Cisco WLAN Management Software

mr.bond

mr.bond

mr.bond

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Here goes - any help much appreciated.

I've got a large global estate of Cisco Aironets, 1240g's - 1252g's.

They aurthenticate the user using LEAP to a pair of WLSE devices in HA in a datacentre which all WAP's use to authenticate the users. The WLSE devices (out of support) in turn pass the authentication to a WIndows 2000 Server with a piece of sftware running called Cisco ACS Agent.

This software is now out of support and does not work on any OS higher than Windows 2000.

Cisco's latest WLAN controllers don't do what as a business we need (the architecture has changed since the WLSE's were in support) as they now pipe all WLAn traffic throuigh the WLAN controllers, so I'd need one on each site.

Is there any theuird party software for WAP management whereby I can utilise the Cisco' Aironets I have but take away the need for the ACS software and the 2k server it's running on?

I've got options for a redesign, but none have any third party software capable of managing the estate and allowing me to move away from the WLSe's and the 2k server with ACS.

Anyone aware of any such software?
 
Hi - thanks.

A couple of things you've mentioned there.

The controllers you use in the datacentre, can the AP's work fine without sending their WLAN traffic down them first? (bear with me I'm not a network expert, especially not with wireless!)

Also, you mention ACS Agent on a 2k3 server, is there a version which supports this now?
 
Cheers for the information. Looks like I'll be getting rid of the Cisco Aironets soon as I get the chance.

Their current solution design isn't what I'm after, would cost a firtune to deploy controllers on each site (some have slow WAN links so piping all WLAN traffic through a data centre wouldn;t be approptiate).

Thanks for your answer guys.
 
Chief Wiggum said:
No worries! To be fair the cisco docs aren't that great :) they say that our AP's aren't compatible and that you can only have a couple per controller, but that's not the case...

If you go down the WCS route and you use AP templates, you can't just apply all the settings you want and hit apply, it will fail. I've got a process back at my work desk that I've created through the pain of trial and error! Once I get the whole project deployed, I mitt write a deployment guide as the whole thing is a nightmare when you start from scratch!
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Hopefully you'll make it public :]
 
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