Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers

Data Sheets and Product Information

At-a-Glance

• Enable Enterprise-Class Wi-Fi for Mid-Market Companies with Cisco Catalyst EWC At-a-Glance 07-Feb-2020
• Connect School and Digitize Learning At-a-Glance 07-Feb-2020
• Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers At-a-Glance 05-Nov-2019
• Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller on Catalyst Access Points At-a-Glance 05-Nov-2019

Data Sheets

• Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller for an AP Data Sheet 25-Jun-2020
• Cisco Catalyst 9800-40 Wireless Controller Data Sheet 01-Jun-2020
• Cisco Catalyst 9800-80 Wireless Controller Data Sheet 01-Jun-2020
• Cisco Catalyst 9800-CL Wireless Controller for Cloud Data Sheet 01-Jun-2020
• Cisco Catalyst 9800-L Wireless Controller Data Sheet 01-Jun-2020

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

• End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco 17.1.x Release EoL 31-Mar-2020

Q&A

• Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller on Catalyst Access Points FAQ 19-May-2020 (PDF - 134 KB)
• Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers FAQ 05-May-2020

Security Notices

Field Notices

• Cisco Catalyst 9800-L Wireless Controller

  • Field Notice: FN - 70577 - Regulatory Compliance Issue with AP2800/AP3800/AP4800/AP1560/IW6300 - Software Upgrade Recommended 25-Jun-2020

• Cisco Catalyst 9800-L-C Wireless Controller

  • Field Notice: FN - 70577 - Regulatory Compliance Issue with AP2800/AP3800/AP4800/AP1560/IW6300 - Software Upgrade Recommended 25-Jun-2020

• Cisco Catalyst 9800-L-F Wireless Controller

  • Field Notice: FN - 70577 - Regulatory Compliance Issue with AP2800/AP3800/AP4800/AP1560/IW6300 - Software Upgrade Recommended 25-Jun-2020

Release and Compatibility

Compatibility Information

• Cisco Wireless Solutions Software Compatibility Matrix 10-Jul-2020

Release Notes

• Amsterdam

  • Release Notes for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller, Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.2.x 19-Jun-2020
  • Release Notes for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller, Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.1.x 19-Jun-2020

• Gibraltar

  • Release Notes for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller, Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.x 11-Mar-2020
  • Release Notes for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller, Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.11.1c 25-Jun-2019
  • Release Notes for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller, Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.11.1b 31-May-2019
  • Release Notes for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller, Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.10.1e 11-Mar-2019
  • Release Notes for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller, Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.10.x 20-Nov-2018

Reference

Command References

• 9800

  • Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller Command Reference, Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.2.x 31-Mar-2020
  • Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller Command Reference, Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.1.x 22-Feb-2020
  • Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller Command Reference, Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.x 31-Jul-2019
  • Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller Command Reference, Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.11.x 31-May-2019
  • Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller Command Reference, Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.10.x 14-Mar-2019

• Others

  • Programmability Command Reference, Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.x 31-Jul-2019
  • Cisco AireOS Controller to Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller, Command Reference Mapping Guide 08-Jan-2019

Technical References

• Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.2 Release

  • EoGRE Deployment Guide for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.2 12-May-2020
  • High Availability SSO Deployment Guide for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.2 08-Apr-2020

• Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.1 Release

  • mDNS Deployment Guide for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.1 12-Mar-2020
  • Mesh Deployment Guide for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.1 12-Mar-2020
  • IPv6 Deployment Guide for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.1 12-Mar-2020
  • High Availability using Patching and Rolling AP Upgrade on Cisco Catalyst 9800 Wireless Controllers, Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.1 12-Mar-2020
  • High Availability SSO Deployment Guide for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.1 12-Mar-2020
  • EoGRE Deployment Guide for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.1 15-Mar-2020
  • Application Visibility and Control Deployment Guide for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.1 14-Mar-2020

• Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.10 Release

  • Catalyst 9800 Programmability and Telemetry Deployment Guide 16.10 01-Nov-2018
  • Cisco Catalyst C9800-CL Application Visibility and Control IOS-XE Rel 16.10 18-Jan-2019
  • IPv6 on Cisco Catalyst 9800 IOS-XE Release 16.10 01-Feb-2019

• Others

  • Cisco Catalyst 9800 Wireless Controller Smart Licensing and Specific License Reservation Guide 04-May-2020
  • Cisco DNA Service for Bonjour: Cisco FlexConnect Bonjour Deployment Guide (PDF - 1.6 MB)
  • Cisco DNA Service for Bonjour Deployment Guide

Install and Upgrade

Install and Upgrade Guides

• Cisco Catalyst 9800-80 Wireless Controller

  • Cisco Catalyst 9800-80 Wireless Controller Hardware Installation Guide 19-Apr-2020
  • Upgrading Field Programmable Hardware Devices for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers 02-Mar-2020
  • Instructions for Addressing the Cisco Secure Boot Hardware Tampering Vulnerability on Cisco Catalyst 9800-80 Wireless Controller 17-May-2019
  • Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information—Cisco Catalyst 9800-80 Wireless Controller 21-Nov-2018 (PDF - 4 MB)

