms Latency

2


Table 2-7 Default QoS cw-min Definitions for Bridges

Class of Service
Min Contention Window

Background

4

Best Effort

4

Video <100ms Latency

3

Voice <100ms Latency

2


Command Modes

QOS Class interface configuration mode

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(8)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure the CAC 802.11 minimum contention window size for the radio interface:

AP(config)# interface dot11radio 0
AP(config-if)# dot11 qos class voice
AP(config-if-qosclass)# cw-min 2

This example shows how to remove the CAC 802.11 minimum contention window for the radio interface:

AP(config-if-qosclass)# no cw-min

Related Commands

Command
Description

admission-control (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

Specifies that CAC admission control is required for the radio interface.

admit-traffic (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

Specifies that CAC traffic is enabled for the radio interface.

cw-max (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

Specifies the CAC maximum contention window size for the radio interface.

fixed-slot (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

Specifies the CAC fixed fallback slot time for the radio interface.

transmit-op (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

Specifies the CAC transmit opportunity time for the radio interface.


debug dot11

Use the debug dot11 privileged EXEC command to begin debugging of radio functions. Use the no form of this command to stop the debug operation.

[no] debug dot11
{events | packets | forwarding | mgmt | network-map | syslog | virtual-interface}

Syntax Description

events

Activates debugging of all radio related events

packets

Activates debugging of radio packets received and transmitted

forwarding

Activates debugging of radio forwarded packets

mgmt

Activates debugging of radio access point management activity

network-map

Activates debugging of radio association management network map

syslog

Activates debugging of radio system log

virtual-interface

Activates debugging of radio virtual interfaces


Defaults

Debugging is not enabled.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(4)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to begin debugging of all radio-related events:

AP# debug dot11 events

This example shows how to begin debugging of radio packets:

AP# debug dot11 packets

This example shows how to begin debugging of the radio system log:

AP# debug dot11 syslog

This example shows how to stop debugging of all radio related events:

AP# no debug dot11 events

Related Commands

Command
Description

show debugging

Displays all debug settings and the debug packet headers

show interfaces dot11radio

Displays configuration and status information for the radio interface


debug dot11 aaa

Use the debug dot11 aaa privileged EXEC command to activate debugging of dot11 authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) operations. Use the no form of this command to stop the debug operation.

[no] debug dot11 aaa
{accounting | authenticator | dispatcher | manager }

Syntax Description

accounting

Activates debugging of 802.11 AAA accounting packets

authenticator
{ all | dispatcher | mac-authen | process | rxdata | state-machine | txdata }

Activates debugging of MAC and EAP authentication packets. Use these options to activate authenticator debugging:

all—activates debugging for all authenticator packets

dispatcher—activates debugging for authentication request handler packets

mac-authen—activates debugging for MAC authentication packets

process—activates debugging for authenticator process packets

rxdata—activates debugging for EAPOL packets from client devices

state-machine—activates debugging for authenticator state-machine packets

txdata—activates debugging for EAPOL packets sent to client devices

dispatcher

Activates debugging of 802.11 AAA dispatcher (interface between Association & Manager) packets

manager
{ all | dispatcher | keys | rxdata | state-machine | supplicant | txdata }

Activates debugging information for the AAA manager. Use these options to activate AAA manager debugging:

all—activates all AAA manager debugging

dispatcher—activates debug information for AAA manager-authenticator dispatch traffic

keys—activates debug information for AAA manager key processing

rxdata—activates debugging for AAA manager packets received from client devices

state-machine—activates debugging for AAA manager state-machine packets

supplicant—activates debugging for LEAP supplicant packets

txdata—activates debugging for AAA manager packets sent to client devices


Defaults

Debugging is not enabled.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(4)JA

This command was introduced.

12.2(15)JA

This command was modified to include the accounting, authenticator, dispatcher, and manager debugging options.


