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Cisco Catalyst 9800-L Wireless Controller Hardware Installation Guide

First Published:

2019-04-04

Last Modified:

2020-11-30

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Page 1: ...r Hardware Installation Guide First Published 2019 04 04 Last Modified 2020 11 30 Americas Headquarters Cisco Systems Inc 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose CA 95134 1706 USA http www cisco com Tel 408 526 4000 800 553 NETS 6387 Fax 408 527 0883 ...

Page 2: ...he separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Modifications to this product not authorized by Cisco could void the FCC approval and negate your authority to operate the product The Cisco implementation of TCP header compressio...

Page 3: ... 6 Preparing Your Site for Installation 7 C H A P T E R 2 Installation Guidelines and Safety Warnings 7 Unpacking and Inspecting the Controller 9 Package Contents 10 Requirements Tools and Information 10 Choosing a Physical Location 10 Installing the Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller 13 C H A P T E R 3 Mounting the Controller 13 Mounting the Controller on Desktop or Shelf 13 Mounting the C...

Page 4: ...guring the Controller Hostname 38 Configuring the Enable and Enable Secret Passwords 39 Configuring the Console Idle Privileged EXEC Timeout 40 Completing the Configuration 41 Gigabit Ethernet Management Interface Overview 42 Default Gigabit Ethernet Configuration 42 Configuring Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces 42 Saving Your Controller Configuration 44 Verifying the Initial Configuration 44 Powering O...

Page 5: ...Power Specifications 50 Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Hardware Installation Guide v Contents ...

Page 6: ...Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Hardware Installation Guide vi Contents ...

Page 7: ...es the following conventions for notes cautions and safety warnings Notes and cautions contain important information that you should know Means reader take note Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual Note Means reader be careful Cautions contain information about something you might do that could result in equipment damage or loss of data Caution Safe...

Page 8: ...ss controllers tsd products support series home html For information about the Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller see https www cisco com c dam en us td docs wireless controller 9800 9800 L regulatory RCSI 0419 book pdf Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Hardware Installation Guide viii Preface Related Documentation ...

Page 9: ...eless Controller 9800 L C RJ45 Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Fiber Series Wireless Controller 9800 L F SFP For more information about features and benefits see the Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller datasheet Figure 1 Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Copper Series Wireless Controller 9800 L C RJ45 Figure 2 Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Fiber Series Wireless Controller 9800 L F SFP Summary of Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wir...

Page 10: ...5G 5G 10G Cu or 2x 1G 10G Fiber 4x 1G 2 5G Cu Data Ports 13 F to 158 F 25 C to 70 C Storage Temperature 32 F to 104 F 0 C to 40 C The maximum temperature is derated by 1 0 C for every 1000 ft 305 m of altitude above sea level Note Operating Temperature 0 to 95 RH non condensing Storage Humidity 10 to 95 RH non condensing Operating Humidity 0 to 10 000 ft 3048m Operational Altitude 110W single 12V ...

Page 11: ...ess Controller Front Panel Components Service Port LED 1 Redundancy Port LED 2 Service Port SP RJ 45 for out of band management 3 Redundancy Port RP RJ 45 The redundancy ports can be connected back to back or via an L2 switch Note 4 Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Hardware Installation Guide 3 Overview of Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Platform Components ...

Page 12: ... and SFTP If you connect both the Micro USB Type B console port and the CPU console port then USB port takes precedence and the CPU console port is ignored as only one of the two ports are ever active Note 6 Type A 3 0 USB port used to perform software updates in addition to already available transfer mode namely HTTP TFTP FTP and SFTP 7 2x 10 G mGig ports This mGig port supports speeds of 10G 5G ...

Page 13: ...Availability LED 16 Front Panel LEDs Definitions of States Table 3 System LED Indicators Description Color System not receiving power System crash Firmware upgrade Temperature error Off System boot Blinking Green Controller error For example an internal voltage error exists Red Table 4 Alarm LED Indicators Description Color Controller image upgrade Blinking Green Controller status activity such as...

Page 14: ...oes not mean a system or hardware failure Note Table 5 High Availability LED Indicators Description Color HA disabled Off HA active On HA Hot Standby Slow Blink Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Rear Panel Figure 4 Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Rear Panel View Table 6 Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Rear Panel Components External 110W single output 12VDC power adapter...