• Cisco Catalyst 9800-40 Wireless Controller

  • Cisco Catalyst 9800-40 Wireless Controller Hardware Installation Guide 23-Apr-2020
  • Upgrading Field Programmable Hardware Devices for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers 02-Mar-2020
  • Instructions for Addressing the Cisco Secure Boot Hardware Tampering Vulnerability on Cisco Catalyst 9800-40 Wireless Controller 15-May-2019
  • Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information—Cisco Catalyst 9800-40 Wireless Controller 02-Oct-2018 (PDF - 4 MB)

• Cisco Catalyst 9800-L Wireless Controller

  • Upgrading Field Programmable Hardware Devices for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers 02-Mar-2020
  • Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information—Cisco Catalyst 9800-L Wireless Controller 08-Jan-2020 (PDF - 4 MB)
  • Cisco Catalyst 9800-L Wireless Controller Hardware Installation Guide 18-Nov-2019

• Cisco Catalyst 9800 Wireless Controller for Cloud

  • Cisco Catalyst 9800-CL Cloud Wireless Controller Installation Guide 22-Feb-2020

• Videos

  • Video: Installing Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller for Cloud on VMware ESXi Server 27-Nov-2018

Install and Upgrade TechNotes

• IOS-XE Wireless Feature List Per Release 02-Apr-2020

Configuration

Configuration Examples and TechNotes

• Video Stream on Catalyst 9800 Wireless Controller Configuration Example 27-Jul-2020
• Configure Catalyst 9800 Wireless Controllers in High Availability (HA) Client Stateful Switch Over (SSO) in IOS-XE 16.12 01-Jul-2020
• Configure OEAP and RLAN on Catalyst 9800 WLC 30-Jun-2020
• Configure QoS (BDRL) Rate Limiting on Catalyst 9800 Wireless Controllers with AAA override 22-Jun-2020
• Configure a Web Authentication SSID on Catalyst 9800 Wireless Controllers 19-Jun-2020
• Configure 9800 WLC Lobby Ambassador with RADIUS and TACACS+ Authentication 18-Jun-2020
• Local EAP authentication on Catalyst 9800 WLC configuration example 15-Jun-2020
• Configuring Mesh on Catalyst 9800 Wireless LAN controllers 12-Jun-2020
• DNA Spaces Captive Portal with 9800 Controller Configuration Example 10-Jun-2020
• Central Web Authentication (CWA) on Catalyst 9800 Wireless Controllers and ISE Configuration Example 01-Jun-2020
• Generate CSR for Third-Party Certificates and Download Chained Certificates to Catalyst 9800 Wireless Controllers 14-May-2020
• Understand FlexConnect on Catalyst 9800 Wireless Controller 04-May-2020
• Configure mDNS on Catalyst 9800 Wireless Controller 20-Apr-2020
• Voice Deployment on Catalyst 9800 Wireless Controllers 31-Mar-2020
• Configure and Troubleshoot CMX connectivity with Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless LAN Controllers 30-Jan-2020

Configuration Guides

• Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller Software Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.2.x 24-Jul-2020
• Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller Software Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.1.x 22-Feb-2020
• Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller Software Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.x 31-Jul-2019
• Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller Software Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.11.x 31-May-2019
• Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller Software Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.10.x 14-Mar-2019
• Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller Programmability Guide 09-Jan-2019
• Video: Basic Configuration of Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller 04-Dec-2018
• Video: Basic Configuration of Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller 22-Nov-2018

Troubleshooting

Error and System Messages

• Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller System Message Guide, Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.2.x 15-Apr-2020

Password Recovery

• Recover a Catalyst 9800 controller or the password from ROMMON mode 12-May-2020

Support FAQ

• Licensing on 9800 Wireless LAN Controllers: FAQs 16-Jun-2020

Troubleshooting TechNotes

• Quick Start Guide on What Logs and Debugs to Collect from Catalyst 9800 WLC for Various Scenarios 01-Jul-2020
• TAC Recommended IOS-XE Builds for Catalyst 9800 Wireless LAN Controllers 25-Jun-2020
• In Depth Look Into Client Profiling on 9800 Wireless LAN Controller 22-Jun-2020
• Managing Catalyst 9800 Wireless Controller Series with Prime Infrastructure using SNMP v2 and SNMP v3 and NetCONF 04-Jun-2020
• Hitless Software Upgrade on Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless LAN Controllers 26-May-2020
• ARP Responses for Default Gateway IP Address Point to Wireless Clients 30-Mar-2020
• Wireless Debugging and Log Collection on Cisco Catalyst 9800 Wireless LAN Controllers 09-Aug-2019
• Catalyst 9800 Wireless Controllers Common Wireless Client Connectivity Issues 08-Jan-2019

Literature

Presentations

• Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller on Catalyst 9100 Access Points (Converting EWC-AP to CAPWAP) Presentation 03-Mar-2020 (PDF - 369 KB)
• Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller on Catalyst 9100 Access Points (Converting CAPWAP to EWC-AP) Presentation 03-Mar-2020 (PDF - 32 KB)

White Papers

• Cisco Catalyst 9800-L Wireless Controller Deployment Guide 25-May-2020 (PDF - 5 MB)
• Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Configuration Best Practices 07-May-2020
• Cisco IOS XE gRPC Model-Driven Telemetry White Paper 09-Mar-2020