About the Release Notes

This release notes document describes what is new or changed in this release, instructions to upgrade to this release, and open and resolved caveats for this release. Unless otherwise noted, in this document, Cisco Wireless Controllers are referred to as controllers, and Cisco lightweight access points are referred to as access points or APs.

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Revision History

Table 1. Revision History

Modification Date

Modification Details

April 18, 2019

Resolved Caveats—Added table Cisco Security Advisories Caveats.

Cisco Wireless Controller and Access Point Platforms

Supported Cisco Wireless Controller Platforms

The following Cisco Wireless Controller Platforms are supported in this release:

  • Cisco 2500 Series Wireless Controllers (Cisco 2504 Wireless Controller)

  • Cisco 5500 Series Wireless Controllers (Cisco 5508 and 5520 Wireless Controllers)

  • Cisco Flex 7500 Series Wireless Controllers (Cisco Flex 7510 Wireless Controller)

  • Cisco 8500 Series Wireless Controllers (Cisco 8510 and 8540 Wireless Controllers)

  • Cisco Virtual Wireless Controllers on VMware ESXi and Kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) systems.


    Note

    Kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) is supported in Cisco Wireless Release 8.1 and later releases. After KVM is deployed, we recommend that you do not downgrade to a Cisco Wireless release that is earlier than Release 8.1.
  • Cisco Wireless Controllers for High Availability for Cisco 2504 WLC, Cisco 5508 WLC, Cisco 5520 WLC, Cisco Wireless Services Module 2 (Cisco WiSM2), Cisco Flex 7510 WLC, Cisco 8510 WLC, and Cisco 8540 WLC.


    Note

    AP Stateful switchover (SSO) is not supported on Cisco 2504 WLCs.
  • Cisco WiSM2 for Catalyst 6500 Series Switches

  • Cisco Mobility Express Solution

Supported Access Point Platforms

The following access point platforms are supported in this release:

  • Cisco Aironet 1040 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 1140 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 1260 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 1600 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 1700 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 1810 Series OfficeExtend Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 1810W Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 1815 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 1830 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 1850 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 2600 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 2700 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 2800 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 3500 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 3600 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 3700 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 600 Series OfficeExtend Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 700 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 700W Series Access Points

  • Cisco AP802 Integrated Access Point

  • Cisco AP803 Integrated Access Point

  • Cisco ASA 5506W-AP702

  • Cisco Aironet 1530 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 1560 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Aironet 1570 Series Access Points

  • Cisco Industrial Wireless 3700 Series Access Points


    Note

    The Cisco 1040 Series, 1140 Series, and 1260 Series access points have feature parity with Cisco Wireless Release 8.0. Features introduced in Cisco Wireless Release 8.1 and later are not supported on these access points.



Note

Before you associate Cisco Aironet 1830 Series and 1850 Series APs with Cisco vWLC running Cisco 8.3.112.0 release software, you must upgrade the APs to Cisco 8.3.112.0 release.



Note

Cisco AP802 and AP803 are integrated access points on the Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISRs). For more information about the stock-keeping units (SKUs) for the AP802s and AP803s Cisco ISRs, see http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/routers/800-series-routers/brochure-listing.html. Before you use a Cisco AP802 series lightweight access point with Cisco Wireless Release 8.4, you must upgrade the software in the Cisco 800 Series ISRs to Cisco IOS 15.1(4)M or later releases.



Note

For information about Cisco Wireless software releases that support specific Cisco access point modules, see the "Software Release Support for Specific Access Point Modules" section in the Cisco Wireless Solutions Software Compatibility Matrix.


What's New in Release 8.3.150.0

There are no new features that are introduced in this release. For more information about updates in this release, see the Caveats section in this document.

Software Release Types and Recommendations

Table 2. Release Types

Release Type

Description

Benefit

Maintenance Deployment (MD)

Software releases that provide bug-fix support and ongoing software maintenance. These releases are categorized as Maintenance Deployment (MD).

These are long-living releases with ongoing software maintenance.

Provides you with a software release that offers stability and long support duration with periodic maintenance releases (MRs).

Early Deployment (ED)

Software releases that provide new features and new hardware platform support in addition to bug fixes. These releases are categorized as Early Deployment (ED).

These are short-lived releases.

Allows you to deploy the latest features and new hardware platforms or modules.

For detailed release recommendations, see the Guidelines for Cisco Wireless Software Release Migration Bulletin at:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/8500-series-wireless-controllers/bulletin-c25-730741.html

Upgrading Cisco Wireless Release

This section describes the guidelines and limitations that you must be aware of when you are upgrading the Cisco Wireless release and the procedure to upgrade.


Caution

Before you upgrade to this release, we recommend that you go through the following documents to understand various issues related to Cisco Wave 1 AP flash and the solution to address them:


Guidelines and Limitations

  • Before you upgrade to this release, we recommend that you remove the config network web-auth port 443 configuration, if present.

    Follow these steps to remove this configuration:

    1. Check if the configuration is present by entering this command:

    grep include "config network web-auth port 443" "show run-config startup-commands"

    2. If there are any matches, then remove this configuration by entering this command:

    config network web-auth port 0

    3. Save the configuration by entering this command:

    save config

    You can now go ahead with the upgrade procedure. For more information about why you are required to do this configuration, see CSCvi13589.

  • We recommend that you install Release 1.9.0.0 of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Field Upgrade Software (FUS), which is a special AES package that contains several system-related component upgrades. These include the bootloader, field recovery image, and FPGA/MCU firmware. Installing the FUS image requires special attention because it installs some critical firmware. The FUS image is independent of the runtime image. For more information, see https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/release/notes/fus_rn_OL-31390-01.html.


    Note

    If you are using a Cisco 2500 Series controller, you must install Release 1.9.0.0 or higher of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller FUS. This is not required if you are using other controller hardware models.

    Note

    The FUS image installation process reboots the Cisco WLC several times and reboots the runtime image. The entire process takes approximately 30 minutes. We recommend that you install the FUS image in a planned outage window.
  • Release 8.3 supports additional configuration options for 802.11r FT enable and disable. The additional configuration option is not valid for older releases. If you downgrade from Release 8.3.x to Release 8.2 or an earlier release, the additional configuration option is invalidated and defaulted to FT disable. When you reboot Cisco WLC with the downgraded image, invalid configurations are printed on the console. We recommend that you ignore this because there is no functional impact, and the configuration defaults to FT disable.

  • If you downgrade from Release 8.3.150.0 to a 7.x release, the trap configuration is lost and must be reconfigured.

  • If you downgrade from Release 8.3.150.0 to Release 8.1, the Cisco Aironet 1850 Series AP, whose mode prior to the downgrade was Sensor is shown to be in unknown mode after the downgrade. This is because the Sensor mode is not supported in Release 8.1.

  • If you have an IPv6-only network and are upgrading to Release 8.3.150.0 or a later release, ensure that the following is done:

    • Enable IPv4 and DHCPv4 on the network—Load a new Cisco WLC software image on all Cisco WLCs plus Supplementary AP Bundle images on the Cisco 2504 WLC, 5508 WLC, and WiSM2 or perform a predownload of AP images on the required Cisco WLCs.

    • Reboot Cisco WLC immediately or at the preset time.

    • Ensure that all Cisco APs are associated with Cisco WLC.

    • Disable IPv4 and DHCPv4 on the network.

  • After downloading new software to the Cisco APs, it is possible that a Cisco AP may get stuck in an “upgrading image” state. In such a case of a stranded Cisco AP, it may be necessary to forcefully reboot the Cisco WLC to download a new image or to reboot the Cisco WLC after the download of the new image. You can forcefully reboot the Cisco WLC by entering the reset system forced command.

