Aironet Extensions IE (CCX IE)

Aironet Extensions Information Elements

Aironet Extensions Information Elements (IE) is an attribute used by Cisco devices for better connectivity. It contains information such as the AP name, device type, radio type, AP load, and the number of associated clients, in the beacon and probe responses of the WLAN. The Cisco Client Extensions (CCX) uses this information to associate with the best AP.

This configuration is disabled by default. With this feature you can set the AP name not through enabling the whole IE extension, but by just inserting just the AP name.

Enabling Aironet Extensions IE (GUI)

Procedure

Step 1

Choose Configuration > Tags & Profiles > WLANs .

Step 2

In the WLANs window, click Add.

Step 3

In the Add WLAN window, under the Advanced tab, check the Aironet IE check box to enable Aironet IE on the WLAN.

Step 4

Click Apply to Device.

Enabling Aironet Extensions IE (CCX IE)

Follow the procedure given below to create a WLAN and enable the Aironet Extensions IE feature on the WLAN:


Note

For more information about the open configuration models, refer to the Programmability Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.1.x.

Procedure

  Command or Action Purpose
Step 1

configure terminal

Example:

Device# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2

wlan profile-name wlan-id [ssid]

Example:

Device(config)# wlan mywlan 34 mywlan-ssid

Specifies the WLAN name and ID:

  • For the profile-name, enter the profile name. The range is from 1 to 32 alphanumeric characters.

  • For the wlan-id, enter the WLAN ID. The range is from 1 to 512.

  • For the ssid, enter the Service Set Identifier (SSID) for this WLAN. If the SSID is not specified, the WLAN profile name is set as the SSID.

Note 

By default, the WLAN is disabled.

Step 3

[no] ccx aironet-iesupport

Example:

Device(config-wlan)#ccx aironet-iesupport

Configures the Cisco Client Extension options and sets the support of Aironet IE on the WLAN.

Use the no form of this command to disable the configuration.

What to do next

  1. Create a policy tag. For more information about creating policy tags, refer to Configuring a Policy Tag (CLI).

  2. Map the policy tag to the AP. For more information about mapping a policy tag to the AP, refer to Attaching a Policy Tag and Site Tag to an AP (CLI).

Verifying the Addition of AP Name

To verify the addition of the AP Name (using Open Configuration) in the beacon without enabling IE, use the following command:

Device# show wlan id 1
WLAN Profile Name     : wlan-test
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Identifier                                     : 1
Description                                    :
Network Name (SSID)                            : wlan2
Status                                         : Disabled
Broadcast SSID                                 : Enabled
Advertise-Apname                               : Enabled
Universal AP Admin                             : Disabled
Max Associated Clients per WLAN                : 0
Max Associated Clients per AP per WLAN         : 0
Max Associated Clients per AP Radio per WLAN   : 200
OKC                                            : Enabled
Number of Active Clients                       : 0
CHD per WLAN                                   : Enabled
WMM                                            : Allowed
Channel Scan Defer Priority:
  Priority (default)                           : 5
  Priority (default)                           : 6
Scan Defer Time (msecs)                        : 100
Media Stream Multicast-direct                  : Disabled
CCX - AironetIe Support                     : Disabled
Peer-to-Peer Blocking Action                   : Disabled