Examples

This example shows how to begin debugging of dot11 AAA accounting packets:

AP# debug dot11 aaa accounting

Related Commands

Command
Description

show debugging

Displays all debug settings

show interfaces dot11radio aaa

Optionally displays all radio clients


debug dot11 cac

Use the debug dot11 cac privileged EXEC command to begin debugging of admission control radio functions. Use the no form of this command to stop the debug operation.

[no] debug dot11 cac
{events | unit}


Note This command is not supported on repeaters.


Syntax Description

events

Activates debugging of radio admission control events.

unit

Activates verbose debugging of radio admission control events.


Defaults

Debugging is not enabled.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(8)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to begin debugging of all admission control radio-related events:

AP# debug dot11 cac events

This example shows how to begin verbose debugging of all admission control radio-related events:

AP# debug dot11 cac unit

This example shows how to stop debugging of all admission control radio-related events:

AP# debug dot11 cac events

This example shows how to stop verbose debugging of all admission control radio-related events:

AP# no debug dot11 cac unit

Related Commands

Command
Description

admit-traffic (SSID configuration mode)

Enables CAC admission control for an SSID on the access point.

admit-traffic (QOS Class interface configuration mode)

Configures CAC admission control on the access point.

show debugging

Displays all debug settings and the debug packet headers

show dot11 ids eap

Displays all CAC radio events on the access point.

traffic-stream

Configures CAC traffic data rates and priorities for a radio interface on the access point.


debug dot11 dot11radio

Use the debug dot11 dot11radio privileged EXEC command to turn on radio debug options. These options include run RF monitor mode and trace frames received or transmitted on the radio interface. Use the no form of this command to stop the debug operation.

[no] debug dot11 dot11radio interface-number {accept-radio-firmware |
monitor
{ack | address | beacon | crc | lines | plcp | print | probe | store} |
print { hex | if | iv | lines | mic | plcp | printf | raw | shortadr } |
radio_debug
flag-value | stop-on-failure |
trace
{off | print | store}}

Syntax Description

interface-number

Specifies a radio interface number (the 2.4-GHz radio is radio 0, and the 5-GHz radio is radio 1).

accept-radio-firmware

Configures the access point to disable checking the radio firmware version

monitor

Enables RF monitor mode. Use these options to turn on monitor modes:

ack—Displays ACK packets. ACK packets acknowledge receipt of a signal, information, or packet.

address—Displays packets to or from the specified IP address

beacon—Displays beacon packets

crc—Displays packets with CRC errors

lines—Specifies a print line count

plcp—Displays plcp packets

print—Enables RF monitor printing mode

probe—Displays probe packets

store—Enables RF monitor storage mode

print

Enables packet printing. Use these options to turn on packet printing:

hex—Prints entire packets without formatting

if—Prints the in and out interfaces for packets

iv—Prints the packet WEP IV

lines—Prints the line count for the trace

mic—Prints the Cisco MIC

plcp—Displays the PLCP

printf—Prints using printf instead of buginf

raw—Prints without formatting data

shortadr—Prints MAC addresses in short form

stop-on-failure

Configures the access point to not restart when the radio driver fails

trace

Enables trace mode. Use these options to turn on trace modes:

off—Turns off traces

print—Enables trace printing

store—Enables trace storage


Defaults

Debugging is not enabled.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(4)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to enable packet printing with MAC addresses in short form:

AP# debug dot11 dot11radio 0 print shortadr

This example shows how to begin monitoring of all packets with CRC errors:

AP# debug dot11 dot11radio 0 monitor crc

This example shows how to stop monitoring of packets with CRC errors:

AP# no debug dot11 dot11radio 0 monitor crc

Related Commands

Command
Description

show debugging

Displays all debug settings and the debug packet headers

show interfaces dot11radio

Displays configuration and status information for the radio interface

show interfaces dot11radio statistics

Displays radio interface statistics


debug dot11 ids

Use the debug dot11 ids eap privileged EXEC command to enable debugging for wireless IDS monitoring. Use the no form of the command to disable IDS debugging.