  • It is not possible to download some of the older configurations from the Cisco WLC because of the Multicast and IP address validations. See the "Restrictions on Configuring Multicast Mode" section in the configuration guide for detailed information about platform support for Global Multicast and Multicast Mode.

  • If you upgrade from Release 8.0.110.0 to a later release, the config redundancy mobilitymac mac-addr command's setting is removed. You must manually reconfigure the mobility MAC address after the upgrade.

  • If you are upgrading from Release 8.0.140.0 or 8.0.15x.0 to a later release and also have the multiple country code feature configured, the feature configuration is corrupted after the upgrade. For more information, see CSCve41740.

  • If you have ACL configurations in a Cisco WLC, and downgrade from a 7.4 or later release to a 7.3 or earlier release, you might experience XML errors on rebooting the Cisco WLC. However, these errors do not have any impact on any of the functionalities or configurations.

  • If you are upgrading from a 7.4.x or an earlier release to a release later than 7.4, the Called Station ID type information is mapped to the RADIUS Accounting Called Station ID type; which, by default, is set to apradio-mac-ssid. You can configure the RADIUS Authentication Called Station ID type information by using the config radius auth callStationIdType command.

  • When FlexConnect APs (known as H-REAP APs in the 7.0.x releases) that are associated with a Cisco WLC that has all the 7.0.x software releases prior to Release 7.0.240.0, upgrade to Release 8.3.150.0, the APs lose the enabled VLAN support configuration. The VLAN mappings revert to the default values of the VLAN of the associated interface. The workaround is to upgrade from Release 7.0.240.0 and later 7.0.x releases to Release 8.3.150.0.


    Note

    In case of FlexConnect VLAN mapping deployment, we recommend that the deployment be done using FlexConnect groups. This allows you to recover VLAN mapping after an AP rejoins the Cisco WLC without having to manually reassign the VLAN mappings.
  • When a client sends an HTTP request, the Cisco WLC intercepts it for redirection to the login page. If the HTTP GET request that is intercepted by the Cisco WLC is longer than 2000 bytes, the Cisco WLC drops the packet. Track CSCuy81133 for a possible enhancement to address this restriction.

  • After you upgrade to Release 7.4, networks that were not affected by the existing preauthentication access control lists might not work because the rules are now enforced. That is, networks with clients configured with static DNS servers might not work unless the static server is defined in the preauthentication ACL.

  • On the Cisco Flex 7500 Series WLCs, if FIPS is enabled, the reduced boot options are displayed only after a bootloader upgrade.


    Note

    Bootloader upgrade is not required if FIPS is disabled.
  • If you have to downgrade from one release to another, you might lose the configuration from your current release. The workaround is to reload the previous Cisco WLC configuration files saved on the backup server, or to reconfigure the Cisco WLC.

  • It is not possible to directly upgrade to Release 8.3.150.0 release from a release that is earlier than Release 7.0.98.0.

  • You can upgrade or downgrade the Cisco WLC software only between certain releases. In some instances, you must first install an intermediate release prior to upgrading to Release 8.3.150.0. The following table shows the upgrade path that you must follow before downloading Release 8.3.150.0.


    Note

    If you upgrade directly to 7.6.x or a later release from a release that is earlier than 7.5, the predownload functionality on Cisco Aironet 2600 and 3600 APs fails. The predownload functionality failure is only a one-time failure. After the upgrade to 7.6.x or a later release, the new image is loaded on the said Cisco APs, and the predownload functionality works as expected.

For detailed release recommendations, see the Guidelines for Cisco Wireless Software Release Migration Bulletin at: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/8500-series-wireless-controllers/bulletin-c25-738147.html

Table 3. Upgrade Path to Cisco Wireless Software Release 8.3.150.0

Current Software Release

Upgrade Path to 8.3.150.0 Software

8.0.x

You can upgrade directly to Release 8.3.150.0.

8.2.x

You can upgrade directly to Release 8.3.150.0.

See the "Changes in Images and Installation Procedure for Cisco 2504 WLC, Cisco 5508 WLC, and Cisco WiSM2" section in the 8.3 release notes about special upgrade instructions for Cisco 2504 WLC, 5508 WLC, and WiSM2.

8.3.x

You can upgrade directly to Release 8.3.150.0.

  • When you upgrade the Cisco WLC to an intermediate software release, you must wait until all of the access points that are associated with the Cisco WLC are upgraded to the intermediate release before you install the latest Cisco WLC software. In large networks, it can take some time to download the software on each access point.

  • You can upgrade to a new release of the Cisco WLC software or downgrade to an earlier release even if Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) is enabled.

  • When you upgrade to the latest software release, the software on the access points associated with the Cisco WLC is also automatically upgraded. When an access point is loading software, each of its LEDs blinks in succession.

  • We recommend that you access the Cisco WLC GUI using Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or a later version or Mozilla Firefox 32 or a later version.


    Note

    Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 might fail to connect over HTTPS because of compatibility issues. In such cases, you can explicitly enable SSLv3 by entering the config network secureweb sslv3 enable command.
  • Cisco WLCs support standard SNMP MIB files. MIBs can be downloaded from the Software Center on Cisco.com.

  • The Cisco WLC software is factory installed on your Cisco WLC and is automatically downloaded to the access points after a release upgrade and whenever an access point joins a Cisco WLC. We recommend that you install the latest software version available for maximum operational benefit.

  • Ensure that you have a TFTP, FTP, or SFTP server available for the software upgrade. Follow these guidelines when setting up a server:

    • Ensure that your TFTP server supports files that are larger than the size of Cisco WLC software Release 8.3.150.0. Some TFTP servers that support files of this size are tftpd32 and the TFTP server within the Prime Infrastructure. If you attempt to download the 8.3.150.0 Cisco WLC software and your TFTP server does not support files of this size, the following error message appears: TFTP failure while storing in flash.

    • If you are upgrading through the distribution system network port, the TFTP or FTP server can be on the same subnet or a different subnet because the distribution system port is routable.

  • When you plug a Cisco WLC into an AC power source, the bootup script and power-on self test is run to initialize the system. During this time, press Esc to display the bootloader Boot Options menu. The menu options for the Cisco 5500 Series WLC differ from the menu options for the other Cisco WLC platforms.

    Bootloader menu for Cisco 5508 WLC:

    Boot Options
    Please choose an option from below:
    1. Run primary image
    2. Run backup image
    3. Change active boot image
    4. Clear Configuration
    5. Format FLASH Drive
    6. Manually update images
    Please enter your choice:

    Bootloader menu for other Cisco WLC platforms:

    Boot Options
    Please choose an option from below:
    1. Run primary image
    2. Run backup image
    3. Manually update images
    4. Change active boot image
    5. Clear Configuration
    Please enter your choice:

    Enter 1 to run the current software, enter 2 to run the previous software, enter 4 (on Cisco 5508 WLC), or enter 5 (on Cisco WLC platforms other than 5508 WLC) to run the current software and set the Cisco WLC configuration to factory defaults. Do not choose the other options unless directed to do so.


    Note

    See the Installation Guide or the Quick Start Guide pertaining to your Cisco WLC platform for more details on running the bootup script and power-on self test.
  • The Cisco WLC bootloader stores a copy of the active primary image and the backup image. If the primary image becomes corrupted, you can use the bootloader to boot with the backup image.

    With the backup image stored before rebooting, choose Option 2: Run Backup Image from the boot menu to boot from the backup image. Then, upgrade with a known working image and reboot the Cisco WLC.

