CISCO 9800 Series Catalyst Wireless Controller User Guide

9800 Series Catalyst Wireless Controller

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Product Information

Specifications:

• Model: Cisco Catalyst 9136 Series AP
• Supported Features: Client Limiting
• Maximum Clients Supported: 1200 per AP
• Maximum Clients Supported per AP Radio: 400

Product Usage Instructions

Configuring Client Limit Per WLAN (GUI)

1. Choose Configuration > Tags & Profiles > WLANs.
2. Click a WLAN from the list of WLANs.
3. Click the Advanced tab.
4. Under the Max Client Connections settings, enter the client
   limit for Per WLAN, Per AP Per WLAN, and Per AP Radio Per
   WLAN.
5. Click Update & Apply to Device.

Configuring Client Limit Per WLAN (CLI)

1. Enter privileged EXEC mode by executing the command:
   enable.
2. Enter global configuration mode by executing the command:
   configure terminal.
3. Specify the WLAN name using the command: wlan
wlan-name.
4. Configure maximum number of clients for the WLAN using:
   client association limit
maximum-clients-per-WLAN.
5. Configure maximum number of clients per AP for the WLAN using:
   client association limit ap
max-clients-per-AP-per-WLAN.
6. Configure maximum number of clients per AP radio for the WLAN
   using: client association limit radio
maximum-clients-per-AP-radio-per-WLAN.

Configuring Client Limit Per AP (GUI)

1. Return to privileged EXEC mode by executing:
   end.
2. Show WLAN configuration and client association limits using:
   show wlan id wlan-id.

Configuring Client Limit Per AP (CLI)

1. Enter global configuration mode by executing: configure
terminal.
2. Create an AP profile with the command: ap profile
ap-profile-name.
3. Set the maximum client associations per AP using:
   association-limit max-client-connections.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q: What is the maximum number of clients supported by Cisco
Catalyst 9136 Series AP?

A: The Cisco Catalyst 9136 Series AP can support a maximum of
1200 clients.

Q: What is the default client limit for an AP in the WLAN?

A: The default value for the maximum number of clients that can
be associated to an AP in the WLAN is 0.

Q: What is the default client limit for an AP radio in the
WLAN?

A: The default value for the maximum number of clients that can
be associated to an AP radio in the WLAN is 200.

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Client Limit
· Information About Client Limit, on page 1 · Configuring Client Limit Per WLAN (GUI), on page 1 · Configuring Client Limit Per WLAN (CLI), on page 2 · Configuring Client Limit Per AP (GUI), on page 3 · Configuring Client Limit Per AP (CLI), on page 3 · Configuring Client Limit Per Radio (GUI), on page 4 · Configuring Client Limit Per Radio (CLI), on page 4 · Verifying Client Limit, on page 5
Information About Client Limit
This feature enforces a limit on the number of clients that can to be associated with an AP. Further, you can configure the number of clients that can be associated with each AP radio. From Cisco IOS XE Cupertino 17.8.x onwards, client limiting is supported per AP, per radio, and per radio per WLAN.
Limitations for Client Limit
· APs other than the Cisco Catalyst 9136 Series APs, support only 200 clients per radio. If you configure more than 200 clients for these APs, the number of clients that can be associated with the AP radios will still be limited to only 200 clients, as per the AP capability value.
· Client limiting is supported on the Cisco Catalyst 9136 Series APs in Flex mode.

Configuring Client Limit Per WLAN (GUI)

Procedure

Step 1 Step 2

Choose Configuration > Tags & Profiles > WLANs. Click a WLAN from the list of WLANs.

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Step 3 Step 4
Step 5

Click the Advanced tab.
Under the Max Client Connections settings, enter the client limit for Per WLAN, Per AP Per WLAN, and Per AP Radio Per WLAN.
Click Update & Apply to Device.

Configuring Client Limit Per WLAN (CLI)

Procedure

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
Step 6

Command or Action enable Example:
Device# enable

Purpose Enters privileged EXEC mode.

configure terminal Example:
Device# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

wlan wlan-name Example:
Device(config)# wlan ramban

Specifies the WLAN name.

client association limit maximum-clients-per-WLAN

Configures the maximum number of clients that can be associated to the given WLAN.

Example:
Device(config-wlan)# client association limit 110

client association limit ap

Configures the maximum number of clients that

max-clients-per-AP-per-WLAN

can be associated to an AP in the WLAN. The

Example:

valid range is between 0 and 1200 clients. The default value is 0.

