Cisco Catalyst Center Rogue Management and aWIPS Application Quick Start Guide, Release 3.1.x

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Assign an aWIPS profile to the network device

Updated: December 15, 2025

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Overview

Containment is illegal in some countries because it disrupts the communication between the clients attached to a rogue AP. Catalyst Center warns you about the legal consequences while initiating Wireless Rogue AP Containment.

Before you begin

If you upgrade Catalyst Center from a release earlier than Release 2.2.2.0, you must disable and enable aWIPS from the Rogue and aWIPS overview dashboard to subscribe to the additional subscription. See Monitor the Rogue Management and aWIPS dashboard.

Note

For a new installation of Catalyst Center, you do not have to disable and enable aWIPS from the Rogue and aWIPS overview dashboard to subscribe to the additional subscription.

Procedure

1.

From the main menu, choose Workflows > Assign an aWIPS Profile.

The Assign an aWIPS Profile window appears.

To skip this window in the future, check the Don't show this to me again check box.
2.

Click Let's Do it.

The Assign aWIPS Profile window appears.
3.

From the Profile Name drop-down list, select the aWIPS profile name that you want to assign to a device.
4.

In the left pane, you can search for a site by entering its name in the Find Hierarchy field. Alternatively, you can expand Global to select a site.

You can also search for a network device by entering its name in the Search Table field.

The Network Devices table shows the Device Name, IP Address, Software Version, Reachability, and Forensic Capture of the device and lists the network devices in these sections:

  • Reachable & Supported: Shows the list of reachable and supported network devices with software version 17.4, and reachability status with a green check mark.

  • Not Reachable/Not Supported: Shows the list of unreachable or unsupported network devices with software version 17.4. You cannot assign an aWIPS profile to unreachable or unsupported network devices.
5.

In the Reachable & Supported tab, check the check box next to the device that you want to assign to the selected aWIPS profile. You can either select all the devices or an individual device.

Note

You can assign an aWIPS profile to a maximum of 100 devices at a time.
6.

Click Next.
7.

In the Profile and devices Mapped Summary window, expand aWIPS Profile Details to view the configuration summary of the selected aWIPS profile, and Device Map to view the configuration summary of assigned devices.
8.

Click Next.

The Profile Assignment to Devices initiated successfully window appears.

Note

Profile assignment to the devices takes some time to complete. You must wait before retrying the assignment process.
9.

To view the status of the assigned aWIPS profile to the device, click the Go to Rogue and aWIPS Home Page link. For more information, see View an aWIPS profile.