  • You can control the addresses that are sent in the Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) discovery responses when NAT is enabled on the Management Interface using the following command:

    config network ap-discovery nat-ip-only {enable | disable}

    Here:

    enable —Enables use of NAT IP only in a discovery response. This is the default. Use this command if all the APs are outside the NAT gateway.

    disable —Enables use of both NAT IP and non-NAT IP in a discovery response. Use this command if APs are on the inside and outside the NAT gateway, for example, Local Mode and OfficeExtend APs are on the same Cisco WLC.


    Note

    To avoid stranding of APs, you must disable AP link latency (if enabled) before you use the disable option for the config network ap-discovery nat-ip-only command. To disable AP link latency, use the config ap link-latency disable all command.
  • You can configure 802.1p tagging by using the config qos dot1p-tag {bronze | silver | gold | platinum} command. For Release 7.2.103.0 and later releases, if you tag 802.1p packets, the tagging has an impact on only wired packets. Wireless packets are impacted only by the maximum priority level set for QoS.

  • You can reduce the network downtime using the following options:

    • You can predownload the AP image.

    • For FlexConnect access points, use the FlexConnect AP upgrade feature to reduce traffic between the Cisco WLC and the AP (main site and the branch). For more information about the FlexConnect AP upgrade feature, see the Cisco Wireless Controller Configuration Guide.

  • Do not power down the Cisco WLC or any access point during the upgrade process; otherwise, you might corrupt the software image. Upgrading a Cisco WLC with a large number of access points can take as long as 30 minutes, depending on the size of your network. However, with the increased number of concurrent access point upgrades supported, the upgrade time should be significantly reduced. The access points must remain powered, and the Cisco WLC must not be reset during this time.

  • To downgrade from Release 8.3.150.0 to Release 6.0 or an earlier release, perform either of these tasks:

    • Delete all the WLANs that are mapped to interface groups, and create new ones.

    • Ensure that all the WLANs are mapped to interfaces rather than interface groups.

  • After you perform the following functions on the Cisco WLC, reboot the Cisco WLC for the changes to take effect:

    • Enable or disable link aggregation (LAG)

    • Enable a feature that is dependent on certificates (such as HTTPS and web authentication)

    • Add a new license or modify an existing license

    • Increase the priority of a license

    • Enable HA

    • Install the SSL certificate

    • Configure the database size

    • Install the vendor-device certificate

    • Download the CA certificate

    • Upload the configuration file

    • Install the Web Authentication certificate

    • Make changes to the management interface or the virtual interface

    • Make changes to TCP MSS settings

Changes in Images and Installation Procedure for Cisco 2504, 5508 WLC, and Cisco WiSM2

Due to an increase in the size of the Release 8.3.150.0 Cisco WLC software image, the Cisco 2504 WLC, Cisco 5508 WLC, and Cisco WiSM2 software images are split into the following two images:

  • Base Install image, which includes the Cisco WLC image and a subset of AP images (excluding some mesh AP images and AP80x images) that are packaged in the Supplementary AP Bundle image

  • Supplementary AP Bundle image, which includes AP images that are excluded from the Base Install image. The APs that feature in the Supplementary AP Bundle image are:

    • AP802

    • Cisco Aironet 1530 Series AP

    • Cisco Aironet 1550 Series AP (with 64-MB memory)

    • Cisco Aironet 1550 Series AP (with 128-MB memory)

    • Cisco Aironet 1570 Series APs


Note

There is no change with respect to the rest of the Cisco WLC platforms.

Image Details

The following table lists the Cisco WLC images that you have to download to upgrade to Release 8.3.150.0 for the applicable Cisco WLC platforms:

Table 4. Image Details of Cisco 2504 WLC, 5508 WLC, and WiSM2

Cisco WLC

Base Install Image

Supplementary AP Bundle Image

Cisco 2504 WLC

AIR-CT2500-K9-8-3-150-0.aes

AIR-CT2500-AP_BUNDLE-K9-8-3-150-0.aes

Cisco 5508 WLC

AIR-CT5500-K9-8-3-150-0.aes

AIR-CT5500-LDPE-K9-8-3-150-0.aes

AIR-CT5500-AP_BUNDLE-K9-8-3-150-0.aes

AIR-CT5500-LDPE-AP_BUNDLE-K9-8-3-150-0.aes

Cisco WiSM2

AIR-WISM2-K9-8-3-150-0.aes

AIR-WISM2-AP_BUNDLE-K9-8-3-150-0.aes


Note

AP_BUNDLE or FUS installation files from Release 8.3 for the incumbent platforms should not be renamed because the filenames are used as indicators to not delete the backup image before starting the download. If renamed and if they do not contain “AP_BUNDLE” or “FUS” strings in their filenames, the backup image will be cleaned up before starting the file download, anticipating a bigger sized regular base image.

Upgrading to Cisco WLC Software Release 8.3.150.0 (GUI)

Procedure


Step 1

Upload your Cisco WLC configuration files to a server to back up the configuration files.

Note 
We highly recommend that you back up your Cisco WLC configuration files prior to upgrading the Cisco WLC software.
Step 2

Follow these steps to obtain Cisco Wireless Release 8.3.150.0 software:

  1. Browse to https://software.cisco.com/download/home.

  2. Choose Wireless from the center selection window.

  3. Click Wireless LAN Controllers. The following options are displayed. Depending on your Cisco WLC platform, select either of these options:

    • Integrated Controllers and Controller Modules

    • Mobility Express

    • Standalone Controllers

  4. Select the Cisco WLC model number or name.

    The Download Software page is displayed.
  5. The software releases are labeled as follows to help you determine which release to download. Click a Cisco WLC software release number:

    • Early Deployment (ED)—These software releases provide new features and new hardware platform support as well as bug fixes.

    • Maintenance Deployment (MD)—These software releases provide bug fixes and ongoing software maintenance.

    • Deferred (DF)—These software releases have been deferred. We recommend that you migrate to an upgraded release.

  6. Click the filename (filename.aes).

    Note 

    In Release 8.3.102.0, for Cisco 2504 WLC, Cisco 5508 WLC, and Cisco WiSM2, the Cisco WLC software image is split into two images: the Base Install image and the Supplementary AP Bundle image. Therefore, to upgrade to Release8.3.150.0, repeat Step 2 through Step 14 to complete the installation of both the Base Install image and the Supplementary AP Bundle image.

    Download the Supplementary AP Bundle image only if you are using any of these APs: AP802, Cisco Aironet 1530 Series AP, Cisco Aironet 1550 Series AP (with 64-MB memory), Cisco Aironet 1550 Series AP (with 128-MB memory), and/or Cisco Aironet 1570 Series APs. For more information, see the "Changes in Images and Installation Procedure for Cisco 2504 WLC, Cisco 5508 WLC, and Cisco WiSM2" section.

  7. Click Download.

  8. Read the Cisco End User Software License Agreement and click Agree.

  9. Save the file to your hard drive.

  10. Repeat steps a through i to download the remaining file.

Step 3

Copy the Cisco WLC software file (filename.aes) to the default directory on your TFTP, FTP, or SFTP server.

Step 4

(Optional) Disable the Cisco WLC 802.11a/n and 802.11b/g/n networks.

Note 
For busy networks, Cisco WLCs on high utilization, and small Cisco WLC platforms, we recommend that you disable the 802.11a/n and 802.11b/g/n networks as a precautionary measure.
Step 5

Choose Commands > Download File to open the Download File to Controller page.

Step 6

From the File Type drop-down list, choose Code.

Step 7

From the Transfer Mode drop-down list, choose TFTP, FTP, or SFTP.

