Configuring the Wi-Fi Direct Client Policy

Wi-Fi Direct Client Policy

Devices that are Wi-Fi Direct capable can connect directly to each other quickly and conveniently to do tasks such as printing, synchronization, and sharing of data. Wi-Fi Direct devices may associate with multiple peer-to-peer (P2P) devices and with infrastructure wireless LANs (WLANs) concurrently. You can use the to configure the Wi-Fi Direct Client Policy, on a per WLAN basis, where you can allow or disallow association of Wi-Fi devices with infrastructure WLANs, or disable Wi-Fi Direct Client Policy altogether for WLANs.

This section contains the following subsections:

Restrictions for the Wi-Fi Direct Client Policy

  • Wi-Fi Direct Client Policy is applicable to WLANs that have APs in local mode only.

  • Cisco APs in FlexConnect mode (even in central authentication and central switching) is not supported.

  • We do not recommend enabling this feature in a mixed AP mode deployment (some APs in FlexConnect mode and some APs in local mode). Such types of deployment is not supported or tested in FlexConnect mode.

  • If WLAN applied client policy is invalid, the client is excluded with the exclusion reason being 'Client QoS Policy failure'.

Configuring the Wi-Fi Direct Client Policy (GUI)

Procedure

Step 1

Choose WLANs to open the WLANs page.

Step 2

Click the WLAN ID of the WLAN for which you want to configure the Wi-Fi Direct Client Policy. The WLANs > Edit page appears.

Step 3

Click the Advanced tab.

Step 4

From the Wi-Fi Direct Clients Policy drop-down list, choose one of the following options:

  • Disabled—Ignores the Wi-Fi Direct status of clients thereby allowing Wi-Fi Direct clients to associate
  • Allow—Allows Wi-Fi Direct clients to associate with the WLAN
  • Not-Allow—Disallows the Wi-Fi Direct clients from associating with the WLAN
  • Xconnect-Not-Allow—Enables AP to allow a client with the Wi-Fi Direct option enabled to associate, but the client (if it works according to the Wi-Fi standards) will refrain from setting up a peer-to-peer connection
Step 5

Save the configuration.

Configuring the Wi-Fi Direct Client Policy (CLI)

Procedure

Step 1

Configure the Wi-Fi Direct Client Policy on WLANs by entering this command:

config wlan wifidirect {allow | disable | not-allow} wlan-id

The syntax of the command is as follows:

  • allow —Allows Wi-Fi Direct clients to associate with the WLAN

  • disable —Ignores the Wi-Fi Direct status of clients thereby allowing Wi-Fi Direct clients to associate

  • not-allow —Disallows the Wi-Fi Direct clients from associating with the WLAN

  • xconnect-not-allow —Enables AP to allow a client with the Wi-Fi Direct option enabled to associate, but the client (if it works according to the Wi-Fi standards) will refrain from setting up a peer-to-peer connection

  • wlan-id —WLAN identifier

Step 2

Save your configuration by entering this command:

save config

Monitoring and Troubleshooting the Wi-Fi Direct Client Policy (CLI)

Procedure

  • Monitor and troubleshoot the Wi-Fi Direct Client Policy by entering theses commands:

    • show wlan wifidirect wlan-id —Displays status of the Wi-Fi Direct Client Policy on the WLAN.

    • show client wifiDirect-stats —Displays the total number of clients associated and the number of clients rejected if the Wi-Fi Direct Client Policy is enabled.