Configuring Country Codes

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Prerequisites for Configuring Country Codes

  • Generally, you configure one country code per switch; you configure one code that matches the physical location of the switch and its access points. You can configure up to 20 country codes per switch. This multiple-country support enables you to manage access points in various countries from a single switch.

  • When the multiple-country feature is used, all switchs that are going to join the same RF group must be configured with the same set of countries, configured in the same order.

  • Access points are capable of using all the available legal frequencies. However, access points are assigned to the frequencies that are supported in their relevant domains.

  • The country list configured on the RF group leader determines which channels the members would operate on. This list is independent of which countries have been configured on the RF group members.

  • For switchs in the Japan regulatory domain, you must have had one or more Japan country codes (JP, J2, or J3) configured on your switch at the time you last booted your switch.

  • For switchs in the Japan regulatory domain, you must have at least one access point with a -J regulatory domain joined to your switch.

Information About Configuring Country Codes

Controllers and access points are designed for use in many countries with varying regulatory requirements. The radios within the access points are assigned to a specific regulatory domain at the factory (such as -E for Europe), but the country code enables you to specify a particular country of operation (such as FR for France or ES for Spain). Configuring a country code ensures that each radio’s broadcast frequency bands, interfaces, channels, and transmit power levels are compliant with country-specific regulations.

Information About Japanese Country Codes

Country codes define the channels that can be used legally in each country. These country codes are available for Japan:

  • JP—Allows only -J radios to join the controller

  • J2—Allows only -P radios to join the controller

  • J3—Uses the -U frequencies but allows -U, -P and -Q (other than 1550/1600/2600/3600) radios to join the WLC

  • J4—Allows 2.4G JPQU and 5G PQU to join the controller.


    Note

    The 1550, 1600, 2600, and 3600 APs require J4.

See the Channels and Maximum Power Settings for Cisco Aironet Lightweight Access Points document for the list of channels and power levels supported by access points in the Japanese regulatory domains.

How to Configure Country Codes (CLI)


Note

The procedure to perform this task using the switch GUI is not currently available.

Procedure

  Command or Action Purpose
Step 1

enable

Example:

Switch# enable

Enters privileged EXEC mode.
Step 2

show wireless country supported

Example:

Switch# show wireless country supported

Displays a list of all available country codes.
Step 3

configure terminal

Example:

Switch# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.
Step 4

ap dot11 24ghz shutdown

Example:

Switch(config)# ap dot11 5ghz shutdown

Disables the 802.11a network.
Step 5

ap dot11 5ghz shutdown

Example:

Switch(config)# ap dot11 24ghz shutdown

Disables the 802.11b/g network.
Step 6

ap country country_code

Example:

Switch(config)# ap country IN

Assigns access points to a specific country.

Note 

Make sure that the country code you choose is compatible with the regulatory domain of at least one of the access point’s radios.

Step 7

end

Example:

Switch(config)# end

Returns to privileged EXEC mode. Alternatively, you can also press Ctrl-Z to exit global configuration mode.

Step 8

show wireless country channels

Example:

Switch# show wireless country channels

Displays the list of available channels for the country codes configured on your switch.

Note 

Perform Steps 9 through 17 only if you have configured multiple country codes in Step 6.
Step 9

configure terminal

Example:

Switch# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.
Step 10

no ap dot11 5ghz shutdown

Example:

Switch(config)# no ap dot11 5ghz shutdown

Enables the 802.11a network.
Step 11

no ap dot11 24ghz shutdown

Example:

Switch(config)# no ap dot11 24ghz shutdown

Enables the 802.11b/g network.
Step 12

end

Example:

Switch(config)# end

Returns to privileged EXEC mode. Alternatively, you can also press Ctrl-Z to exit global configuration mode.

Step 13

ap name Cisco_AP shutdown

Example:

Switch# ap name AP02 shutdown
Disables the access point.
Note 

Ensure that you disable only the access point for which you are configuring country codes.
Step 14

configure terminal

Example:

Switch# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.
Step 15

ap country country_code

Example:

Switch# ap country IN
Assigns an access point to a specific country.
Note 

Ensure that the country code that you choose is compatible with the regulatory domain of at least one of the access point’s radios.

Note 

If you enabled the networks and disabled some access points and then enter the ap country country_code command, the specified country code is configured on only the disabled access points. All other access points are ignored.

Step 16

end

Example:

Switch(config)# end

Returns to privileged EXEC mode. Alternatively, you can also press Ctrl-Z to exit global configuration mode.

Step 17

ap name Cisco_AP no shutdown

Example:

Switch# ap name AP02 no shutdown

Enables the access point.

Configuration Examples for Configuring Country Codes

Displaying Channel List for Country Codes: Example

This example shows how to display the list of available channels for the country codes configured on your switch: 

Switch# show wireless country channels

Configured Country........................: US - United States
KEY: * = Channel is legal in this country and may be configured manually.
A = Channel is the Auto-RF default in this country.
. = Channel is not legal in this country.
C = Channel has been configured for use by Auto-RF.
x = Channel is available to be configured for use by Auto-RF.
(-,-) = (indoor, outdoor) regulatory domain allowed by this country.
-----------------:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
802.11bg :
Channels : 1 1 1 1 1
: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
-----------------:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
(-A ,-AB ) US : A * * * * A * * * * A . . .
Auto-RF : . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-----------------:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
802.11a : 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Channels : 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6
: 4 6 8 0 2 4 6 8 2 6 0 4 0 4 8 2 6 0 4 8 2 6 0 9 3 7 1 5
-----------------:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
(-A ,-AB ) US : . A . A . A . A A A A A * * * * * . . . * * * A A A A
*
Auto-RF : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-----------------:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
4.9GHz 802.11a :
Channels : 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
-----------------:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
US (-A ,-AB ): * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * A * * * * * A
Auto-RF : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-----------------:+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-