Step 8

In the IP Address text box, enter the IP address of the TFTP, FTP, or SFTP server.

Step 9

If you are using a TFTP server, the default value of 10 retries for the Maximum Retries text field, and 6 seconds for the Timeout text field should work correctly without any adjustment. However, you can change these values, if desired. To do so, enter the maximum number of times that the TFTP server attempts to download the software in the Maximum Retries text box and the amount of time (in seconds) for which the TFTP server attempts to download the software, in the Timeout text box.

Step 10

In the File Path text box, enter the directory path of the software.

Step 11

In the File Name text box, enter the name of the software file (filename.aes).

Step 12

If you are using an FTP server, perform these steps:

  1. In the Server Login Username text box, enter the username with which to log on to the FTP server.

  2. In the Server Login Password text box, enter the password with which to log on to the FTP server.

  3. In the Server Port Number text box, enter the port number on the FTP server through which the download occurs. The default value is 21.

Step 13

Click Download to download the software to the Cisco WLC.

A message appears indicating the status of the download.

Note 

In Release 8.3.102.0, for Cisco 2504 WLC, Cisco 5508 WLC, and Cisco WiSM2, the Cisco WLC software image is split into two images: the Base Install image and the Supplementary AP Bundle image. Therefore, to upgrade to Release8.3.150.0, repeat Step 2 through Step 14 to complete the installation of both the Base Install image and the Supplementary AP Bundle image.

Download the Supplementary AP Bundle image only if you are using any of these APs: AP802, Cisco Aironet 1530 Series AP, Cisco Aironet 1550 Series AP (with 64-MB memory), Cisco Aironet 1550 Series AP (with 128-MB memory), and/or Cisco Aironet 1570 Series APs.

Note 
Ensure that you choose the File Type as Code for both the images.
Step 14

After the download is complete, click Reboot.

Step 15

If you are prompted to save your changes, click Save and Reboot.

Step 16

Click OK to confirm your decision to reboot the Cisco WLC.

Step 17

For Cisco WiSM2 on the Catalyst switch, check the port channel and re-enable the port channel if necessary.

Step 18

If you have disabled the 802.11a/n and 802.11b/g/n networks, re-enable them.

Step 19

To verify that the 8.3.150.0 Cisco WLC software is installed on your Cisco WLC, click Monitor on the Cisco WLC GUI and view the Software Version field under Controller Summary.


CIMC Utility Upgrade for 5520 and 8540 Controllers

The AIR-CT5520-K9 and AIR-CT8540-K9 controller models are based on Cisco UCS server C series, C220 and C240 M4 respectively. These controller models have CIMC utility that can edit or monitor low-level physical parts such as power, memory, disks, fan, temperature, and provide remote console access to the controllers.

We recommend that you upgrade the CIMC utility to Version 3.0(4d) that has been certified to be used with these controllers. Controllers that have older versions of CIMC installed are susceptible to rebooting without being able to access FlexFlash, with the result that the manufacturing certificates are unavailable, and thus SSH and HTTPS connections will fail, and access points will be unable to join. See: CSCvo33873.

The CIMC 3.0(4d) images are available at the following locations

Table 5. CIMC Utility Software Image Information

Controller

Link to Download the CIMC Utility Software Image

Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286281345/type/283850974/release/3.0%25284d%2529

Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286281356/type/283850974/release/3.0%25284d%2529

For information about upgrading the CIMC utility, see the "Updating the Firmware on Cisco UCS C-Series Servers" chapter in the Cisco Host Upgrade Utility 3.0 User Guide:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/c/sw/lomug/2-0-x/3_0/b_huu_3_0_1/b_huu_2_0_13_chapter_011.html

Updating Firmware Using the Update All Option

This section mentions specific details when using CIMC utility with Cisco 5520 or 8540 controllers. For general information about the software and UCS chassis, see Release Notes for Cisco UCS C-Series Software, Release 3.0(4) at:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/release/notes/b_UCS_C-Series_Release_Notes_3_0_4.html

Table 6. Open Caveats for Release 3.0(4d)

Caveat ID

Description

CSCvj80941

After upgrading CIMC to 3.04d, only after power reset, UCS-based controller is coming up.

CSCvj80915

Not able to logon to the CIMC GUI with the username and password that are configured from the controller.

Table 7. Resolved Caveats for Release 3.0(4d)

Caveat ID

Description

CSCvd86049

Symptom: The system will stop working or reboot during OS operation with PROCHOT, MEMHOT, and DMI Timeout-related events reported in the System Event Log (SEL).

Conditions: C220-M4 or C240-M4

Workaround: No workaround is available.

This bug fix changes the default BIOS option for ASPM (Active State Power Management) from 'L1 only' to 'Disabled', and the ASPM setting can no longer be modified. This change was made to help increase system stability and eliminate some system crash scenarios.

CSCvf78458

Symptom: The system will stop working or reboot during OS operation with PROCHOT, MEMHOT, and DMI Timeout-related events reported in the System Event Log (SEL).

Conditions: C220-M4 or C240-M4

Workaround: No workaround is available.

This bug fix changes the BIOS option "Package C-State limit" default value from C6 Retention to C0/C1 to help increase system stability and eliminate some crash scenarios.

Once upgraded, reset the BIOS settings to default or manually change Package C-State limit to C0/C1.

Interoperability With Other Clients in Release 8.3.15x.0

This section describes the interoperability of Cisco WLC Software, Release 8.3.15x.0 with other client devices.

The following table describes the configuration used for testing the client devices.

Test Bed Configuration for Interoperability

Hardware/Software Parameter

Hardware/Software Configuration Type

Release

8.3.15x.0

Cisco WLC

Cisco 55xx Series Wireless Controller

Access points

AIR-CAP3802E-B-K9, AIR-AP1852E-B-K9, AIR-CAP3602E-A-K9

Radio

802.11ac, 802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11n (2.4 GHz / 5.0 GHz)

Security

Open, PSK (WPA-TKIP-WPA2-AES), 802.1X (WPA-TKIP-WPA2-AES) (EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS)

RADIUS

ISE 2.2, ISE 2.3

Types of tests

Connectivity, traffic (ICMP), and roaming between two APs

The following table lists the client types on which the tests were conducted. The clients included laptops, handheld devices, phones, and printers.

Table 8. Laptop

Client Name

Version Details

Intel 6300

15.16.0.2

Intel 6205

15.16.0.2

Intel 7260

18.33.3.2

Intel 7265

19.10.1.2

Intel 3160

18.40.0.9

Intel 8260

19.10.1.2

Intel 9260

20.20.2.2

Broadcom 4360

6.30.163.2005

Dell 1520/Broadcom 43224HMS

5.60.48.18

Dell 1530 (Broadcom BCM4359)

