Cisco 5500 Series Wireless Controllers

Data Sheets and Product Information

Data Sheets

• Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller Data Sheet 02-Feb-2021
• Cisco 5500 Series Wireless Controllers Data Sheet 13-Feb-2017
• Wireless CleanAir Deployment Guide for Midsize Organizations 16-Nov-2010 (PDF - 7 MB)
• Wireless CleanAir Deployment Guide for Enterprise Organizations 16-Nov-2010 (PDF - 8 MB)

End-of-Life and End-of-Sale Notices

• English

  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco 5520 Wireless controller 29-Jan-2021
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco 5508 Wireless Controller 14-Aug-2020
  • Cisco announces the end-of-life for the Cisco Wireless Software Version 8.8 17-Mar-2021
  • Cisco announces the end-of-life for the Cisco Wireless Software Version 8.5 17-Mar-2021
  • Cisco announces the end-of-life for the Cisco Wireless Software Version 8.4 03-Apr-2018
  • Cisco announces the end-of-life for the Cisco Wireless Software Version 8.1 14-Nov-2017
  • Cisco announces the end-of-life for the Cisco Wireless Software Version 8.0 14-Nov-2017
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the MobileAccessVE 12-Sep-2011

• French - Canadian

  • Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco 5520 Wireless controller 29-Jan-2021
  • Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco 5508 Wireless Controller 14-May-2018

Q&A

• Wireless Guest Access FAQ 17-Jan-2019

Security Notices

Bulletins

• Cisco announces the end-of-life for the Cisco Wireless Software Version 8.5 Product Bulletin 17-Mar-2021
• Cisco announces the end-of-life for the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software Versions 8.9 Product Bulletin 01-Jun-2020
• Cisco Wireless Release 8.4 Product Bulletin 04-Feb-2019
• Cisco Wireless Release 8.5 Product Bulletin 30-Jul-2018
• Wireless Product Safety and Compliance Information 22-Oct-2015
• Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 7.4 31-Jan-2013
• Trade Up To 802.11n Performance Promotional Bulletin 15-Oct-2010 (PDF - 184 KB)

Field Notices

• Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller

  • Field Notice: FN - 63942 - Wireless Lightweight Access Points and WLAN Controllers Fail to Create CAPWAP/LWAPP Connections Due to Certificate Expiration - Software Upgrade Recommended 09-Dec-2020
  • Field Notice: FN - 70577 - Regulatory Compliance Issue with AP2800/AP3800/AP4800/AP1560/IW6300 - Software Upgrade Recommended 25-Jun-2020
  • Field Notice: FN - 70330 - Cisco IOS Access Point Stranded Due to Flash Corruption Issue - Workaround Provided 24-Apr-2019
  • Field Notice: FN - 70252 - Inaccurate "CDP-4-DUPLEX_MISMATCH" Messages Are Logged on AP Switchports - Software Upgrade Recommended 24-Sep-2018
  • Field Notice: FN - 70253 - Wireless Client Fails to Associate: AID Error - Software Upgrade Recommended 21-Aug-2018
  • Field Notice: FN - 70208 - Aironet 1560, 2800, and 3800 Series Access Points Fail to Pass Traffic - Software Upgrade Recommended 19-Jun-2018

