A Cisco Business Wireless Wi-Fi 6 network contains at least one 802.11ax Cisco Business Series Access Point (AP) with built-in software that manages other access points in the network.

In this guide, the term Primary AP is used for the specific AP that manages all other APs. All other Access Points are referred to as the Subordinate AP.

The Primary AP has two roles:

• It controls all the Subordinate APs that join the network.

• It independently serves wireless clients like other Subordinate APs.

Note

Cisco Business Wireless (CBW) access points are not compatible with the Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) or other Cisco wireless access point series, such as Mobility Express. The CBW devices cannot coexist on the same network as WLCs. Additionally, the CBW Wi-Fi 5 product line (14x and 240 series) is incompatible with the CBW Wi-Fi 6 product line (15x series). If a CBW access point is placed on the same network as any of the incompatible products mentioned, it may enter a boot loop. In rare cases, it might even attempt to install a firmware update from the incompatible product, leading to bootloader corruption and product failure.

Note	Your Cisco Business Wireless Wi-Fi 6 can interface with the Cisco Business Dashboard to monitor your wireless network. For more details, refer to Cisco Business Dashboard Administration Guide.

The following Cisco Business Series APs are supported in the Cisco Business Wireless Wi-Fi 6 (CBW Wi-Fi 6) AP network:

Note

This Administration Guide contains information for all Primary Capable APs, Subordinate APs, and Mesh Extenders in this series. While the Primary AP (CBW150AX) may be used as Subordinate AP, the Mesh Extender (CBW151AXM) cannot be used as a Primary AP. The APs listed under Primary APs can also function as Subordinate APs.

Important

The CBW150AX and CBW151AXM are not compatible with the CBW140-240 series Access Points and Mesh Extenders.

Updating the software of your access point is important to improve the performance and stability of devices. The software update might offer new features or fix a vulnerability that was experienced in the previous version of the software.

Go to https://software.cisco.com/download/navigator.html to download the CBW software for your AP model.

From the Software Download window, navigate to Wireless > > Access Points. Next navigate to the Business 100 Series Access Points page and select your model from the list. A list of all currently available software is displayed with the latest version at the top. Choose the required version of the firmware image and proceed with the download to update the software.

Cisco Business Wireless Access Points are administered through a web user interface. To use this interface, your browser must be one of the following:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or above

• Apple Safari version 7 or above

• Mozilla Firefox version 33 or above

• Google Chrome version 38 or above

You can also use the Cisco Business App on your mobile phone to monitor and administer the Access Points. You will need one of the following Operating Systems:

• Android version 5.0 or above

• iOS version 8.0 or above

The documentation for Cisco Business Wireless Wi-Fi 6 Access Points (AP) and Mesh Extenders are contained in the guides listed below. You can access all these documents on Cisco.com. Select the support page for your model and then select the product documentation page.