5.100.235.12

Dell 1560

6.30.223.262

Dell 1540

6.30.223.215

Samsung Chromebook

55.0.2883.103

HP Chromebook

55.0.2883.103

MacBook Pro

OSX 10.11.6

MacBook Air old

OSX 10.11.5

MacBook Air new

OSX 10.12.2

Macbook Pro with Retina Display

OSX 10.12

Macbook New 2015

OSX 10.12.4

Table 9. Tablets

Client Name

Version Details

Apple iPad2

iOS 10

Apple iPad 3

iOS 10

Apple iPad mini with Retina display

iOS 10

Apple iPad Air

iOS 10

Apple iPad Air 2

iOS 11

Apple iPad Pro

iOS 11.0.3

Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro SM-T320

Android 4.4.2

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1- 2014 SM-P600

Android 4.4.2

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 - SM-N900

Android 5.0

Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Windows 8.1

Driver: 15.68.3093.197

Microsoft Surface Pro 2

Windows 8.1

Driver: 14.69.24039.134

Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Windows 10

Driver: 15.68.9040.67

Google Nexus 9

Android 6.0.1

Google 10.2" Pixel C

Andriod 7.1.1

Toshiba Thrive AT105

Android 4.0.4

Table 10. Mobile Devices

Client Name

Version Details

Apple iPhone 4s

iOS 10.2.1

Apple iPhone 5

iOS 10.2.1

Apple iPhone 5c

iOS 10.3.1

Apple iPhone 5s

iOS 10.2.1

Apple iPhone 6

iOS 10.3.1

Apple iPhone 6 Plus

iOS 10.3.1

Apple iPhone 6s

iOS 10.2.1

Apple iPhone 7

iOS 11.2.5

Apple iPhone X

iOS 11.1.2

Cisco 7925G-EX

CP7925G-1.4.8.4.LOADS

Cisco 7926G

CP7925G-1.4.5.3.LOADS

Cisco 8821

sip8821.11-0-3ES2-1

Cisco 8861

Sip88xx.10-2-1-16

Cisco-9971

sip9971.9-4-1-9

Google Nexus 5

Android 6.0.1

Google Nexus 5X

Android 8.0.0

Google Pixel

Android 7.1.1

HTC One

Android 5.0

LG G4

Android 5.1

Nokia Lumia 1520

Windows Phone 8.10.14219.341

OnePlus One

Android 4.3

OnePlus Three

Android 6.0.1

Samsung Galaxy Mega SM900

Android 4.4.2

Samsung Galaxy Nexus GTI9200

Android 4.4.2

Samsung Galaxy S III

Android 4.3

Samsung Galaxy S4

Android 5.0.1

Samsung Galaxy S4 T-I9500

Android 5.0.1

Samsung Galaxy S5

Android 4.4.2

Samsung Galaxy S5-SM-G900A

Android 4.4.2

Samsung Galaxy S6

Android 7.0

Samsung Galaxy S7

Android 7.0

Sony Xperia Z Ultra

Android 4.4.2

Vocera Badge

B3000 and B3000N

Xiaomi Mi 4c

Android 5.1

Xiaomi Mi 4i

Android 6.0.1

Table 11. Printers

Client Name

Version Details

HP Color LaserJet Pro M452nw

2.4.0.125

Features Not Supported on Cisco WLC Platforms

This section lists the features that are not supported on the different Cisco WLC platforms:


Note

In a converged access environment that has Cisco WLCs running AireOS code, High Availability Client SSO and native IPv6 are not supported.

Key Features Not Supported on Cisco 2504 WLCs

  • Autoinstall

  • Cisco WLC integration with Lync SDN API

  • Application Visibility and Control (AVC) for FlexConnect local switched access points

  • Application Visibility and Control (AVC) for FlexConnect centrally switched access points


    Note

    However, AVC for local mode APs is supported. If you are using a Cisco 2500 Series controller and you intend to use the Application Visibility and Control (AVC) and NetFlow protocol features, you must install Release 1.9.0.0 of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller FUS. This is not required if you are using other controller hardware models.


  • URL ACL

  • Bandwidth Contract

  • Service Port

  • AppleTalk Bridging

  • Right-to-Use Licensing

  • PMIPv6

  • EoGRE

  • AP Stateful Switchover (SSO) and client SSO

  • Multicast-to-Unicast

  • Cisco Smart Software Licensing


Note

The features that are not supported on Cisco WiSM2 and Cisco 5508 WLC are not supported on Cisco 2504 WLCs too.



Note

Directly connected APs are supported only in the local mode.


Key Features Not Supported on WiSM2 and Cisco 5508 WLCs

  • Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)

  • Port Mirroring

  • VPN Termination (such as IPsec and L2TP)

  • VPN Passthrough Option


    Note

    You can replicate this functionality on a Cisco 5500 Series WLC by creating an open WLAN using an ACL.


  • Configuration of 802.3 bridging, AppleTalk, and Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)

  • Fragmented pings on any interface

  • Right-to-Use Licensing

  • Cisco 5508 WLC cannot function as mobility controller (MC). However, Cisco 5508 WLC can function as guest anchor in a New Mobility environment.

  • Cisco Smart Software Licensing

Key Features Not Supported on Cisco Flex 7510 WLCs

  • Static AP-manager interface


    Note

    For Cisco Flex 7500 Series WLCs, it is not necessary to configure an AP-manager interface. The management interface acts as an AP-manager interface by default, and the access points can join on this interface.


  • IPv6 and Dual Stack client visibility


    Note

    IPv6 client bridging and Router Advertisement Guard are supported.


  • Internal DHCP server

  • Access points in local mode


    Note

    An AP associated with the Cisco WLC in the local mode should be converted to the FlexConnect mode or monitor mode, either manually or by enabling the autoconvert feature. On the Cisco Flex 7500 WLC CLI, enable the autoconvert feature by entering the config ap autoconvert enable command.


  • Mesh (use Flex + Bridge mode for mesh-enabled FlexConnect deployments)

  • Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)

  • Cisco Flex 7500 Series WLC cannot be configured as a guest anchor Cisco WLC. However, it can be configured as a foreign Cisco WLC to tunnel guest traffic to a guest anchor Cisco WLC in a DMZ.

  • Multicast


    Note

    FlexConnect local-switched multicast traffic is bridged transparently for both wired and wireless on the same VLAN. FlexConnect access points do not limit traffic based on Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) or MLD snooping.


  • PMIPv6

  • Cisco Smart Software Licensing

  • EoGRE

Key Features Not Supported on Cisco 5520, 8510, and 8540 WLCs

  • Internal DHCP Server

  • Mobility controller functionality in converged access mode


    Note

    Cisco Smart Software Licensing is not supported on Cisco 8510 WLC.
  • Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)

  • Port Mirroring

  • VPN Termination (such as IPsec and L2TP)

  • VPN Passthrough Option


    Note

    You can replicate this functionality by creating an open WLAN using an ACL.


  • Configuration of 802.3 bridging, AppleTalk, and Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)

  • Fragmented pings on any interface

  • Cisco 5520, 8510, and 8540 WLCs cannot function as mobility controller (MC). However, they can function as guest anchor in a New Mobility environment.

Key Features Not Supported on Cisco Virtual WLCs

  • Internal DHCP server

  • TrustSec SXP

  • Access points in local mode

  • Mobility/Guest Anchor

  • Wired Guest

  • Multicast


    Note

    FlexConnect local-switched multicast traffic is bridged transparently for both wired and wireless on the same VLAN. FlexConnect access points do not limit traffic based on IGMP or MLD snooping.


  • FlexConnect central switching in large-scale deployments


    Note

    • FlexConnect central switching is supported in only small-scale deployments, wherein the total traffic on Cisco WLC ports is not more than 500 Mbps.

    • FlexConnect local switching is supported.