• Cisco 5508 Wireless Controller

  • Field Notice: FN - 63942 - Wireless Lightweight Access Points and WLAN Controllers Fail to Create CAPWAP/LWAPP Connections Due to Certificate Expiration - Software Upgrade Recommended 09-Dec-2020
  • Field Notice: FN - 63916 - Some Cisco Aironet 1530, 1550, 1600, 1700, 2600, 2700, 3500, 3600 and 3700 Series Might Be Unable to Join a Wireless LAN Controller - Software Upgrade Recommended 05-May-2020
  • Field Notice: FN - 70330 - Cisco IOS Access Point Stranded Due to Flash Corruption Issue - Workaround Provided 24-Apr-2019
  • Field Notice: FN - 70252 - Inaccurate "CDP-4-DUPLEX_MISMATCH" Messages Are Logged on AP Switchports - Software Upgrade Recommended 24-Sep-2018
  • Field Notice: FN - 70253 - Wireless Client Fails to Associate: AID Error - Software Upgrade Recommended 21-Aug-2018
  • Field Notice: FN - 70208 - Aironet 1560, 2800, and 3800 Series Access Points Fail to Pass Traffic - Software Upgrade Recommended 19-Jun-2018
  • Field Notice: FN - 63641 - Catalyst 3850 Switches and 5760 Wireless LAN Controllers Might Fail to Boot After the Configuration is Saved for IOS XE Software, Release 3.2.0SE - Software Upgrade Recommended 12-Oct-2017

Security Advisories, Responses and Notices

• Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Management Interface Denial of Service Vulnerability 20-Apr-2016
• Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers Denial of Service Vulnerability 10-Jul-2015

Release and Compatibility

Compatibility Information

• Cisco New Mobility Support Matrix for AireOS Controllers 30-Oct-2019

Release Notes

• Release Notes for Cisco Wireless Controllers and Lightweight Access Points, Cisco Wireless Release 8.5.176.0 22-Mar-2021
• Release Notes for Cisco Wireless Controllers and Lightweight Access Points, Cisco Wireless Release 8.10.151.0 05-Mar-2021
• Release Notes for Cisco Wireless Controllers and Lightweight Access Points, Cisco Wireless Release 8.5.171.0 15-Feb-2021
• Release Notes for Cisco Wireless Controllers and Lightweight Access Points, Cisco Wireless Release 8.5.160.0 12-Feb-2021
• Release Notes for Cisco Wireless Controllers and Lightweight Access Points, Cisco Wireless Release 8.5.131.0 12-Feb-2021
• Release Notes for Cisco Wireless Controllers and Lightweight Access Points, Cisco Wireless Release 8.5.140.0 12-Feb-2021
• Release Notes for Cisco Wireless Controllers and Lightweight Access Points, Cisco Wireless Release 8.5.150.0 12-Feb-2021
• Release Notes for Cisco Wireless Controllers and Lightweight Access Points for Cisco Wireless Release 8.5MR1 12-Feb-2021
• Release Notes for Cisco Wireless Controllers and Lightweight Access Points for Cisco Wireless Release 8.5.120.0 12-Feb-2021
• Release Notes for Cisco Wireless Controllers and Lightweight Access Points, Cisco Wireless Release 8.5.163.0 12-Feb-2021
• Release Notes for Cisco Wireless Controllers and Lightweight Access Points for Cisco Wireless Release 8.5.100.0 12-Feb-2021
• Release Notes for Cisco Wireless Controllers and Lightweight Access Points, Cisco Wireless Release 8.10.112.0 11-Feb-2021
• Release Notes for Cisco Wireless Controllers and Lightweight Access Points, Cisco Wireless Release 8.10.130.0 11-Feb-2021
• Release Notes for Cisco Wireless Controllers and Lightweight Access Points, Cisco Wireless Release 8.10.121.0 11-Feb-2021
• Release Notes for Cisco Wireless Controllers and Lightweight Access Points, Cisco Wireless Release 8.10.100.0 11-Feb-2021