Page 15: ... within the ranges listed in the Environmental Specifications section Cabling is away from sources of electrical noise such as radios power lines and fluorescent lighting fixtures Make sure that the cabling is safely away from other devices that might damage the cables Airflow around the device and through the vents is unrestricted Humidity around the device does not exceed 95 percent Altitude at ...

Page 16: ...Ultimate disposal of this product should be handled according to all national laws and regulations Statement 1040 Warning No user serviceable parts inside Do not open Statement 1073 Warning Installation of the equipment must comply with local and national electrical codes Statement 1074 Warning Hot surface Statement 1079 Warning Connect the unit only to DC power source that complies with the Safet...

Page 17: ...Follow these steps to unpack the Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller and prepare it for operation Procedure Step 1 Remove the controller from its container and save all the packaging material Step 2 Compare the shipment to the equipment list provided by your Cisco customer service representative Verify that you have all the items Step 3 Check for damage and report discrepancies or damage if ...

Page 18: ...cess point cables and adapter are required Command line interface CLI console Serial terminal emulator on CLI console PC or laptop Use either RJ 45 console cable or Micro USB Type B cable to connect CLI console and controller Choosing a Physical Location You can install the controller almost anywhere but it is more secure and reliable if you install it in a secure equipment room or wiring closet F...

Page 19: ...ever defeat the ground conductor or operate the equipment in the absence of a suitably installed ground conductor Contact the appropriate electrical inspection authority or an electrician if you are uncertain that suitable grounding is available Statement 1024 Warning This product relies on the building s installation for short circuit overcurrent protection Ensure that the protective device is ra...

Page 20: ...Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Hardware Installation Guide 12 Preparing Your Site for Installation Choosing a Physical Location ...

Page 21: ... accompanied this device Statement 1071 Warning SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Mounting the Controller on page 13 Connecting the Controller Console Port on page 24 Management Ethernet Port Cable Connection on page 24 Installing a Security Lock on page 25 Mounting the Controller This section describes the various mounting options for the controller Mounting the Controller on Desktop or Shelf Before mounti...

Page 22: ...ve strip and press them adhesive side down onto the bottom four corners of the controller see the figure below Figure 6 Attaching the Rubber Feet Step 4 Place the controller right side up on a flat smooth secure surface Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Hardware Installation Guide 14 Installing the Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Mounting the Controller on Desktop or Shelf ...

Page 23: ... or M3 Pan Head screw The type of screw used to mount to wall should follow local guidelines for wall type and material Note To mount the controller on a wall using mounting screws follow these steps Procedure Step 1 Mark the location of the mounting screws on the wall Use the mount hole locations on the back of the controller for placement of the mounting screws Mounting screw spacing is 6 1 8 in...

Page 24: ... the Controller Console Port Securing the Power Adapter Cable Connecting to the Network Step 5 For configuration instructions about using the CLI setup program see the Link to Running the Bootup script section Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Hardware Installation Guide 16 Installing the Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Mounting the Controller on a Wall ...

Page 25: ...ng To mount the controller in a 19 inch equipment rack you can order an optional Optional Rack Mount kit C9800 RMNT Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Rack Mount Tray The rack mount tray is designed for 19 racks and uses two rack units spaces To rack mount the controller perform the following steps Procedure Step 1 Remove the four rubber feet if previously installed Step 2 Slide the Cisco C...

Page 26: ... 8 Placing the Controller on the Rack Mount Tray Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Hardware Installation Guide 18 Installing the Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Rack Mounting the Controller ...

Page 27: ...ollers in a Rack Step 3 Remove power supply baffle in rear tray Baffles secure with tabs circled Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Hardware Installation Guide 19 Installing the Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Rack Mounting the Controller ...

Page 28: ...ment clips Step 6 Re install and secure tabs on power supply baffle coil extra cables and locate them under the baffle This is an hot air baffle Note Step 7 Attach the rack mount tray to the rack using the supplied screws and brackets as shown in figures below Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Hardware Installation Guide 20 Installing the Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Rack Moun...

Page 29: ... Attaching the Rack Mount Tray to a Front Post Rack Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Hardware Installation Guide 21 Installing the Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Rack Mounting the Controller ...

Page 30: ...o a Center Post Rack Install the center mount brackets to both sides of the tray Note Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Hardware Installation Guide 22 Installing the Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Rack Mounting the Controller ...

Page 31: ...ssis Step 8 optional If required install the rear rack mount bracket for additional stability on four post racks Include optional orderable rear rack mount adapter kit C4948E BKT KIT C49xxE front and rear mount brackets Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Hardware Installation Guide 23 Installing the Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Rack Mounting the Controller ...