  • AP and Client SSO in High Availability

  • PMIPv6

  • Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS)

  • EoGRE (Supported in only local switching mode)

  • Workgroup Bridges

  • Client downstream rate limiting for central switching

  • SHA2 certificates

  • Cisco WLC integration with Lync SDN API

  • Cisco OfficeExtend Access Points

Features Not Supported on Access Point Platforms

Key Features Not Supported on Cisco Aironet 1520 and 1550 APs (with 64 MB memory)

  • PPPoE

  • PMIPv6

  • EoGRE

See the amount of memory in a Cisco Aironet 1550 AP by entering this command in Cisco WLC CLI:

show mesh ap summary

Key Features Not Supported on Cisco Aironet 1560, 1810 OEAP, 1810W, 1815, 1830, 1850, 2800, and 3800 Series APs

Table 12. Key Features Not Supported on Cisco Aironet 1560, 1810 OEAP, 1810W, 1815, 1830, 1850, 2800 and 3800 Series APs

Operational Modes

  • Spectrum Expert Connect

  • Autonomous Bridge and Workgroup Bridge (WGB) mode

  • Mesh mode

  • Flex plus Mesh

  • 802.1x supplicant for AP authentication on the wired port

  • Link aggregation (LAG) behind NAT/PAT environment

Protocols

  • 802.11u

  • Full Cisco Compatible Extensions (CCX) support

  • Rogue Location Discovery Protocol (RLDP)

  • Native IPv6

  • Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) v3

Security

  • TrustSec SXP

  • CKIP, CMIC, and LEAP with Dynamic WEP

  • Static WEP for CKIP

  • WPA2 + TKIP

    Note 
    WPA +TKIP and TKIP + AES protocols are supported.

Quality of Service

  • Cisco Air Time Fairness (ATF)

Location Services

  • Data RSSI (Fast Locate)

FlexConnect Features

  • Per Client AAA (QoS Override)

  • Bidirectional rate-limiting

  • Split Tunneling

  • EoGRE

  • PPPoE

  • Multicast to Unicast (MC2UC)

  • Traffic Specification (TSpec)

  • Cisco Compatible Extensions (CCX)

  • Call Admission Control (CAC)

  • DHCP Option 60

  • NAT/PAT support

  • VSA/Realm Match Authentication

  • Link aggregation (LAG)

  • MAC Authentication Flex Local Authentication

  • SIP snooping with FlexConnect in local switching mode

Key Features Not Supported on Cisco Aironet 1810 OEAP and 1810W Series APs

Table 13. Key Features Not Supported on Cisco Aironet 1810 OEAP and 1810W Series APs

Operational Modes

  • Monitor Mode

  • Mobility Express

Key Features Not Supported on Cisco Aironet 1830 and 1850 Series and 1815i APs

Table 14. Key Features Not Supported on Cisco Aironet 1830 and 1850 Series and 1815i APs

Operational Modes

  • Monitor Mode

Key Features Not Supported on Mesh Networks

  • Load-based call admission control (CAC). Mesh networks support only bandwidth-based CAC or static CAC

  • High availability (fast heartbeat and primary discovery join timer)

  • AP acting as supplicant with EAP-FASTv1 and 802.1X authentication

  • Access point join priority (mesh access points have a fixed priority)

  • Location-based services

Caveats

Open Caveats

Table 15. Open Caveats

Caveat ID Number

Description

CSCuw22659

Memory leak with QoS/AVC - PPM_FILTER_API, PPCP_PPM

CSCux23710

The observed behavior of Cisco IW3702 AP LED status is inconsistent in the CCO user guide

CSCux28505

Cisco 8510 WLC stopped working with high traffic during boot

CSCuy66962

Roaming fails with WLC not sending "Sent 1x initiate message"

CSCuz11374

Cisco WLC selects an incorrect DHCP relay even though it is configured on an interface

CSCuz18799

Cisco 3802 AP sends VHT SGI frames to STA that does not support SGI

CSCuz27736

Cisco 3800 AP on Flex-AP deauthenticates after FT roam (Freq- 3-4%)

CSCuz29774

Cisco 1852 APs lose connectivity to the ME controller when AVC is enabled

CSCuz33090

Cisco 3802 AP - antennas supported is always 4 in VHT Capabilities IE

CSCuz65017

Cisco 3800 AP not updating HT Op Mode bits in presence of legacy AP

CSCuz68479

Cisco 3800 AP: not reassembling wireless fragmented frames

CSCuz78490

DHCP: Usage indicator will not show 100% usage even if all IP's are in use

CSCva07048

WLC DP stopped working wqe stuck

CSCva07307

Voice tagged frames drop at AP radio after upgrade to 8.2 and later release

CSCva16449

Cisco 1552 APs not showing temperature on Cisco WLC on 8.2 release

CSCva25999

Rate limit not followed as per QoS Role defined for Guest user

CSCva29463

Cisco 3800 AP: WLAN client fails >=1500 bytes ICMP traffic in standalone mode

CSCva29554

FlexConnect AAA overridden ACL is not plumbed in the Cisco WLC

CSCva51719

QoS profile and priority mismatch in 1850 as primary AP in Cisco Mobility Express setup

CSCva53980

Issue in CleanAir when client serving band is 5 GHz

CSCva55165

IPv6 MLD from PMIPv6 client show client MAC on Layer 3 and Layer 2 switch

CSCva65380

Multicast mobility mode config enable with IP is not getting preserved

CSCva71002

WLC GUI client filter fails with spaces used in the client name

CSCva72044

Cisco 1572 mesh AP with no distance command implementation

CSCvb19483

Cisco 1852 ME unable to download login-banner

CSCvb72389

CWA: Redirect traffic from client goes through CAPWAP tunnel instead of VxLan

CSCvb89227

For last AP connection failure reason: messages not getting properly on join statistics

CSCvc03888

Cisco 5520 and 8540 controller on 8.4: T'put Performace Degradation for 102(small) pkt size

CSCvc25658

Cisco 2800,3800 padding from small CAPWAP fragments transmitted over the air to clients

CSCvc50667

New Mobility tunnel needs to be plumbed with DTLS version 1.0

CSCvc80047

Cisco AP reloads unexpectedly- dpaa_get_pool_id_from_ios_pool_ptr

CSCvc94490

URL filtering traffic is not getting blocked inside EOGRE tunnel

CSCvd31160

Cisco WLC shows cleared NAC clients with quarantine IP addresses

CSCve81183

Cisco 2800, 3800 APs - Rx hang in 8.2.154.17 release

CSCvf27533

Cisco 2800, 3800 AP in a constant reboot loop when wIPS sub-mode is enabled

CSCvf74377

AP3800 Sniffer mode: 802.11 acks, RTS, CTS, QoS Null packets do not get captured

CSCvf89335

Cisco 3700 AP stopped working with memory allocation failure CAPWAP

CSCvg44450

Cisco 2800,3800,1560 AP cannot forward packets downstream; 'Failed to get ARP entry for WLC'

CSCvg82156

Cisco 2802E AP: Radio1 reloads unexpectedly

CSCvg87547

AP: Client disconnected due to idle timeout wrongly kicking in when client is going to power save

CSCvg91770

Cisco 1810W AP stops to send data frame intermittently

CSCvg98078

AP with Flex AVC visibility Tx frames with sequence jumps causing client to not process packets

CSCvh21953

Cisco Aironet 1560, 1800, 2800 and 3800 Series Access Point Denial of Service Vulnerability

CSCvh30447

MAP changes its statically assigned non-backhaul channel after it rejoins RAP

CSCvh54235

Cisco 3800 AP FW stopped working on Radio 0

CSCvh67548

Cisco 1600AP sending de-auth frame with reason code 7 to Random MAC Address XX:XX:00:00:00:00

CSCvh67549

Cisco 8540 WLC Data Plane reloads unexpectedly on __udp_input

CSCvh81391

Cisco 2800, 3800 AP add CAPWAP ap-primed-join-timeout logic

CSCvh87451

Cisco 1832 AP Rx not working with AP not responding to probe requests

CSCvh89438

Cisco 8510 WLC SNMP Traps for duplicate IP reported with IP address inversely

CSCvh91290

Cisco Wave 2 APs need to send XID broadcast on client association for FlexConnect local switching