[no] debug dot11 ids {eap | cipher-errors}


Note This command is not supported on 1400 series bridges.


Syntax Description

eap

Activates debugging of IDS authentication events

cipher-errors

Activates debugging of cipher errors detected by IDS


Defaults

Debugging is not enabled.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(4)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to activate wireless IDS debugging for authentication events:

AP# debug dot11 ids eap

Related Commands

Command
Description

dot11 ids eap attempts

Configures limits on authentication attempts and EAPOL flooding on scanner access points in monitor mode

show debugging

Displays all debug settings and the debug packet headers

show dot11 ids eap

Displays wireless IDS statistics


debug dot11 ids mfp

Use the debug dot11 ids mfp privileged EXEC command to debug Management Frame Protection (MFP) operations on the access point.

[no] debug dot11 ids mfp
ap
{all |detector | events |generator | io}
wds
{all | detectors | events | generators | statistics}|
wlccp

Syntax Description

ap

Debugs MFP events on the access point.

all

Debugs all MFP events.

detectors

Debugs MFP detector key management events.

events

Debugs high level MFP events.

generators

Debugs MFP generator key management events.

io

Debugs MFP IO (generate or detect frame) events.

reporting

Debugs MFP reporting events.

statistics

Debugs MFP WDS statistics received from the detectors.

wds

Debugs MFP WDS events.

wlccp

Debugs MFP WLCCP messages.


Defaults

There are no defaults for this command.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(8)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to debug the MFP detectors on the access point:

ap(config)# debug dot11 ids mfp ap detectors

Related Commands

Command
Description

dot11 ids mfp

Configures MFP parameters on the access point.

show dot11 ids mfp

Displays MFP parameters on the access point.


debug eap

To display information about Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP), use the debug eap command in privileged EXEC mode. To disable debugging output, use the no form of this command.

[no] debug eap {all | authenticator | errors | events | fast | gtc | leap | md5 | mschapv2 |
packets | peer | sm | tls}

Syntax Description

all

Turns on debugging for all EAP information.

authenticator

Turns on debugging for EAP authenticator.

errors

Displays information about EAP packet errors.

events

Displays information about EAP events.

fast

Turns on debugging for EAP-FAST authentications.

gtc

Turns on debugging for EAP-GTC authentications.

leap

Turns on debugging for EAP-LEAP authentications.

md5

Turns on debugging for EAP-MD5 authentications.

mschapv2

Turns on debugging for EAP-MSCHAPV2 authentications.

packets

Displays EAP packet-related information.

peer

Turns on debugging for peer EAP authentications.

sm

Displays EAP state machine transitions.

tls

Turns on debugging for EAP-TLS authentications.


Defaults

Debugging is not enabled.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(8)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to activate debugging for EAP-FAST authentication events:

AP# debug eap fast all

This example shows how to deactivate EAP-FAST authentication debugging:

AP# no debug eap fast all

Related Commands

Command
Description

show debugging

Displays all debug settings and the debug packet headers


debug iapp

Use the debug iapp privileged EXEC command to begin debugging of IAPP operations. Use the no form of this command to stop the debug operation.

[no] debug iapp
{packets | event | error}

Syntax Description

packets

Displays IAPP packets sent and received by the access point. Link test packets are not displayed

event

Displays significant IAPP events

error

Displays IAPP software and protocol errors


Defaults

This command has no default setting.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(4)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to begin debugging of IAPP packets:

AP# debug iapp packet

This example shows how to begin debugging of IAPP events:

AP# debug iapp events

This example shows how to begin debugging of IAPP errors:

AP# debug iapp errors

Related Commands

Command
Description

show debugging

Displays all debug settings


debug radius local-server

Use the debug radius local-server privileged EXEC mode command to control the display of debug messages for the local authenticator.

