capwap ap Commands
Use the capwap ap commands to configure CAPWAP access point settings.
capwap ap controller ip address
To configure the controller IP address into the CAPWAP access point from the access point’s console port, use the capwap ap controller ip address command.
capwap ap controller ip address A.B.C.D
Syntax Description
A.B.C.D |
IP address of the controller. |
Command Default
None
Command History
Release | Modification |
---|---|
7.6 | This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6. |
Usage Guidelines
This command must be entered from an access point’s console port. This command is applicable for IPv4 addresses only.
Note |
The access point must be running Cisco IOS Release 12.3(11)JX1 or later releases. |
Examples
The following example shows how to configure the controller IP address 10.23.90.81 into the CAPWAP access point:
ap_console >capwap ap controller ip address 10.23.90.81
capwap ap dot1x
To configure the dot1x username and password into the CAPWAP access point from the access point’s console port, use the capwap ap dot1x command.
capwap ap dot1x username user_name password password
Syntax Description
user_name |
Dot1x username. |
password |
Dot1x password. |
Command Default
None
Command History
Release | Modification |
---|---|
7.6 | This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6. |
Usage Guidelines
This command must be entered from an access point’s console port.
Note |
The access point must be running Cisco Access Point IOS Release 12.3(11)JX1 or later releases. |
Examples
This example shows how to configure the dot1x username ABC and password pass01:
ap_console >capwap ap dot1x username ABC password pass01
capwap ap hostname
To configure the access point host name from the access point’s console port, use the capwap ap hostname command.
capwap ap hostname host_name
Syntax Description
host_name |
Hostname of the access point. |
Command Default
None
Command History
Release | Modification |
---|---|
7.6 | This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6. |
Usage Guidelines
This command must be entered from an access point’s console port.
Note |
The access point must be running Cisco IOS Release 12.3(11)JX1 or later releases. This command is available only for the Cisco Lightweight AP IOS Software recovery image (rcvk9w8) without any private-config. You can remove the private-config by using the clear capwap private-config command. |
Examples
This example shows how to configure the hostname controller into the CAPWAP access point:
ap_console >capwap ap hostname controller
capwap ap controller ip address
To configure the controller IP address into the CAPWAP access point from the access point’s console port, use the capwap ap controller ip address command.
capwap ap controller ip address A.B.C.D
Syntax Description
A.B.C.D |
IP address of the controller. |
Command Default
None
Command History
Release | Modification |
---|---|
7.6 | This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6. |
Usage Guidelines
This command must be entered from an access point’s console port. This command is applicable for IPv4 addresses only.
Note |
The access point must be running Cisco IOS Release 12.3(11)JX1 or later releases. |
Examples
The following example shows how to configure the controller IP address 10.23.90.81 into the CAPWAP access point:
ap_console >capwap ap controller ip address 10.23.90.81
capwap ap ip default-gateway
To configure the default gateway from the access point’s console port, use the capwap ap ip default-gateway command.
capwap ap ip default-gateway A.B.C.D
Syntax Description
A.B.C.D |
Default gateway address of the capwap access point. |
Command Default
None
Command History
Release | Modification |
---|---|
7.6 | This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6. |
Usage Guidelines
This command must be entered from an access point’s console port. This command supports only IPv4 address format.
Note |
The access point must be running Cisco Access Point IOS Release 12.3(11)JX1 or later releases. |
Examples
This example shows how to configure the CAPWAP access point with the default gateway address 10.0.0.1:
ap_console >capwap ap ip default-gateway 10.0.0.1
capwap ap log-server
To configure the system log server to log all the CAPWAP errors, use the capwap ap log-server command.
capwap ap log-server A.B.C.D
Syntax Description
A.B.C.D |
IP address of the syslog server. |
Command Default
None
Command History
Release | Modification |
---|---|
7.6 | This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6. |
Usage Guidelines
This command must be entered from an access point’s console port. This command supports only IPv4 address format.
Note |
The access point must be running Cisco Access Point IOS Release 12.3(11)JX1 or later releases. |
Examples
This example shows how to configure the syslog server with the IP address 10.0.0.1:
ap_console >capwap ap log-server 10.0.0.1
capwap ap ipv6 primary-base
To configure the primary controller name and IPv6 address into the CAPWAP access point from the Cisco Wave 1 access point’s console port, use the capwap ap ipv6 primary-base command.
capwap ap ipv6 primary-base WORD ipv6_addr
Syntax Description
WORD |
Name of the primary controller. |
ipv6_addr |
IPv6 address of the primary controller. |
Command Default
None
Command History
Release | Modification |
---|---|
7.6 | This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6. |
8.0 | This command supports IPv6 address format. |
Usage Guidelines
This command must be entered from the Cisco Wave 1 access point’s console port in config mode.
Examples
This example shows how to configure the primary controller name WLC1 and primary controller IPv6 address 2001:DB8::1 into the CAPWAP access point:
ap_console >capwap ap ipv6 primary-base WLC1 2001:DB8::1
capwap ap primed-timer
To configure the primed timer into the CAPWAP access point, use the capwap ap primed-timer command.
capwap ap primed-timer { enable | disable}
Syntax Description
enable |
Enables the primed timer settings |
disable |
Disables the primed timer settings. |
Command Default
None
Command History
Release | Modification |
---|---|
7.6 | This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6. |
Usage Guidelines
This command must be entered from an access point’s console port.
Note |
The access point must be running Cisco Access Point IOS Release 12.3(11)JX1 or later releases. |
Examples
This example shows how to enable the primed-timer settings:
ap_console >capwap ap primed-timer enable
capwap ap secondary-base
To configure the name and IP address of the secondary controller into the CAPWAP access point from the access point’s console port, use the capwap ap secondary-base command.
capwap ap secondary-base controller_name controller_ip_address
Syntax Description
controller_name |
Name of the secondary controller. |
controller_ip_address |
IP address of the secondary controller. |
Command Default
None
Command History
Release | Modification |
---|---|
7.6 | This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6. |
8.0 | This command supports only IPv4 address format. |
Usage Guidelines
This command must be entered from an access point’s console port. This command supports only IPv4 address format.
Note |
The access point must be running Cisco Access Point IOS Release 12.3(11)JX1 or later releases. |
Examples
This example shows how to configure the secondary controller name as WLC2 and secondary controller IP address 209.165.200.226 into the CAPWAP access point:
ap_console >capwap ap secondary-base WLC2 209.165.200.226
capwap ap tertiary-base
To configure the name and IP address of the tertiary controller into the CAPWAP access point from the access point’s console port, use the capwap ap tertiary-base command.
capwap ap tertiary-base WORDA.B.C.D
Syntax Description
WORD |
Name of the tertiary controller. |
A.B.C.D |
IP address of the tertiary controller. |
Command Default
None
Command History
Release | Modification |
---|---|
7.6 | This command was introduced in a release earlier than Release 7.6. |
8.0 | This command supports only IPv4 address format. |
Usage Guidelines
This command must be entered from an access point’s console port. This command supports only IPv4 address format.
Note |
The access point must be running Cisco IOS Release 12.3(11)JX1 or later releases. |
Examples
This example shows how to configure the tertiary controller with the name WLC3 and secondary controller IP address 209.165.200.227 into the CAPWAP access point:
ap_console >capwap ap tertiary-base WLC3 209.165.200.227