Reference

Command References

• Cisco Wireless Controller Command Reference, Release 8.8 15-Feb-2021
• Cisco Wireless Controller Command Reference, Release 8.5 12-Feb-2021
• Cisco Wireless Controller Command Reference, Release 8.5 12-Feb-2021
• Cisco Wireless Controller Command Reference, Release 8.10 10-Feb-2021
• Cisco Wireless Controller Command Reference, Release 8.9 22-Jul-2020
• Cisco Wireless Controller Command Reference, Release 8.7 22-Jul-2020
• Cisco Wireless Controller Command Reference, Release 8.6 22-Jul-2020
• Cisco Wireless Controller Command Reference, Release 8.4 22-Jul-2020
• Cisco Wireless Controller Command Reference, Release 8.3 22-Jul-2020
• Cisco Wireless Controller Command Reference, Release 8.2 22-Jul-2020
• Cisco Wireless Controller Command Reference, Release 8.1 22-Jul-2020
• Cisco Wireless Controller Command Reference, Release 8.4 22-Jul-2020
• Cisco Wireless Controller Command Reference, Release 8.3 22-Jul-2020
• Cisco Wireless Controller Command Reference, Release 8.2 22-Jul-2020
• Cisco Wireless Controller Command Reference, Release 8.1 22-Jul-2020

Documentation Roadmaps

• Documentation Roadmap, Cisco Wireless Release 8.10 04-Apr-2020
• Documentation Roadmap, Cisco Wireless Release 8.9 12-Apr-2019
• Documentation Roadmap, Cisco Wireless Release 8.8 03-Apr-2019
• Documentation Roadmap, Cisco Wireless Release 8.5 29-Nov-2018
• Documentation Roadmap, Cisco Wireless Release 8.7 29-May-2018
• Documentation Roadmap, Cisco Wireless Release 8.6 26-Apr-2018

Technical References

• Cisco Wireless Solutions Software Compatibility Matrix 05-Apr-2021
• Enterprise Mobility 8.5 Design Guide 16-Nov-2020
• Cisco Mobility Express Deployment Guide–Release 8.3.102.0 15-Jun-2020
• Domain Filtering Guide 15-Jun-2020
• Cisco Mobility Express Deployment Guide Release 8.4.100.0 15-Jun-2020
• NBAR2 Protocol Pack 37.0.0 for Cisco Wireless Controllers 08-Jul-2019
• NBAR2 Protocol Pack 40.0.0 for Cisco Wireless Controllers 20-Jun-2019
• Cisco Wireless Mesh Access Points, Design and Deployment Guide, Release 8.8 13-Jun-2019
• Application Visibility and Control Feature Deployment Guide 17-Jul-2018
• Open Source Used in Cisco Wireless Controllers, Release 8.7 20-Apr-2018 (PDF - 5 MB)
• NBAR2 Protocol Pack 24.0.0 for Cisco Wireless Controllers 18-Apr-2018
• Cisco Mobility Express Deployment Guide Release 8.7 18-Apr-2018
• Cisco Mobility Express Deployment Guide Release 8.6 04-Jan-2018
• Open Source Used in Cisco Wireless Release 8.6 14-Dec-2017 (PDF - 5 MB)
• Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Best Practices 27-Aug-2017

Design

Design TechNotes

• Cisco 5508 Wireless Controller

  • Local EAP Authentication on the Wireless LAN Controller with EAP-FAST and LDAP Server Configuration Example 17-Jan-2009
  • Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) and NAC Guest Server (NGS) Integration Guide 01-Aug-2008
• Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Design and Features FAQ 02-Mar-2015
• Cisco Adaptive wIPS Enhanced Local Mode (ELM) Configuration and Deployment Guide 14-Jan-2015
• Aironet 600 Series OfficeExtend Access Point Configuration Guide 25-May-2012
• Wireless BYOD with Identity Services Engine 09-Apr-2012
• Wireless LAN IPv6 Client Deployment Guide 08-Feb-2012
• Wireless LAN Controller Layer 2 Layer 3 Security Compatibility Matrix 28-Jun-2011
• Understanding Over-the-Air Provisioning (OTAP) 29-Mar-2011
• Cisco CleanAir - Cisco Unified Wireless Network Design Guide 28-Sep-2010
• ACLs on Wireless LAN Controllers: Rules, Limitations, and Examples 05-Mar-2008

Install and Upgrade

Install and Upgrade Guides

• Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller

  • Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller Installation Guide 14-Feb-2021
  • Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information—Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller 13-Feb-2020 (PDF - 2 MB)
  • Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information—Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller 15-Nov-2016 (PDF - 4 MB)