debug radius local-server {client | eapfast | error | packets }

Syntax Description

Command
Description

client

Activates display of error messages related to failed client authentications to the local authenticator

eapfast {encryption | events | pac | pkts}

Activates display of messages related to EAP-FAST on the local authenticator.

encryption—displays encryption and decryption of packets sent and received

events—displays EAP-FAST events on the local authenticator

pac—displays PAC generations and verifications

pkts—displays packets received and transmitted from EAP-FAST clients

error

Activates display of error messages related to the local authenticator

packets

Activates display of the content of RADIUS packets sent from and received by the local authenticator


Defaults

Debugging is not enabled.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(11)JA

This command was first introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to begin debugging for local authenticator errors:

AP# debug radius local-server error

Related Commands

Command
Description

radius-server local

Enables the access point as a local authenticator

show debugging

Displays all debug settings and the debug packet headers


debug wlccp ap

Use the debug wlccp ap privileged EXEC command to enable debugging for devices that interact with the access point that provides wireless domain services (WDS).

debug wlccp ap {mn | rm [statistics | context | packet] | state | wds-discovery}


Note This command is not supported on bridges.


Syntax Description

Command
Description

mn

(Optional) Activates display of debug messages related to client devices

rm [statistics | context | packet]

(Optional) Activates display of debug messages related to radio management

statistics—shows statistics related to radio management

context—shows the radio management contexts

packet—shows output related to packet flow

state

(Optional) Activates display of debug messages related to access point authentication to the WDS access point

wds-discovery

(Optional) Activates display of debug messages related to the WDS discovery process


Defaults

Debugging is not enabled.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(11)JA

This command was first introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to begin debugging for LEAP-enabled client devices participating in Cisco Centralized Key Management (CCKM):

AP# debug wlccp ap mn

Related Commands

Command
Description

show debugging

Displays all debug settings and the debug packet headers

show wlccp

Displays WLCCP information


debug wlccp ap rm enhanced-neighbor-list

Use the debug wlccp ap rm enhanced-neighbor-list privileged EXEC command to enable internal debugging information and error messages of the Enhanced Neighbor List feature. Use the no form of the command to disable the debugging and error messages.

[no] debug wlccp ap rm enhanced-neighbor-list


Note This command is not supported on bridges.


Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

Debugging is not enabled.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(8)JA

This command was first introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to activate debugging and error messages of the Enhanced Neighbor List feature on the access point:

AP# debug wlccp ap rm enhanced-neighbor-list

Related Commands

Command
Description

show debugging

Displays all debug settings and the debug packet headers

show wlccp

Displays WLCCP information

show wlccp ap rm enhanced-neighbor-list

Displays Enhanced Neighbor List feature related information.

debug wlccp ap rm enhanced-neighbor list

 

debug wlccp packet

Use the debug wlccp packet privileged EXEC command to activate display of packets to and from the access point that provides wireless domain services (WDS).

debug wlccp packet


Note This command is not supported on bridges.


Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

Debugging is not enabled.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(11)JA

This command was first introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to activate display of packets to and from the WDS access point:

AP# debug wlccp packet

Related Commands

Command
Description

show debugging

Displays all debug settings and the debug packet headers

show wlccp

Displays WLCCP information


debug wlccp rmlib

Use the debug wlccp rmlib privileged EXEC command to activate display of radio management library functions on the access point that provides wireless domain services (WDS).

debug wlccp rmlib


Note This command is not supported on bridges.


Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

Debugging is not enabled.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(13)JA

This command was first introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to activate display of radio management library functions on the access point that provides WDS:

AP# debug wlccp rmlib

Related Commands

Command
Description

show debugging

Displays all debug settings and the debug packet headers

show wlccp

Displays WLCCP information


debug wlccp wds

Use the debug wlccp wds privileged EXEC command to activate display of wireless domain services (WDS) debug messages.

debug wlccp wds
aggregator [packet]
authenticator {all | dispatcher | mac-authen | process | rxdata | state-machine | txdata}
nm [packet | loopback]
state
statistics


Note This command is not supported on bridges.


