Debug Commands - Cisco Mesh Access Points Deployment Manual

Debug Commands

Step 4
On the controller GUI, click Wireless to see the mesh access point (RAP and MAP) summary.
Figure 84: All APs Summary Page
Step 5 Click AP Name to see the details page and then select the Interfaces tab to see the active radio interfaces.
The radio slot in use, radio type, subband in use, and operational status (UP or DOWN) are summarized.
• AP1524 supports 3 radio slots: slot 0—2.4 GHz, slot 1—5.8 GHz, and slot 2—4.9 GHz
• AP1522 supports 2 radio slots: slot 0—2.4 GHz and slot 1—4.9 to 5.8 GHz
If you have more than one controller connected to the same mesh network, then you must specify the name of the
primary controller using global configuration for every mesh access point or specify the primary controller on every
node, otherwise the least loaded controller is the preferred controller. If the mesh access points were previously
connected to a controller, they already have learned a controller's name.
After configuring the controller name, the mesh access point reboots.
Step 6 Click Wireless > AP Name to check the mesh access point's primary controller on the AP details page.
Debug Commands
The following two commands are very helpful to see the messages being exchanged between mesh access
points and the controller.
(Cisco Controller) >
(Cisco Controller) >
You can use the debug command to see the flow of packet exchanges that occur between the mesh access
point and the controller. The mesh access point initiates the discovery process. An exchange of credentials
takes place during the join phase to authenticate that the mesh access point is allowed to join the mesh network.
Upon a successful join completion, the mesh access point sends a CAPWAP configuration request. The
controller responds with a configuration response. When a Configure Response is received from the controller,
the mesh access point evaluates each configuration element and then implements them.
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debug capwap events enable
debug disable-all
Troubleshooting
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