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Cisco WCS Administration

Introducing Cisco WCS and Cisco WCS Navigator

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WLAN Management Tools

Centralized location for managing devices

Management devices– WLAN controller– Controller-based access

points working with Cisco WCS Cisco Wireless

Location Appliance

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Cisco WCS Location Tracking

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Cisco WCS Location Tracking

RF “Closest AP” Pro: Simple with no new technology requirement Con: Limited accuracy; an AP can easily cover several thousand square feet

RF Triangulation Pro: More accurate than a single RF RSSI Con: Limited accuracy; does not account for effects of building material which

may cause reflection, attenuation or multipath

RF Fingerprinting Pro: GPS-like accuracy Con: More comprehensive (requires RF prediction tools) Cisco WCS uses fingerprinting

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Cisco WCS with Location Appliance

Cisco WCS with Location and Location Appliance accuracy 90% accuracy to within 10 meters, and 50% to within 5 meters

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Cisco WCS Versions

Five families: WCS-STANDARD-K9

– Base version on a single server, support for up to 500 APs. Location is closest AP.

WCS-LOC-UPG-K9 – Location version on a single server, support for up to 500 APs.

WCS-ENT-K9 – Supports up to 50,000 APs, on one single or several servers.

WCS-WLSE-UPG-K9 – For migration from 113X WLSE. License up to 2500 APs on a single

server. Base and Location versions available. AIR-WCS-DEMO-K9

– Fully functional 30-day license. Location, single-server version. Ten APs maximum.

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Cisco WCS Licenses

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Cisco Spectrum Intelligence Licenses

WCS-ADV-K9: – License key for one sensor, single server. Includes location

capabilities. WCS-ADV-SI-SE-10:

– License key for up to 10 sensors. Includes location capabilities. This license can be used as spare to be deployed on multiple servers.

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Cisco WCS Features

Flexible and secure network management system (NMS)– Intuitive GUI– Browser accessible via HTTPS– Device management via SNMP– Supports SNMP versions 1, 2 and 3– Complete API for integration– Solid SQL engine

Accurate WLAN planning Comprehensive system management Complete WLAN monitoring

– Portal into auto RF– Customized reporting

Accurate location tracking Ease of system maintenance

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Cisco WCS Home Page

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Cisco WCS System Management

Configuration similar to controller web interface

Audit and synchronize configurations

Advanced configuration policy templates

Backup and restoreconfigurations

Perform controller upgrades and downgrades

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Cisco WCS WLAN Monitoring

Hierarchical and centralized WLAN visibility General / Client / Security / Mesh

Detailed alarms and events

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Portal into WLAN PerformanceGives insight into critical WLAN measurements Noise Interference RSSI SNR

Profiles allow simplified interpretation

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Cisco WCS WLAN Planning

Allows for “what if” scenarios prior to installation of AP Map editor tool allows attenuation factors to be applied to objects

to modify RF prediction

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Cisco Spectrum Intelligence

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Cisco Spectrum Intelligence (Cont.)

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Cisco WCS Navigator Overview

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Cisco WCS Navigator Product Specifications

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Cisco WCS Navigator Features

Manages 20 WCS servers (Cisco WCS 4.1 version and later) Manages 30,000 LWAPP access points Report generation Search agent-client, tag, access point, rogue Database backup Regional Cisco WCS configuration Must use controllers with version 4.1or certain features will not be

available; such as client troubleshooting

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Adding Regional Cisco WCSAdding Regional Cisco WCS

Hostname of machine

Login credentials for regional Cisco WCS

IP address ofregional Cisco WCS

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Administration > AAA > Users WCS

Northbound API must be set.

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Network Summary

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Inventory Reports

APs: for the whole network or per Cisco WCS/controller

Combined inventory reports: all APs on all controllers and all Cisco WCSs

Controllers: whole network or per Cisco WCS

Location servers

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Summary

Cisco WCS is management software used to offer a single point of control for the whole wireless network.

It can also be used to track wireless devices and locate them on a map.

Several license versions exist, depending on the number of APs and Cisco WCS instances to manage.

Cisco WCS offers many features, such as central management, planning, or network statistics.

When more than 10,000 APs are to be controlled, Cisco WCS Navigator allows navigation among Cisco WCS instances.

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