Switch Security
Cisco Configuration Assistant Wireless Feature Support
Table 3 lists the wireless features that are supported by Cisco Configuration Assistant 2.2(5) and Cisco Configuration
Assistant 3.0.
Table 3.
Cisco Configuration Assistant Wireless Feature Support
Category
Basic Device Configuration
WLAN Deployment Scenarios
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SSL
Security policy slider
Multicast
Cisco Configuration Assistant Wireless Feature Support
Feature
Host name
System time
Daylight saving time
Time zone
NTP
HTTP authentication
Enable password
Local user name and
password
Telnet and console
passwords
WLAN
Data, voice, and guest
VLANs usability
Save configuration
Wireless Voice Setup
Wizard
Data WLAN usability
X
X
SSL support: Encrypts all HTTP traffic, allowing secure access to the
browser-based management GUI in the switch
Can be configured through Cisco Configuration Assistant; for Catalyst
Express 500 Series only
X
X
Catalyst Express 500 Series only
Three security levels: Low, medium, and high (configurable using
Cisco Configuration Assistant only):
● Low: For business environments where there is limited guest
access; limited number of devices are allowed per port (broadcast
storm control and port security enabled).
● Medium: For business environments where security is important;
only authorized devices (by MAC address) are allowed on the
company network.
● High: For business environments where security is critical; only
authorized devices (by MAC address) and authenticated users
(using IEEE 802.1x) are allowed on the company network.
X
X
Available through Cisco Configuration Assistant for Catalyst Express
500 Series only
High-bandwidth video traffic is optimized so that it does not affect
other applications on the network
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) (v1, v2, and v3)
snooping: IGMP snooping constrains multicast traffic at Layer 2 by
configuring Layer 2 LAN ports dynamically to forward multicast traffic
only to those ports that want to receive it.
v2.2(5)
v3.0
Description
X
X
Cisco 521 Wireless Express Access Point, Cisco AP541N Wireless
Access Pont
X
X
Cisco 521, AP541N
X
X
Cisco 521, AP541N
X
X
Cisco 521, AP541N
X
X
Cisco 521, AP541N
X
X
Cisco 521, AP541N
X
X
Cisco 521, AP541N
X
X
Cisco 521, AP541N
X
X
Cisco 521 only
X
X
For Cisco 521, VLAN is created as part of WLANs. Maximum three
WLANs supported; AP541N
X
X
Cisco 526 Wireless Express Mobility Controller, AP541N
X
X
X
X
Simple setup wizard for configuring wireless LAN security, QoS for
Cisco Unified Communications 500W, 521, or AP541N and SPA525G
wireless IP phones
X
X
Cisco 526 controller only with version 4.2.x.x, AP541N
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