Syntax Description

Command
Description

aggregator [packet]

(Optional) Activates display of debug messages related to radio management. Use the packet option to display packets from and to the radio management aggregator.

authenticator {all | dispatcher | mac-authen | process | rxdata | state-machine | txdata}

(Optional) Use this command and its options to turn on display of WDS debug messages related to authentication.

all—Enables all authenticator debugging

dispatcher—Enables debugging related to handling authentication requests

mac-authen—Enables debugging related to MAC address authentication

process—Enables debugging related to authenticator processes

rxdata—Enables display of EAPOL packets from clients

state-machine—Enables authenticator state-machine debugging

txdata—Enables display of EAPOL packets to clients

nm [packet | loopback]

(Optional) Activates display of debug messages from the wireless network manager (WNM). The packet option displays Cisco IOS packets from and to the network manager, and the loopback option re-routes packets sent to the WNM to the WDS access point console instead.

state

(Optional) Activates display of state transitions for access points interacting with the WDS access point.

statistics

(Optional) Activates display of WDS statistics.


Defaults

Debugging is not enabled.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(11)JA

This command was first introduced.

12.2(13)JA

This command was modified to include the aggregator and nm options.


Examples

This example shows how to begin debugging for LEAP-enabled client devices participating in Cisco Centralized Key Management (CCKM):

AP# debug wlccp ap mn

Related Commands

Command
Description

show debugging

Displays all debug settings and the debug packet headers

show wlccp

Displays WLCCP information


description (dot1x credentials configuration mode)

Use the description dot1x credentials configuration mode command to specify a text description for the dot1x credential. Use the no form of the command to disable anonymous-id.

[no] description name

Syntax Description

name

Specifies the text description for the dot1x credential.


Defaults

This command has no defaults.

Command Modes

Dot1x credentials configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(8)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to specify text description for the dot1x credential:

AP(config-dot1x-creden)# description This is a test credential

Related Commands

Command
Description

dot1x credentials

Configures the dot1x credentials on the access point.

show dot1x credentials

Displays the configured dot1x credentials on the access point.


dfs band

Use the dfs band configuration interface command to prevent the access point from automatically selecting specific groups of 5-GHz channels during dynamic frequency selection (DFS). Use the no form of the command to unblock groups of channels.

[no] dfs band [1] [2] [3] [4] block


Note This command is supported only on 5-GHz radios configured at the factory for use in the European Union and Signapore.


Syntax Description

[1] [2] [3] [4]

Specifies a group of channels to be blocked from auto-selection during DFS.

1—Specifies frequencies 5.150 to 5.250 GHz. This group of frequencies is also known as the UNII-1 band.

2—Specifies frequencies 5.250 to 5.350 GHz. This group of frequencies is also known as the UNII-2 band.

3—Specifies frequencies 5.470 to 5.725 GHz.

4—Specifies frequencies 5.725 to 5.825 GHz. This group of frequencies is also known as the UNII-3 band.


Defaults

By default, no channels are blocked from DFS auto-selection.

Command Modes

Configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.3(4)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to prevent the access point from selecting frequencies 5.150 to 5.350 GHz during DFS:

ap(config-if)# dfs band 1 2 block

This example shows how to unblock frequencies 5.150 to 5.350 for DFS:

ap(config-if)# no dfs band 1 2 block

This example shows how to unblock all frequencies for DFS:

ap(config-if)# no dfs band block

Usage Guidelines

Some regulatory domains limit the 5-GHz channels that can be used in specific locations; for example, indoors or outdoors. Use the dfs band command to comply with the regulations in your regulatory domain.

Related Commands

Command
Description

channel

Specifies the radio frequency on which a radio interface operates


distance

Use the distance configuration interface command to specify the distance from a root bridge to the non-root bridge or bridges with which it communicates. The distance setting adjusts the bridge's timeout values to account for the time required for radio signals to travel from bridge to bridge. You do not need to adjust this setting on non-root bridges.

distance kilometers


Note This command is supported only on bridges.



