Access Points Survey Mode

AP survey modes

An AP survey mode is a specialized operational state that

  • enables the AP GUI for configuring RF parameters

  • facilitates site survey investigation at customer sites, and

  • is introduced for Cisco Catalyst 9136 Series APs and other upcoming AP models.

Additional reference information

  • Features hidden in survey mode: When survey mode is active, certain GUI features such as WAN, Firewall, and Network Diagnostics are hidden.

  • Accessing the GUI: Enter 'admin' as the default login and 'admin' as the default password to access AP survey mode from the GUI. Both usernames and passwords are case sensitive.

  • SSID broadcast and connection: When the AP is in survey mode, it broadcasts an SSID by default. The default password to connect to this SSID is 'password' (case sensitive).

Enable survey mode

Enable survey mode on an AP by running the ap-type site-survey command from the AP CLI.


Note

To restore visibility of hidden features on the AP GUI, switch the AP to CAPWAP mode by running the ap-type capwap command from the AP CLI. In CAPWAP mode, the AP GUI becomes accessible when the OfficeExtend AP field is enabled in the FlexConnect profile page linked to that AP.