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Cisco Catalyst 9136I Series Access Points
The access point can only communicate with Cisco wireless controllers.
The access point does not support Wireless Domain Services (WDS) and cannot communicate with WDS devices.
However, the controller provides functionality equivalent to WDS when the access point joins it.
CAPWAP does not support Layer 2. The access point must get an IP address and discover the controller using Layer
3, DHCP, DNS, or IP subnet broadcast.
The access point console port is enabled for monitoring and debug purposes. All configuration commands are
disabled when the access point is connected to a controller.
Configuring DHCP Option 43
You can use DHCP Option 43 to provide a list of controller IP addresses to the access points, enabling them to find and
join a controller.
The following is a DHCP Option 43 configuration example on a Windows 2003 Enterprise DHCP server for use with Cisco
Catalyst lightweight access points. For other DHCP server implementations, consult product documentation for
configuring DHCP Option 43. In Option 43, you should use the IP address of the controller management interface.
DHCP Option 43 is limited to one access point type per DHCP pool. You must configure a separate DHCP
Note
pool for each access point type.
The C9136I series access point uses the type-length-value (TLV) format for DHCP Option 43. DHCP servers must be
programmed to return the option based on the access point DHCP Vendor Class Identifier (VCI) string (DHCP Option 43).
The VCI string for the C9136I series access point is:
Cisco AP C9136I
The format of the TLV block is listed below:
Type—0xf1 (decimal 241)
Length—Number of controller IP addresses * 4
Value—IP addresses of the WLC management interfaces listed sequentially in hex
To configure DHCP Option 43 in the embedded Cisco IOS DHCP server, follow these steps:
Step 1
Enter configuration mode at the Cisco IOS CLI.
Create the DHCP pool, including the necessary parameters such as default router and name server. A DHCP
Step 2
scope example is as follows:
ip dhcp pool <pool name>
network <IP Network> <Netmask>
default-router <Default router>
dns-server <DNS Server>
Where:
<pool name> is the name of the DHCP pool, such as AP9136I
<IP Network> is the network IP address where the controller resides, such as 10.0.15.1
<Netmask> is the subnet mask, such as 255.255.255.0
<Default router> is the IP address of the default router, such as 10.0.0.1
<DNS Server> is the IP address of the DNS server, such as 10.0.10.2
Step 3
Add the option 43 line using the following syntax:
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