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Cisco Catalyst IW9165E Rugged Access Point and Wireless Client Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE 26.2.x

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What is the difference between WGB and uWGB modes?
How do you configure WLAN, SSID, radio, IP, and security settings for WGB?
How do you verify WGB or uWGB configuration, roaming, QoS, NAT, SNMP, and syslog?

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Cisco Catalyst IW9165E Rugged Access Point and Wireless Client Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE 26.2.x

What is the difference between WGB and uWGB modes?
How do you configure WLAN, SSID, radio, IP, and security settings for WGB?
How do you verify WGB or uWGB configuration, roaming, QoS, NAT, SNMP, and syslog?

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Introduction

Cisco Catalyst IW9165E IW9167i Access Points
Cisco Unified Industrial Wireless software releases information
CAPWAP modes
Unsupported features
Determine the correct software image for the AP
Verify software running on the AP
Convert the AP image between Wi-Fi, URWB, and WGB modes
Connect the computer to the AP console port
Related documentation

Workgroup Bridge

Introduction and basics
Initial setup and core configuration
Upgrade the uWGB image
AAA user authentications
Verification and monitoring
WPA3-Enterprise and SCEP for WGB

Advanced Features

Configure transmission rate with high throughput
802.11v features
Auxiliary scanning
Optimized roaming with dual-radio WGBs
Layer 2 NAT
Native VLAN on Ethernet Ports
Low latency profile
SNMP features
QoS ACL classification and marking
Packet Capture: TCP dump utilities
Port address translation
802.1X authentication for wired clients

Manage the Workgroup Bridges through Web UI

Workgroup Bridge
Access the Cisco Workgroup Bridge Web UI
Monitor the client details and configurations
Configure and authenticate wireless profiles
Configure a static route for NAT wired client access to the WebUI in uWGB mode
Configure WGB and uWGB radio modes
Set IP address
Modify the RSSI threshold
Create NAT rules
Manage firmware images
Import or export a configuration file

Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points

Overview
Indoor deployment
AFC support for 6 GHz standard power mode
Verify AFC status on an AP
Antenna disconnection detection
Troubleshooting
GNSS
Disable GNSS
Enable GNSS
Check the status of the GNSS module
GNSS status and diagnostics

Cisco Catalyst IW9165E Rugged Access Point and Wireless Client Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE 26.2.x

Workgroup Bridge

Updated: September 28, 2026

Learn how a Workgroup Bridge (WGB) enables a wired device or a group of wired devices to connect to a wireless network.

Introduction and basics

Learn how to configure and operate Workgroup Bridge (WGB) deployments on the access point.

Initial setup and core configuration

Learn how to enable a Workgroup Bridge (WGB) to join a wireless network by configuring the WLAN and its associated settings.

Upgrade the uWGB image

Learn how to upgrade the uWGB image by converting the device to WGB mode, downloading and installing the new software image, and reverting to uWGB mode.

AAA user authentications

Learn how to configure an external AAA server and how to enable or disable RADIUS authentication for login users.

Verification and monitoring

Learn how to verify and monitor access point operation using the available verification and logging capabilities.

WPA3-Enterprise and SCEP for WGB

Describes the support for WPA3-Enterprise and SCEP on Workgroup Bridges. This configuration ensures secure authentication and certificate management for wireless client connectivity.

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