CSCvh97977

WLC Local Policy - Client Local Profiling assigns wrong Interface to Client

CSCvh98496

Fan failure errors seen after upgrade to 8.3.133.10 release

CSCvi01675

New Mobility with 3650MA and 5520 Achor - Guest users cannot reach DG on 8.3.x

CSCvi01918

Cisco 3702 AP: RRM stall - RF neighbor list empty on both WLC and AP on 5GHz

CSCvi02980

Cisco Controller becomes inaccessible with client rate limiting

CSCvi03824

Cisco Wave 2 APs reloads unexpectedly due to watchdog reset(capwapd) when AVC debug is enabled

CSCvi07609

Cisco 5520 WLC experiences fatal dataplane reloads unexpectedly at broffu_fp_dapi_cmd.c:4588

CSCvi09095

Radio Reset Tx jammed seen on both 8.3 and 8.5 releases

CSCvi09424

Layer 3 Roam fails back to L2 Anchor with MAC Filtering MAB

CSCvi10888

Cisco AP intermittently stops transmitting Beacon for 12 and 85 seconds

CSCvi42632

AP generating 'hostapd' core files, does not respond to EAPOL

CSCvi49114

Cisco 3700 AP: memory allocation issue on Cisco Wave 1 AP

CSCvi49590

Bad phase calibration values in Triggerfish EEPROM

CSCvi51372

Client unable to reach RUN state on anchor WLC with 802.1x + ISE NAC

CSCvi57213

Cisco 1832 AP unexpectedly reloads with 'PC is at __napi_complete+0x28/0x60'

CSCvi65222

802.11 arp-cache does not work if BVI VLAN and client VLAN are different

CSCvi73013

Cisco Wave 1 AP deauthenticating client due to idle timeout

CSCvi73402

Cisco 1810W AP not giving IPs to cell phones using WPA/TKIP protocol

CSCvi77457

Cisco 5520 WLC experiences fatal dataplane crash at broffu_fp_dapi_cmd.c:4588 -- Invalid Timer Wheel

CSCvi84734

Cisco 702w AP: client intermittently cannot connect- decrypt errors

CSCvi85464

AP specific configuration lost post ap reload - wlan-acl mappings and policies lost

CSCvi91017

The FlexConnect groups are missing in backup configuration file

CSCvi98357

Cisco AP1815I : reloads unexpectedly due to 'watchdog reset(sync_log)'

CSCvi98368

AP 1815I stops working due to kernel panic in radio driver, PC is at ieee80211_node_unauthorize+0x48

CSCvi98415

AP 1815I stopped working due to kernel panic during radio reset in 8.3.140.0

CSCvj04401

Client remains stuck in DHCP-REQD state on Anchor side unless ISE NAC is disabled on the anchor side

CSCvj27642

8540 WLC running version 8.3.135.0 reloads unexpectedly due to pmalloc detected memory corruption

CSCvj29270

Flex AP's WLAN-VLAN mapping mismatch in multiple controller scenarios

CSCvj32964

WGB is only allowing 8 MAC addresses pass traffic using 3802 AP [as CAPWAP AP and 3702 AP as WGB]

CSCvj36853

AP name corruption after upgrade

CSCvj41040

Cisco 1800 APs in Cisco FlexConnect mode, fail FT roam

CSCvj48316

AP3700: process "QoS stats process" causes unexpected reloads

CSCvj48364

Cisco Controller is generating client traps without a session-id

CSCvj62672

Cisco controller sending wrong NAS ID when AAA override is enabled

CSCvj72136

Cisco 2800, 3800 APs loose its ability to reach the default gateway

CSCvj77078

Cisco controller unexpectedly reboots on Dot1x_NW_MsgTask_1

CSCvk24360

Cisco controller's power supply status is incorrect when there is no power supply

CSCvk41068

Advance IPMI is not set and causing fan noise

CSCvk65908

Cisco 5520 controller reloads unexpectedly with taskname emWeb when checking "show tech-support"

CSCvk70860

WLC AVC Profile application rate limit causes all traffic drop

CSCvk79597

Frequent DFS detection

CSCvm00214

Cisco WiSM2 memory leak due to hotspot_anqp

CSCvm18273

Handling of Cisco 702W AP reloads due to memory limitation from 8.5release and other memleak fixes

CSCvm34641

Cisco controller is sending packets out to Gateway with DF =1 when inside header is set DF =0 -EoGRE

CSCvm48446

Unexpected reload in "Dot1x_NW_MsgTask_*"

CSCvm53457

Cisco AP reloads unexpectedly with Memory ALLOC Failed - LWAPP DHCP REAP process is bloated

CSCvm58235

Cisco 2802E AP with DART connector - custom RF profile not always applied properly to XOR

CSCvm65360

Cisco controller redirects to internal webauth login page after successful external webauth login

CSCvm80592

Cisco 2800 AP reloads unexpectedly with ERROR TAMD device 'ap-tam' heartbeat failure

CSCvn03560

Decrypt errors seen on Cisco 702 AP

CSCvn62176

Cisco 3802 series APs unable to associate clients when using UNII-1 Channels

CSCvn74026

1832 AP stops to send data frame intermittently even after upgrading to fixed version 8.3.143.4

CSCvo20540

Wave 2 AP rejecting association request on 5-GHz if it does not include 36Mbps

Resolved Caveats

Table 16. Resolved Caveats

Caveat ID Number

Description

CSCvf28459

Write of the Private File nvram:/lwapp_ap.cfg Failed on compare RCA needed (try = 1)

CSCvh56836

SFTP mode is not working

CSCvh65876

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CSCvh82606

LSC configurations are not persistent after certificate installation followed by system reboot

CSCvi02106

CDP-4-DUPLEX_MISMATCH log is seen when 2800/3800 & 1560 APs are connected to a Cisco Switch

CSCvi80205

[AP1552] ETSI domain Compliance and Throughput testing

CSCvi97023

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

CSCvj18900

TLS1.0 remains active on 85MR3

CSCvj70790

Cisco Aironet 1800, 2800, and 3800 Series AP ARP Request Handling DoS Vulnerability

CSCvj79479

Cisco 8500 Wireless LAN Controller web interface unvalidated web page redirect vulnerability

CSCvj95336

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CSCvk15043

Wave 1 APs - AP radio FW image install failure in the bootup loop

CSCvk15068

Cisco Wave 1 APs recovery logic for failure on primary image

CSCvk26732

New Flash recovery logic

CSCvk39545

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CSCvm15469

Evaluation of click-ap for CVE-2018-5391 (FragmentSmack)

CSCvm33617

Configuration file should not be modified due to low flash memory

CSCvn45914

[AP802] ETSI domain Compliance and Throughput testing

CSCvn80172

CIAM Alert: Multiple Vulnerabilities in curl

Table 17. Cisco Security Advisories Caveats

Caveat ID Number

Description

CSCvb35683

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCvd64417

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve58704

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve68131

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve82306

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve88013

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve90361

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve90365

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve91536

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve91601

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve92619

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve93039

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve93215

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve93547

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve94030

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve94052

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve94683

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve94821

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve94942

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve95046

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve95104

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve95848

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve95866

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve95898

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve95987

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve96534

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve96615

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve96858

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve96879

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve97734

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve97771

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve98357

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve98393

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve98434

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve99020

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve99072

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCve99744

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CSCvf01690

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software GUI Configuration Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

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Cisco Mobility Express Solution Release Notes

Overview


Note

The Cisco Mobility Express wireless network solution is available starting from Cisco Wireless Release 8.1.122.0.