• Cisco 5508 Wireless Controller

  • Cisco 5508 Wireless Controller Installation Guide 06-Dec-2018
  • Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco 5508 Wireless Controller 11-Jun-2009

• Other

  • Voice Over Wireless LAN (VoWLAN) Troubleshooting Checklist 30-Jun-2010

Install and Upgrade TechNotes

• Cisco Adaptive wIPS Enhanced Local Mode (ELM) Configuration and Deployment Guide 14-Jan-2015
• Cisco Wireless Proxy Mobile IPv6 Configuration Guide 10-Sep-2012
• Wireless LAN Controller Mesh Network Configuration Example for Releases 5.2 and later 27-Aug-2012
• Wireless BYOD with Identity Services Engine 09-Apr-2012

Configuration

Configuration Examples and TechNotes

• Rogue Management in an Unified Wireless Network 30-Oct-2020
• DHCP OPTION 43 for Lightweight Cisco Aironet Access Points Configuration Example 16-Jun-2020
• DNA Spaces Captive Portal with AireOS Controller Configuration Example 22-Apr-2020
• Generate CSR for Third-Party Certificates and Download Chained Certificates to the WLC 12-Dec-2019
• Syslog Server Configuration on Wireless LAN Controllers 21-Jun-2019
• How to Use the Backup Image on Wireless LAN Controllers 18-Feb-2019
• Configure the Local Database Size on the Wireless LAN Controller 11-Feb-2019
• NTP on Wireless LAN Controllers Configuration Example 08-Feb-2019
• Configure Work Group Bridge (WGB) Multiple VLAN Support 16-Jul-2018
• Central Web Authentication on Converged Access and Unified Access WLCs Configuration Example 16-May-2018
• Web Authentication Using LDAP on Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) Configuration Example 01-May-2017
• Web Authentication Using LDAP on Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) Configuration Example 01-May-2017
• Cisco Unified Wireless QoS Tech Note 02-Jul-2015
• Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Design and Features FAQ 02-Mar-2015
• Central Web Authentication with FlexConnect APs on a WLC with ISE Configuration Example 19-Feb-2015

Configuration Guides

• Cisco Wireless Controller Configuration Guide, Release 8.10 14-Mar-2021
• Cisco Wireless Controller Configuration Guide, Release 8.8 17-Sep-2020
• Cisco Wireless Controller Configuration Guide, Release 8.9 16-Sep-2020
• Cisco Wireless Controller Configuration Guide, Release 8.6 16-Sep-2020
• Cisco Wireless Controller Configuration Guide, Release 8.5 16-Sep-2020
• Cisco Wireless Controller Configuration Guide, Release 8.4 16-Sep-2020
• Cisco Wireless Controller Configuration Guide, Release 8.3 16-Sep-2020
• Cisco Wireless Controller Configuration Guide, Release 8.2 16-Sep-2020
• Cisco Wireless Controller Configuration Guide, Release 8.5 16-Sep-2020
• Cisco Wireless Controller Configuration Guide, Release 8.4 16-Sep-2020
• Cisco Wireless Controller Configuration Guide, Release 8.3 16-Sep-2020
• Cisco Wireless Controller Configuration Guide, Release 8.2 16-Sep-2020
• Cisco Wireless Controller Configuration Guide, Release 8.1 16-Sep-2020
• Cisco Wireless Controller Configuration Guide, Release 8.0 16-Sep-2020
• Cisco Wireless Controller Configuration Guide, Release 8.7 16-Sep-2020

Maintain and Operate

Maintain and Operate TechNotes

• Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller

  • Prime Infrastructure backup of Wireless controller configuration : Comparison with IOS-XE and AireOS 19-Nov-2020
• Cisco Wireless Proxy Mobile IPv6 Configuration Guide 10-Sep-2012
• Port-based Authentication with a LAP and ACS 5.2 Configuration Example 30-May-2012
• Understanding Cisco 5508 Wireless LAN Controller Licensing 19-Apr-2011

