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Cisco 5520 Wireless LAN Controller
Height: 1U / Throughput: 20Gbps / AP Support: 1500 / Client Support: 20000
AIR-CT5520-50-K9 / Cisco 5520 wireless controller supporting 50 APs w/rack kit
Interfaces and indicators
2 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces or 2 x 1 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) options (only Cisco SFP+s supported), including S-Class Optics
Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) options (only Cisco SFPs supported), including S-Class Optics
1 x service port: 1 Gigabit Ethernet port (RJ-45)
1 x redundancy port: 1 Gigabit Ethernet port (RJ-45)
1 x Cisco Integrated Management Controller port: 10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ-45)
1 x console port: Serial port (RJ-45)
LED indicators: Network Link, Diagnostics
WLAN Express Setup
Service Port (SP) default IP 192.168.1.1
Configure IP address on PC with 192.168.1.100 and access http://192.168.1.1
Create a new admin account
Setup System Name / Country / Date & Time / Timezone / NTP Server / Management IP Address / Subnet Mask / Default Gateway / Management VLAN ID
Setup Employee Network / Network Name / Security / Pass Phrase / VLAN / DHCP Server Address
Setup Guest Network / Network Name / Security / Pass Phrase / VLAN / DHCP Server Address
Setup Advanced Setting Client Density / Traffic Type / Virtual IP Address / Local Mobility Group / Service Port interface / Service Port IP Address / Service Port Network
Apply
Command Line Interface
imm address <ip address> <net mask> <gateway ip>
imm summary
config network secureweb enable
config network webmode disable
config network ssh enable
config network telnet disable
save config
show network summary
APs
As the APs are connected to the network, they should automatically find the controller via the CAPWAP discovery algorithms
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server will assign each AP an IP address
CCisco Aironet 1850 Access Point
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/wireless/aironet-1850-series-access-points/index.html
Reference
Cisco 5520 Wireless LAN Controller Deployment Guide
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/technotes/8-1/5520-WLC-DG/b_Cisco-5520-WLC-deployment-guide.html
Cisco 5520 and 8540 Wireless Controller Troubleshooting Guide
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/technotes/troubleshooting/trb-guide-wlc-5520-8540.pdf