Note If more than one non-root bridge communicates with the root bridge, enter the distance from the root bridge to the non-root bridge that is farthest away.


Syntax Description

kilometers

Specifies the bridge distance setting (enter a value from 0 to 99 km)


Defaults

In installation mode, the default distance setting is 99 km. In all other modes, such as root and non-root, the default distance setting is 0 km.

Command Modes

Configuration interface

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(11)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure the distance setting for the root bridge radio:

bridge(config-if)# distance 40

dot11 aaa authentication attributes service-type login-only

Use the dot11 aaa authentication attributes service-type login-only global configuration command to set the service-type attribute in reauthentication requests to login-only. By default, the access point sends reauthentication requests to the server with the service-type attribute set to authenticate-only. However, some Microsoft IAS servers do not support the authenticate-only service-type attribute. Changing the service-type attribute to login-only ensures that Microsoft IAS servers recognize reauthentication requests from the access point.

dot11 aaa authentication attributes service-type login-only

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

The default service-type attribute in reauthentication requests is set to authenticate-only. This command sets the service-type attribute in reauthentication requests to login-only.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(15)JA

This command was introduced.



Related Commands

Command
Description

dot11 aaa csid

Selects the format for MAC addresses in Called-Station-ID (CSID) and Calling-Station-ID attributes


dot11 aaa authentication mac-authen filter-cache

Use the dot11 aaa authentication mac-authen filter-cache global configuration command to enable MAC authentication caching on the access point. MAC authentication caching reduces overhead because the access point authenticates devices in its MAC-address cache without sending the request to your authentication server. When a client device completes MAC authentication to your authentication server, the access point adds the client's MAC address to the cache.

dot11 aaa authentication mac-authen filter-cache [timeout seconds]

Syntax Description

timeout seconds

Specifies a timeout value for MAC authentications in the cache.


Defaults

MAC authentication caching is disabled by default. When you enable it, the default timeout value is 1800 (30 minutes).

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(15)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure MAC authentication caching with a one-hour timeout:

ap(config)# dot11 aaa authentication mac-authen filter-cache timeout 3600

Related Commands

Command
Description

clear dot11 aaa authentication mac-authen filter-cache

Clear MAC addresses from the MAC authentication cache.

show dot11 aaa authentication mac-authen filter-cache

Display MAC addresses in the MAC authentication cache.


dot11 aaa csid

Use the dot11 aaa csid global configuration command to select the format for MAC addresses in Called-Station-ID (CSID) and Calling-Station-ID attributes in RADIUS packets.

dot11 aaa csid { default | ietf | unformatted }

Syntax Description

default

Specifies the default format for MAC addresses in CSID attributes. The default format looks like this example:

0007.85b3.5f4a

ietf

Specifies the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) format for MAC addresses in CSID attributes. The IETF format looks like this example:

00-07-85-b3-5f-4a

unformatted

Specifies no formatting for MAC addresses in CSID attributes. An unformatted MAC address looks like this example:

000785b35f4a

Defaults

The default CSID format looks like this example:

0007.85b3.5f4a

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(13)JA

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

You can also use the wlccp wds aaa csid command to select the CSID format.

Related Commands

Command
Description

debug dot11 aaa

Begin debugging of dot11 authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) operations


dot11 association mac-list

To specify a MAC address access list used for dot11 association use the dot11 association mac-list command.

dot11 association mac-list number

Syntax Description

number

Specifies a number (700 to 799) for a 48-bit MAC address access list.


Defaults

No MAC address access list is assigned.

Examples

This example shows the creation of a MAC address access list used to filter one client with a MAC 
address of 0000.1234.5678.

