CT5760 Controller Deployment Guide
Mobility Design and Configuration

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Mobility Design and Configuration

Mobility Design and Configuration: WLC5760, WLC5508, and Catalyst 3850 in Hybrid Mode

Mobility Configuration on WLC5760-Mobility Controller-Mobility Agent

Mobility Configuration on WLC5760-Mobility Controller-Mobility Oracle

Mobility Configuration on WLC5508-Mobility Controller-Mobility Agent

Mobility Configuration on Catalyst 3850-Mobility Agent 1

Mobility Configuration on Catalyst 3850-Mobility Agent 2

Mobility Configuration on Catalyst 3850-Mobility Agent 3

Mobility Configuration on Catalyst 3850-Mobility Agent 4

Mobility Configuration on Catalyst 3850-Mobility Agent 5

Configuring ClientLink (Beamforming)


Mobility Design and Configuration


Mobility Design and Configuration: WLC5760, WLC5508, and Catalyst 3850 in Hybrid Mode

The following section outlines the Mobility configuration for Hybrid deployment where you have a 3850 switch acting as a Mobility Agent and 3750 switch acting as regular L2 switch.

Figure 5-1 Mobility Design and Configuration: WLC5760, WLC5508, and Catalyst 3850 in Hybrid Mode

Mobility Configuration on WLC5760-Mobility Controller-Mobility Agent

wireless mobility controller

wireless mobility controller peer-group SPG1

wireless mobility controller peer-group SPG1 member ip 10.22.0.1 public-ip 10.22.0.1

wireless mobility controller peer-group SPG1 member ip 10.22.0.2 public-ip 10.22.0.2

wireless mobility controller peer-group SPG2

wireless mobility controller peer-group SPG2 member ip 10.23.0.1 public-ip 10.23.0.1

wireless mobility group member ip 10.27.0.5 public-ip 10.27.0.5

wireless mobility group member ip 192.168.1.5 public-ip 192.168.1.5

wireless mobility dscp 46

wireless mobility oracle ip 10.27.0.5

wireless management interface Vlan21

Mobility Configuration on WLC5760-Mobility Controller-Mobility Oracle

wireless mobility group member ip 10.10.200.5 public-ip 10.10.200.5

wireless mobility group member ip 192.168.1.5 public-ip 192.168.1.5

wireless mobility oracle

wireless management interface Vlan27

Mobility Configuration on WLC5508-Mobility Controller-Mobility Agent

config mobility new-architecture enable

config mobility mobility-oracle 10.27.0.5

config mobility group member add 10.10.200.5

config mobility group member add 10.27.0.5

config mobility switchPeerGroup create SPG3

config mobility switchPeerGroup member add 10.24.0.1 SPG3

config mobility switchPeerGroup member add 10.24.0.2 SPG3

config mobility dtls-mode enable

config mobility dscp 46

Mobility Configuration on Catalyst 3850-Mobility Agent 1

wireless mobility controller ip 10.10.200.5 public-ip 10.10.200.5

wireless management interface Vlan22

Mobility Configuration on Catalyst 3850-Mobility Agent 2

wireless mobility controller ip 10.10.200.5 public-ip 10.10.200.5

wireless management interface Vlan22

Mobility Configuration on Catalyst 3850-Mobility Agent 3

wireless mobility controller ip 10.10.200.5 public-ip 10.10.200.5

wireless management interface Vlan23

Mobility Configuration on Catalyst 3850-Mobility Agent 4

wireless mobility controller ip 192.168.1.5 public-ip 192.168.1.5

wireless management interface Vlan24

Mobility Configuration on Catalyst 3850-Mobility Agent 5

wireless mobility controller ip 192.168.1.5 public-ip 192.168.1.5

wireless management interface Vlan24

Configuring ClientLink (Beamforming)

Cisco ClientLink uses advanced signal processing techniques and multiple transmit paths to optimize the signal received by 802.11 a/g/n clients in the downlink direction without feedback. By default, ClientLink is disabled. You can see ClientLink general status through the show network command: ap dot11 {24ghz | 5ghz}.

You can enable ClientLink for all APs, with the global configuration command ap dot11 {24ghz | 5ghz} beamforming. Use the "no" form of the command to disable ClientLink:

ap dot11 5ghz shutdown

ap dot11 5ghz beamforming

no ap dot11 5ghz shutdown

These commands enable ClientLink globally; then, it disables ClientLink on a specific AP radio:

ap dot11 5ghz shutdown

ap dot11 5ghz beamforming

no ap dot11 5ghz shutdown

ap name 3602a dot11 5ghz shutdown

ap name 3602a no dot11 5ghz beamforming

ap name 3602a no dot11 5ghz shutdown

Show commands:

show ap dot11 5ghz network | include Beamforming

Legacy Tx Beamforming setting : Enabled

show ap name 3602a config dot11 5ghz | include Beamforming

Legacy Tx Beamforming Setting : Disabled