Page 32: ...rts are connected the USB port takes precedence over the CPU console port Note Step 2 If you are using a standard Cisco DB 9 console cable connect the end of the cable with the DB 9 connector or USB Type A to the terminal or PC If your terminal or PC has a console port that does not accommodate a DB 9 connector you must provide an appropriate adapter for that port Step 3 To communicate with the co...

Page 33: ... back panel You can install an optional customer supplied Kensington lock such as the type that is used to secure a laptop computer to secure the controller See the Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Rear Panel section for the location of the security lock Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Hardware Installation Guide 25 Installing the Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Instal...

Page 34: ...Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Hardware Installation Guide 26 Installing the Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Installing a Security Lock ...

Page 35: ...n AC Power Supply on page 30 Finding the Power Supply Serial Number on page 30 Overview on Power Supply The following table describes the external power supply Table 7 Power Supply Adapter Part Number and Description Description Part Number 110W AC power supply C9800 AC 110W The 110W AC power supply is an autoranging unit that supports input voltages between 100 and 240 VAC The power supply adapte...

Page 36: ...d A 6 pin latching DC connector supplies power to the controller Figure 15 6 Pin Latching DC Connector Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Hardware Installation Guide 28 Installing the Power Supply Overview on Power Supply ...

Page 37: ...f LED is off Input power present Green Installation Guidelines This section includes the basic installation guidelines for installing a power supply Read this section before you start the installation procedure Translations of the warning statements appear in the RCSI guide on Cisco com Observe these guidelines when installing a power supply A power supply that is only partially connected to the c...

Page 38: ... supply and to an AC power outlet Turn on the power at the power source Step 2 Plug the DC cord into the controller Step 3 Confirm that the power supply PS OK LED is green Finding the Power Supply Serial Number If you contact Cisco Technical Assistance regarding a power supply you need to know the serial number You can find the serial number printed on the external power adapter Cisco Catalyst 980...

Page 39: ...erface Overview on page 42 Saving Your Controller Configuration on page 44 Verifying the Initial Configuration on page 44 Powering Off the Controller Safely on page 45 Powering Up the Controller Before you power on make sure that The power supply cord is plugged into the power supply inlet All cables are connected Your computer is powered up and connected Your controller automatically powers UP fr...

Page 40: ... For information on modifying the configuration after you create it see the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller Software Configuration Guide and the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller Command Reference Guide This section covers the following Configuring the device management interface Configuring the device management IP Setting a static route Configuring the management cred...

Page 41: ...ure static IP address yes Enter the interface IP TwoGigabitEthernet0 0 2 192 168 1 10 Enter the subnet mask TwoGigabitEthernet0 0 2 255 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 Step 4 Setting a static route to access the device using the GUI Interface belongs to VRF Mgmt intf Please configure a static route on the VRF Enter the destination prefix 0 0 0 0 Enter the destination mask 0 0 0 0 Enter the forwarding router I...

Page 42: ...1 255 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 Configure IPv6 address yes no Step 10 Configure a VLAN DHCP server and IP address Do you want to configure a VLAN DHCP Server yes yes Enter the VLAN DHCP Server IP TwoGigabitEthernet0 0 1 9 11 112 45 Step 11 Optional Setting a static route to attach an AP client to the controller The default options for static route prompts you to configure a default route However you can...

Page 43: ...Configure the country code You can specify multiple country codes by separating them with a comma Configure country code for wireless operation in ISO format US Step 16 Configure the date and NTP to allow access points to join the controller You can configure time using an NTP server or manually You need to enter time in the following format DAY MONTH YEAR Note Configure NTP server yes no no Enter...

Page 44: ...gure an SSID for client join Enter the network name or service set identifier SSID Choose the network type 1 Employee 2 Guest If you choose Employee as the network type the following options are displayed Choose the security type 1 WPA Personal 2 WPA Enterprise Enter your selection 2 If you choose WPA2 Personal you will need to enter a pre shared key ASCII Enter the pre shared key ASCII If you cho...

Page 45: ...be used as redundancy port Enter the RMI IP for local chassis 9 11 112 12 Enter the RMI IP for remote chassis 9 11 112 13 Enter the gateway IP of the last resort 9 11 112 1 If you have not configured a default route earlier you need to enter the gateway IP of the last resort Note If you choose the deployment mode as Standby you need to specify the VLAN ID for completing the pairing Enter the RMI I...

