1042 and all things 7.0

Well folks, just as I predicted over three years ago, Cisco is releasing a low cost 802.11n replacement for the 1010. The new 1042 single radio unit boasts an affordable $495.00 price tag which when discounted makes the AP very attractive to the K-12 market and lower tiered commercial accounts!

WPA/WPA2 Vulnerabilities

We have all heard the news of WPA with TKIP being vulnerable but have you heard of man in the middle attacks against WPA2? Read this document and see where Airtight is claiming to find a "NEW" vulnerability. This is actually old news and all you have to do on a Cisco controller to stop it is to set P2P Blocking to drop on your advanced WLAN setup in the controller.

http://itwnewsletters.itworld.com/t/6632474/160957695/308647/0/

Software Advisory 6.0

Software_Advisory_6_0_196_0.html


Software Advisory
Wireless LAN Controller Software
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Base Code: 6.0.182.0, 6.0.188.0, 6.0.196.0
Special Build: Following options are available:

1. Move to 7.0.98.0 Release posted on CCO. Please note, 7.0 is a new feature release.
2. Contact TAC to get a 6.0 Special or Beta release with fixes for the bugs below.
3. Wait for the CCO release of 6.0 MR3 (Maintenance Release), which is planned for July/August 2010


The code is designed for 2100 / 4400 / 5500 / WiSM / WLC3750 / WLCM

This Software Advisory Notice is issued against all the above Wireless LAN Controller software versions due to the following bugs:

CSCtf34858 Client can't transmit traffic if it reassociates to an AP within 20 sec
CSCte89891 Radio may stop transmitting beacons periodically


For more information on these bugs, please check the bug toolkit: http://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/action.do?hdnAction=searchBugs





My good friend George Stefanick has been the first to try the engineering special. I have loaded 7.0 on two controllers. So far so good for both versions!!!!



Date: 7/03/2010
Subject: RE: Tested
Hey Dennis,

We just applied the special .159 to 2 WiSMs with about 300 aps total on Thursday. So far so good ... I had 2 user reports. After a quick review it was user issues and not the wireless.

I am pushing management to wait till the MR3 release for the remaining 30 controllers.

1510 MESH AP Interoperability

I recently had a customer request to connect a 1522 MESH AP to and existing 1510 MESH Network. These slides detail the interoperability with those two completely different platforms.

Welcome To The Next Generation of Wireless

Welcome to this new spot on the web to discuss all things Cisco Wireless. The purpose of this site is to assist users and engineers in designing pervasive WLAN deployments of high capacity usage in complex RF environments. I hope you will all contribute and enjoy.