AP(config)# access-list 700 deny 0000.1234.5678 0000.0000.0000 
AP(config)# dot11 association mac-list 700 

Related Commands

Command
Description

show access-list

Displays the configured access-lists.


dot11 activity-timeout

Use the dot11 activity-timeout global configuration command to configure the number of seconds that the access point tracks an inactive device (the number depends on its device class). The access point applies the unknown device class to all non-Cisco Aironet devices.

dot11 activity-timeout { [ client-station | repeater | bridge | workgroup-bridge | unknown ] [ default <1 - 100000> ] [ maximum <1 - 100000> ] }

Syntax Description

client-station, repeater, bridge, workgroup- bridge

Specify Cisco Aironet device classes

unknown

Specifies unknown (non-Cisco Aironet) device class

default <1 - 100000>

Specifies the activity timeout value that the access point uses when a device associates and proposes a zero-refresh rate or does not propose a refresh rate

maximum <1 - 100000>

Specifies the maximum activity timeout allowed for a device regardless of the refresh rate proposed by a device when it associates


Defaults

Table 2-8 lists the default activity timeouts for each device class. All values are in seconds.

Table 2-8 Default Activity Timeouts

Device Class
Default Timeout

unknown

60

client-station

1800

repeater

28800

bridge

28800

workgroup-bridge

28800


Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(13)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure default and maximum activity timeouts for all device classes:

AP(config)# dot11 activity-timeout default 5000 maximum 24000

Usage Guidelines

To set an activity timeout for all device types, set a default or maximum timeout without specifying a device class (for example, enter dot11 activity-timeout default 5000). The access point applies the timeout to all device types that are not already configured with a timeout.

Related Commands

Command
Description

dot11 adjacent-ap age-timeout

Specifies the number of hours an inactive entry remains in the list of adjacent access points

show dot11 associations

Display the radio association table, radio association statistics, or association information about wireless devices

show dot11 network-map

Displays the radio network map


dot11 adjacent-ap age-timeout

Use the dot11 adjacent-ap age-timeout global configuration command to specify the number of hours an inactive entry remains in the list of adjacent access points.

dot11 adjacent-ap age-timeout hours


Note This command is not supported on bridges.


Syntax Description

hours

Specifies the number of hours an inactive entry remains in the list of adjacent access points


Defaults

The default age-timeout is 24 hours.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(11)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure the timeout setting for inactive entries in the adjacent access point list:

AP# dot11 adjacent-ap age-timeout 12

Related Commands

Command
Description

show dot11 adjacent-ap

Displays the list of adjacent access points


dot11 arp-cache

Use the dot11 arp-cache global configuration command to enable client ARP caching on the access point. ARP caching on the access point reduces the traffic on your wireless LAN and increases client battery life by stopping ARP requests for client devices at the access point. Instead of forwarding ARP requests to client devices, the access point responds to requests on behalf of associated client devices and drops ARP requests that are not directed to clients associated to the access point. When ARP caching is optional, the access point responds on behalf of clients with IP addresses known to the access point but forwards through its radio port any ARP requests addressed to unknown clients. When the access point knows all the IP addresses for associated clients, it drops any ARP requests not directed to its clients. In its beacon, the access point includes an information element to alert client devices that they can safely ignore broadcast messages to increase battery life.

[no] dot11 arp-cache [optional]

Syntax Description

optional

Configures the access point to respond to ARP requests addressed to clients for which the access point knows the IP address but forward through its radio port ARP requests addressed to client devices that the access point does not recognize. When the access point learns all the IP addresses for associated clients, it drops any ARP requests not directed to its clients.


Defaults

ARP caching is disabled by default.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(13)JA

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to enable ARP caching:

AP(config)# dot11 arp-cache

dot11 carrier busy

Use the dot11 carrier busy privileged exec command to display levels of radio activity on each channel.

dot11 interface-number carrier busy

Syntax Description

interface-number

Specifies the radio interface number (The 2.4-GHz radio is radio 0, and the 5-GHz radio is radio 1.)


Defaults

This command has no defaults.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Release
Modification

12.2(11)JA

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

During the carrier busy test, the acce