Page 46: ...sage does not appear it means a default configuration file was installed on the controller prior to shipping Follow these steps to configure the controller Procedure Step 1 Enter no when the following system message appears on the controller System Configuration Dialog Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog yes no no Step 2 Press Return and continue with the manual configuration ...

Page 47: ...t you use the enable secret command because it uses an improved encryption algorithm If you configure the enable secret command it takes precedence over the enable password command the two commands cannot be in effect simultaneously Note For more information see the Configuring Passwords and Privileges chapter in the Cisco IOS Security Configuration Guide Also see the Cisco IOS Password Encryption...

Page 48: ...and Fault Management chapters Procedure Purpose Command or Action Enables privileged EXEC mode enable Step 1 Example Enter your password if prompted Note Device enable Enters global configuration mode configure terminal Example Step 2 Device configure terminal Configures the console line and starts the line configuration command collection mode line console 0 Example Step 3 Device config line cons...

Page 49: ...ility prompts you to save the configuration If you answer no the configuration information you entered is not saved and you return to the controller enable prompt WLC Enter setup to return to the System Configuration dialog box If you answer yes the configuration is saved and you are returned to the user EXEC prompt WLC Use this configuration yes no yes Building configuration Use the enabled mode ...

Page 50: ...uted protocols supported for the interface The interface provides a way to access the controller even if forwarding interfaces are not functional or the Cisco IOS is down The management Ethernet interface is part of its own VRF See the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller Software Configuration Guide for more details Default Gigabit Ethernet Configuration By default a forwarding VRF is c...

Page 51: ...obal configuration mode configure terminal Example Step 3 WLC configure terminal Specifies the Ethernet interface and enters the interface configuration mode interface GigabitEthernet 0 Example Step 4 WLC config interface GigabitEthernet 0 Sets a primary IP address for an interface ip address ip address mask Example Step 5 WLC config if ip address 172 16 74 3 255 255 255 0 Enables an interface no ...

Page 52: ... proceed Use the copy running config startup config command to save the configuration to NVRAM Note Procedure Purpose Command or Action Enables privileged EXEC mode enable Step 1 Example Enter your password if prompted Note Device enable Saves the running configuration to the startup configuration copy running config startup config Example Step 2 Device copy running config startup config Verifying...

Page 53: ...ig register config register number config register number refers to the config register number The valid range is from 0x0 to 0xFFFF You can use config register number 0x2102 as the best case for initial deployment Note Step 3 Save the controller configuration using the following command wlc write memory Step 4 Enter the reload command Step 5 Confirm the reload command wlc reload Reload command is...

Page 54: ...0 and MSR 0x199h 00001400 for KATAR ME is in reserved state C9800 L X K9 platform with 16777216 Kbytes of main memory Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Hardware Installation Guide 46 Power Up and Initial Configuration Powering Off the Controller Safely ...

Page 55: ...eless controller when the wireless controller is on EVAL mode will be equal to the capacity of the wireless controller and the wireless controller will be fully operational No other license is required to use the wireless controller in evaluation mode Viewing License Information Use the show license udi command to determine the Universal Device Identifier UDI information of your chassis This may b...

Page 56: ...se types could be Permanent purchased license or an Evaluation 60 day license License Type Smart License is permanent Indicates the AIR network advantage license level AIR License Level AIR DNA Advantage Use the show running config command or the show startup config command to view the license level information The following example displays sample output from the show running config command WLC s...

Page 57: ...iption 8 5 in 215 9 mm Width 9 in 228 6 mm Depth 1 73 in 43 94 mm Height 4 4 lbs 2 kg Weight Environmental Specifications Table 12 Environmental Specifications Specification Description 13 F to 158 F 25 C to 70 C Storage Temperature 32 F to 104 F 0 C to 40 C The maximum temperature is derated by 1 0 C for every 1000 ft 305 m of altitude above sea level Note Operating Temperature 0 to 95 RH non con...

Page 58: ...t voltage 50 to 60 Hz Frequency 110 W This is calculated as follows 110W 12V Maximum output power C9800 AC 110W Adapter Table 14 Heat Dissipation and Power Consumption Specifications Specification Description 48 W Maximum heat dissipation with 2 ports 3at 98 W Maximum power consumption with 2 ports 3at Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controller Hardware Installation Guide 50 Controller Specificatio...

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