Troubleshooting

Error and System Messages

• Cisco Wireless Controller System Message Guide, Release 8.10 19-Oct-2019
• Cisco Wireless Controller Trap Logs, Release 8.9 10-Apr-2019
• Cisco Wireless Controller System Message Guide, Release 8.9 10-Apr-2019
• Cisco Wireless Controller System Message Guide, Release 8.8 27-Jul-2018
• Cisco Wireless Controller Trap Logs, Release 8.8 18-Apr-2018
• Cisco Wireless Controller Trap Logs, Release 8.7 05-Apr-2018
• Cisco Wireless Controller System Message Guide, Release 8.7 28-Mar-2018
• Cisco Wireless Controller Trap Logs, Release 8.3 01-Jul-2016
• Cisco Wireless Controller Trap Logs, Release 8.6 01-Jul-2016
• Cisco Wireless Controller Trap Logs, Release 8.5 01-Jul-2016
• Cisco Wireless Controller Trap Logs, Release 8.4 01-Jul-2016
• Cisco Wireless Controller System Message Guide, Release 8.3 01-Jul-2016
• Cisco Wireless Controller System Message Guide, Release 8.6 01-Jul-2016
• Cisco Wireless Controller System Message Guide, Release 8.5 01-Jul-2016
• Cisco Wireless Controller System Message Guide, Release 8.4 01-Jul-2016

Support FAQ

• Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Design and Features FAQ 02-Mar-2015

Troubleshooting TechNotes

• TAC Recommended AireOS Builds 07-Apr-2021
• AireOS Feature List Per Release 30-Mar-2021
• Wireless Bi-Directional Rate Limiting Deployment Guide 10-Aug-2020
• ARP Responses for Default Gateway IP Address Point to Wireless Clients 30-Mar-2020
• Site Survey Guidelines for WLAN Deployment 14-Feb-2020
• Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software Upgrade 21-Oct-2019
• Troubleshoot and verify SD-Access wireless initial setup 17-Oct-2019
• TAC Recommended AireOS Builds 25-Jul-2019
• Monitoring Cisco AireOS WLC via SNMP using OIDs 16-May-2019
• FlexConnect Feature Matrix 23-Apr-2019
• Cheat Sheet Common Wireless Issues 13-Nov-2018
• 802.11 WLAN Roaming and Fast-Secure Roaming on CUWN 29-Aug-2018
• Troubleshooting Web Authentication on a Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) 23-Jul-2018
• Console access to 5520 8540 WLC via CIMC 27-Sep-2017
• Cisco Unified Wireless Network Protocol and Port Matrix 07-Feb-2017

Literature

Case Studies

• Entertainment

  • German stadium gets competitive advantage with Cisco wifi experience and unified network management 07-Nov-2017

• Internet and Media

  • Radio Max Helps Ensure Safe and Reliable BYOD Collaboration with Cisco ISE 17-Jan-2014
• Facilities Leader Becomes Mobility Model 30-Apr-2014 (PDF - 733 KB)

White Papers

• Miercom Report: Cisco 5520 and 8540 vs. Aruba 7210 and 7240 20-Oct-2015 (PDF - 2 MB)
• Mobile Access Indoor Wireless Solution and Cisco WLANs 25-Sep-2010

Translated Documents

Translated End-User Guides

• Technical Reference - 中文(中国) (Chinese Simplified)

  • Enterprise Mobility 8.1 设计指南 12-Jul-2016
• 射频资源管理白皮书 11-Oct-2016 (PDF - 6 MB)
• Cisco OfficeExtend 无线接入点 1810 11-Oct-2016 (PDF - 4 MB)
• AIR-AP1810W（壁板）部署指南 11-Oct-2016 (PDF - 2 MB)