The Cisco Mobility Express wireless network solution provides a wireless controller functionality bundled into the Cisco Aironet 1560, 1815, 1830, 1850, 2800, and 3800 Series access points.

In the Cisco Mobility Express wireless network solution, one AP, which runs the Cisco Mobility Express wireless controller, is designated as the primary AP. Other access points, referred to as Subordinate APs, associate to this primary AP.

The primary AP operates as a wireless controller, to manage and control the subordinate APs. It also operates as an AP to serve clients. The subordinate APs behave as normal lightweight APs to serve clients.

For more information about the solution, including the setup and configuration, see the Cisco Mobility Express User Guide for Release 8.3, at http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/access_point/mob_exp/83/user_guide/b_ME_User_Guide_83.html

Supported Cisco Aironet Access Points

APs Supported as Primary (Support Integrated Wireless Controller Capability)

APs Supported as Subordinate

Cisco Aironet 1560 Series

Cisco Aironet 1815i Access Point

Cisco Aironet 1830 Series

Cisco Aironet 1850 Series

Cisco Aironet 2800 Series

Cisco Aironet 3800 Series

In addition to the following, all the APs that are supported as primary APs are also supported as subordinate APs:

Cisco Aironet 700i Series

Cisco Aironet 700w Series

Cisco Aironet 1600 Series

Cisco Aironet 1700 Series

Cisco Aironet 1810W Series

Cisco Aironet 2600 Series

Cisco Aironet 2700 Series

Cisco Aironet 3500 Series

Cisco Aironet 3600 Series

Cisco Aironet 3700 Series

Cisco Mobility Express Features

There are no new features and functionalities introduced in this release.

The following are existing features, with continued support in the current release:


Note

Even if the Cisco AP is 802.3ad (LACP)-compliant, link aggregation groups (LAG) are not supported on the AP while it has a Cisco Mobility Express software image.
  • Support for the following access points:

    • Cisco Aironet 1560 Series

    • Cisco Aironet 1815 Series

    • Cisco Aironet 2800 Series

    • Cisco Aironet 3800 Series

  • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Version 3 polling; configurable through the GUI.

  • Support for the Flexible Radio Assignment (FRA) functionality for the radio in slot 0 on Cisco Aironet 3800 Series access points. FRA automatically detects when a high number of devices are connected to a network, and changes the dual radios in an access point from 2.4GHz/5GHz to 5GHz/5GHz to serve more clients.

  • Improvements in software update and access point image management with direct download from Cisco.com.

  • Integration with Cisco CMX Cloud for both guest services and presence analytics. This is enabled by the integrated cloud connector on the Cisco Mobility Express controller for seamless integration and easier provisioning.

  • Localization to Japanese and Korean for the Cisco Mobility Express controller GUI.

  • Setting up and managing an internal DHCP server through the GUI.

  • Importing a customized guest login page.

  • Forced failover to a specified AP as primary.

  • Scalability:

    • Up to 25 APs

    • Up to 16 WLANs

    • Up to 100 rogue APs

    • Up to 1000 rogue clients

  • License—Does not require any licenses (Cisco Right-To-Use License or Swift) for APs.

  • Operation— The primary AP can concurrently function as controller (to manage APs) and as an AP (to serve clients).

  • GUI and CLI-based initial configuration wizards.

  • Up to three Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers, with support for FQDN names.

  • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Version 3 polling, configurable through the CLI.

  • IEEE 802.11r with support for Over-the-Air Fast BSS transition method, Over-the-DS Fast BSS transition method, and Fast Transition PSK authentication. Fast BSS transition methods are supported via CLI only.

  • CCKM, supported via CLI only.

  • Client ping test

  • Changing the country code on the controller and APs on the network, via the controller GUI.

  • Syslog messaging towards external server.

  • Software image download using TFTP and HTTP.

  • Priming at distribution site.

  • Default Service Set Identifier (SSID), set from factory. Available for initial provisioning only.

  • Management through the web interface Monitoring Dashboard.

  • Cisco Wireless Controller Best Practices.

  • Quality of Service (QoS).

  • Multicast with default settings.

  • Application Visibility and Control (AVC)—Limited HTTP, with only Application Visibility and not Control. Deep Packet inspection with 1,500+ signatures.

  • WLAN access control lists (ACLs).

  • Roaming—Layer 2 roaming without mobility groups.

  • IPv6—For client bridging only.

  • High Density Experience (HDX)—Supported when managing APs that support HDX.

  • Radio Resource Management (RRM)—Supported within AP group only.

  • WPA2 Security.

  • WLAN-VLAN mapping.

  • Guest WLAN login with Web Authorization.

  • Local EAP Authentication (local RADIUS server).

  • Local profile.

  • Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server.

  • Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) and Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP).

  • Clean Air.

  • Simple Network Management Protocol—SNMPv1, by default, and SNMPv2c.

  • Management—SSH, Telnet, Admin users.

  • Reset to factory defaults.

  • Serviceability—Core file and core options, Logging and syslog.

  • Cisco Prime Infrastructure.

  • BYOD—Onboarding only.

  • UX regulatory domain.

  • Authentication, Authorization, Accounting (AAA) Override.

  • IEEE 802.11k

  • IEEE 802.11r

  • Supported—Over-the-Air Fast BSS transition method

  • Not Supported—Over-the-DS Fast BSS transition and Fast Transition PSK authentication

  • Passive Client

  • Voice with Call Admission Control (CAC), with Traffic Specification (TSpec)

  • Fast SSID Changing

  • Terminal Access Controller Access Control System (TACACS)

  • Management over wireless

  • High Availability and Redundancy—Built-in redundancy mechanism to self-select a primary AP and to select a new AP as primary in case of a failure. Supported using VRRP.

  • Software upgrade with preimage download

  • Migration to controller-based deployment.

Compatibility with Other Cisco Wireless Solutions

See the Cisco Wireless Solutions Software Compatibility Matrix, at: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/compatibility/matrix/compatibility-matrix.html

Software Release Information

The following table lists the Cisco Mobility Express software for Cisco Wireless 8.3.150.0.

Access Points Supported As Primary

Software to be Used only for Conversion from Unified Wireless Network Lightweight AP Software To Cisco Mobility Express Software

AP Software Image Bundle, to be Used for Software Update, or Supported Access Point Images, or Both

1560

AIR-AP1560-K9-8-3-150-0.tar

AIR-AP1560-K9-ME-8-3-150-0.zip

1815

AIR-AP1815-K9-8-3-150-0.tar

AIR-AP1815-K9-ME-8-3-150-0.zip

1830

AIR-AP1830-K9-8-3-150-0.tar

AIR-AP1830-K9-ME-8-3-150-0.zip

1850

AIR-AP1850-K9-8-3-150-0.tar

AIR-AP1850-K9-ME-8-3-150-0.zip

2800

AIR-AP2800-K9-8-3-150-0.tar

AIR-AP2800-K9-ME-8-3-150-0.zip

3800

AIR-AP3800-K9-8-3-150-0.tar

AIR-AP3800-K9-ME-8-3-150-0.zip

Installing Mobility Express Software

See the “Getting Started” section in the Mobility Express User Guide at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/access_point/mob_exp/83/user_guide/b_ME_User_Guide_83.html

Caveats

The open caveats applicable to the Cisco Mobility Express solution are listed under the Open Caveats section. All caveats associated with the Cisco Mobility Express solution have Cisco Mobility Express specified in the headline.