Device(config-wlan)# client association

limit ap 120

Note

A Cisco Catalyst 9136 Series AP can support

a maximum of 1200 clients.

client association limit radio

Configures the maximum limit of clients that

maximum-clients-per-AP-radio-per-WLAN(0–400) can be associated to an AP radio in the WLAN.

Example:

The valid range is between 0 to 400 clients. The default value is 200.

Device(config-wlan)# client association

limit radio 100

Note

A Cisco Catalyst 9136 Series AP radio can

support a maximum of 400 clients.

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Configuring Client Limit Per AP (GUI)

Step 7 Step 8

Command or Action end Example:
Device(config)# end
show wlan id wlan-id Example:
Device# show wlan id 2

Purpose
Returns to privileged EXEC mode. Alternatively, you can also press Ctrl-Z to exit global configuration mode.
Displays the current configuration of the WLAN and the corresponding client association limits.

Configuring Client Limit Per AP (GUI)

Procedure

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
Step 6

Choose Configuration > Tags & Profiles > AP Join. Click Add. In the General tab, enter the name and description of the corresponding AP join profile. Click the Client tab. In the Maximum Client Limit field, enter the maximum client associations per AP. The valid values are between 0 and 1200. The default value is 0. Click Apply to Device.

Configuring Client Limit Per AP (CLI)

Procedure

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Command or Action configure terminal Example:
Device# configure terminal
ap profile ap-profile-name Example:
Device(config)# ap profile ap-profile-name
association-limit max-client-connections Example:

Purpose Enters global configuration mode.
Configures an AP profile and enters AP profile configuration mode.
Configures the maximum client connections per AP. The default value is 0. Note

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Configuring Client Limit Per Radio (GUI)

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Command or Action
Device(config-ap-profile)# association-limit 200

Step 4

end Example:
Device(config)# end

Purpose A Cisco Catalyst 9136 Series AP can support a maximum of 1200 clients.
Returns to privileged EXEC mode. Alternatively, you can also press Ctrl-Z to exit global configuration mode.

Configuring Client Limit Per Radio (GUI)

Procedure

Step 1 Step 2
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Choose Configuration > Tags & Profiles > RF/Radio. In the RF tab, click the required RF profile name from the displayed list of RF profiles.
The Edit RF Profile page is displayed.
Click the Advanced tab. Under the High Density Parameters section, in the Max Clients field, enter the maximum number of client connections per AP radio. The valid range is between 0 and 400. The default value is 200 client connections. Click Update & Apply to Device.

Configuring Client Limit Per Radio (CLI)

Procedure

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Command or Action configure terminal Example:
Device# configure terminal

Purpose Enters global configuration mode.

ap dot11 {24ghz | 5ghz | 6ghz} rf-profile rf-profile-name

Configures an RF profile and enters RF profile configuration mode.

Example:
Device(config)# ap dot11 6ghz rf-profile rf-profile-name

high-density clients count maximum-client-connections <0-400>

Configures the maximum number of client connections per AP radio. The valid range is

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Verifying Client Limit

Step 4

Command or Action

Purpose

Example:

between 0 and 400. The default value is 200

Device(config-rf-profile)# high-density client connections.

clients count 200

Note

A Cisco Catalyst 9136 Series AP radio can

support a maximum of 400 clients.

end Example:
Device(config)# end

Returns to privileged EXEC mode. Alternatively, you can also press Ctrl-Z to exit global configuration mode.

Verifying Client Limit

To verify client limit in local mode, run the following command:

Device# show wireless stats client delete reasons | sec Max

Maximum client limit reached on AP

:0

Maximum client limit reached on AP per wlan

:0

Maximum client limit reached on AP radio per wlan : 0

Maximum client limit reached on AP radio

:0

To verify client limit in the FlexConnect central authentication mode, run the following command:

Device# show wireless stats client delete reasons | sec max

AP limiting maximum client per AP

:0

AP limiting maximum client per AP radio per wlan : 0

AP limiting maximum client per AP radio

:0

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Verifying Client Limit

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Documents / Resources

CISCO 9800 Series Catalyst Wireless Controller [pdf] User Guide 9136, 9800 Series Catalyst Wireless Controller, Catalyst Wireless Controller, Wireless Controller, Controller

References

• User Manual