Promotion not stackable with Fast Track discount. Valid while supplies last. Wirelessly connect to the Aironet Runs best practices by default, presence-based analytics and direct requests for functions. From a web browser or Cisco wireless app, use the setup wizard to enable multiple APs simultaneously. Wirelessly access the management dashboard to operate, monitor and troubleshoot your network. Designed for SMB networks, supports Management is very simple.
You pay for an AP and you pay for a license per AP for management. The dashboard is updated frequently with new features. Mobility Express differs in that you are only paying for the AP.
There is no license for the management portion. Some people like that. Once the SSID is up, authenticate and associate to it using the default password of password. The default IP address of the AP is Browse to the web interface of this IP address to initiate the configuration wizard.
The next step is to set up the controller. Fill in the details. The installation is supposed to be simple but you will need to know your network details. Next step is to configure wireless for your internal and guest networks.. Provide a network name and select your security. You can also be brave and use Open.
Set the VLAN for each wireless network. Again, as simple as it is to set up, you still need to know networking. The next step is to configure your RF Parameter Optimization. This step will ask the basic question of Client Density and in the back-end it will configure RF per the defaults built into the system.
From the Cisco Mobility Express configuration guide. In the next page you are asked to confirm your settings before applying. Once you confirm, the controller will apply the settings and reboot. Controller saves configuration. Takes a couple of minutes to come back up. We now have success. You are placed right into the Network Summary tab. Right away you see the new GUI. The new GUI stays throughout all configuration options. What I like best about this GUI is being able to see the status of your network and various clients quickly.
There are a few settings you can modify for your WLAN. Those would be your Radio Policy, Firewall which is rule-based. No layer 7 rules , and QoS settings. You get a lot more options in configuring your wireless network when you view the access point settings. Any changes to the access point or master controller will cause a short outage as it disables the wireless network and applies the new settings.
You have the option to easily modify the radio settings of the access point. For channel width you can go up to 80 MHz. No option to go MHz, not even in command-line. The access point summary tab provides a quick overview of your 2. There are several differentiators:.
HDX is a feature of the access point hardware, and if the access point supports a feature, Mobility Express also supports it. Flexible Radio Assignment is a feature of the access point hardware, and if the access point supports a feature, Mobility Express also supports it. Does Mobility Express get the benefits of the Apple and Cisco partnership innovations?
What type of roaming does Cisco Mobility Express support? Mobility Express supports Layer 2 roaming without mobility groups. Is redundancy supported on Cisco Mobility Express? Yes, all Mobility Express access points are capable of running the controller function. If the access point running the wireless LAN controller function goes down for any reason, another Mobility Express access point will be elected to run the wireless LAN controller function.
To have redundancy, it is recommended that you have at least two Mobility Express access points in the network. How do I upgrade the software for Mobility Express and connected access points? In addition, you can download software from Cisco. Mobility Express centrally manages the software image distribution for the access points connected to the virtual wireless LAN controller. No, Guest Anchor is not yet supported on Mobility Express. Navigate to the version you want to upgrade your Mobility Express deployment to and download the "Access Point image bundle" for that version.
In my case I want to upgrade to version 8. As you can see, the download size of the access point image bundle is way bigger than just downloading the image that runs on the Mobility Express Controller, which makes sense. Unzip the file you downloaded from Cisco and open the folder it contained. If you did everything right, you should have something like this:.
Caution, the next step is going to cause disruption to your network!! To manually proceed with the upgrade, click on Update. A few things are going to be triggered by your clicking on Update.
The first thing that happens is that the Mobility Express Controller is going to take a look at which access points are active in the deployment right now and then go to the TFTP-server to download the new image for each and every one of the access points. It will also download the new image for its own model.
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