Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points

Cisco Workgroup Bridges

These features are not supported for wired clients connected to a WGB:

MAC filtering

Link tests

Idle timeout

To enable the WGB to communicate with the lightweight access point, create a WLAN and make sure that Aironet IE is enabled.

Sample WGB Configuration

Here is a sample configuration of a WGB access point using static WEP with a 40-bit WEP key:

ap#configure terminal

Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. ap(config)#dot11 ssid WGB_with_static_WEP ap(config-ssid)#authentication open ap(config-ssid)#guest-mode

ap(config-ssid)#exit ap(config)#interface dot11Radio 0 ap(config)#station-role workgroup-bridge ap(config-if)#encry mode wep 40 ap(config-if)#encry key 1 size 40 0 1234567890 ap(config-if)#WGB_with_static_WEP ap(config-if)#end

To verify that the WGB is associated to an access point, enter this command on the WGB:

show dot11 association

Information similar to the following appears:

ap#show dot11 associations

802.11Client Stations on Dot11Radio0:

SSID [FCVTESTING] :

MAC

Address

IP address

Device

Name

Parent

State

000b.8581.6aee

10.11.12.1

WGB-client

map1

-

Assoc

ap#

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the GUI to View the Status of Workgroup Bridges

Follow these steps to view the status of WGBs on your network using the controller GUI.

Step 1 Click Monitor > Clients to open the Clients page (see Figure 7-10).

 

 

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Cisco Systems OL-17037-01 manual Sample WGB Configuration, Using the GUI to View the Status of Workgroup Bridges