Converting Cisco Wave 2 AP AUX Port to LAN Port

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Converting Cisco Wave 2 AP AUX Port to LAN Port

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byDaniel Kaeppeler
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Converting Cisco Wave 2 AP AUX Port to LAN Port (CLI)

Cisco Aironet 1850, 2800, and 3800 Series APs‘ second Ethernet port, also called the AUX port, is used as a link aggregation (LAG) port, by default. It is possible to use this LAG port as a LAN port when LAG is disabled. When the AUX port is configured as a LAN port, you can either use the AP group setting to configure the LAN port for a group of APs, or use the LAN override functionality to configure the LAN port for each AP separately. This Cisco Wave 2 AP AUX port to LAN port conversion feature is supported only in the following APs:

  • 1852E

  • 1852I

  • 2802E

  • 2802I

  • 3802E

  • 3802I

  • 3802P

Procedure

Step 1

By default, the APs are in LAG mode. Check the status of an AP by entering this command:

show ap config general ap-name

Note

The AP LAG Configuration Status line in the output shows the current LAG status.
Step 2

If LAG mode in the AP is enabled, disable LAG mode by entering this command:

config ap lag-mode support disable ap-name
Step 3

Create a remote LAN (RLAN) and enable it by entering these commands:

  1. config remote-lan create rlan-id rlan-name

  2. config remote-lan enable rlan-id
Step 4

Create an AP group for the RLAN that you created by entering this command:

config wlan apgroup add apgroup-name description
Step 5

Add the RLAN and the AP to the AP group by entering these commands:

  1. config wlan apgroup interface-mapping add apgroup-name rlan-id interface-name

  2. config wlan apgroup apgroup-name ap-name

The AP is rebooted after these commands are entered.
Step 6

After the AP is rebooted, assign the RLAN to the LAN port (LAN 1) in the AP group by entering this command:

config wlan apgroup port lan 1 apgroup-name remote-lan rlan-id

Note

In Cisco Aironet 1850, 2800, and 3800 Series APs, only LAN 1 can be used.
Step 7

Enable the LAN port (LAN 1) for a group of APs in the AP group or for an individual AP by entering these commands:

  • For a group of APs in the AP group:

    config wlan apgroup port lan 1 apgroup-name enable

  • For an individual AP:

    1. config ap lan over-ride enable ap-name

    2. config ap lan port-id 1 enable

Step 8

Connect a client to the AP through the AUX port.