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Discovery 1: Lab Familiarization (Base Learning Lab)

Introduction
When you deploy a wireless network, the installer usually performs the initial configurations. In this lab
environment, the initial configurations are complete. You will access various pieces of equipment that you will use
in the course and gather some basic information. You will enable a preconfigured WLAN on the Cisco Catalyst
9800-CL WLC and test wireless connectivity by using the Windows Client PC.

You will be provided with the credentials that are necessary to access the lab environment.

Topology

Topology Description
The topology represents a typical enterprise network with a main campus and remote offices. The main campus
contains the Campus C9800-CL WLC and a Cisco Catalyst 9115e access point. In addition, the main campus uses
Cisco Prime Infrastructure to manage the network equipment, Cisco ISE to provide network authentication, and
Cisco CMX to provide locate and detect services for the wireless devices, including analytics. The Cisco Catalyst
3560 switch at the access layer provides access for the APs. You will use a Microsoft Windows 10 PC for
administrative purposes. You will use the Client PC to verify the WLANs and other settings that are preconfigured.

A Cisco CSR 1000V router provides the routing. You will make no changes to the router in this course.

The remote campus contains a Cisco Catalyst 9115e access point and a a Cisco Catalyst 9800-CL WLC. In some
labs, you will use a FlexConnect configuration and access only the Cisco Catalyst 9115e AP in the remote office.

You will complete all management tasks in the remote offices via the Admin PC in the main campus.

Job Aid
Access Credentials Table

Device Credentials–CLI Credentials–GUI

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Device Credentials–CLI Credentials–GUI

Username: admin

Username: admin
Campus-C9800-CL Password: 1234QWer

Password: 1234QWer
Enable password: 1234QWer

Username: admin

Username: admin
Remote-C9800-CL Password: 1234QWer

Password: 1234QWer
Enable password: 1234QWer

Username: student
Admin PC —

Password: 1234QWer

Username: student
Client PC —

Password: 1234QWer

Username: student
Catalyst 3560-CX-8PDX
—
Password: 1234QWer

Username: admin Username: root

Cisco Prime Infrastructure

Password: 1234QWer Password: 1234QWer

Username: admin Username: admin

Cisco ISE

Password: 1234QWer Password: 1234QWer

Username: cmxadmin Username: admin

Cisco CMX
Password: QWer1234!

Password: 1234QWer

Device Information Table

Device Description IP Address

Campus-C9800-CL Cisco WLC in corporate office 10.10.10.30

Remote-C9800-CL Cisco WLC in remote office 10.10.20.31

C3560-CX-8PXD Cisco 3560 switch in corporate office or AP connectivity 10.10.10.23

Cisco PI Cisco Prime Infrastructure 10.10.10.55

Cisco ISE Cisco Identity Services Engine 10.10.10.60

Cisco CMX Cisco Connected Mobile Experience 10.10.10.65

Command List
The table describes the commands that are used in this activity. The commands are listed in alphabetical order so
that you can easily locate the information that you need. Refer to this list if you need configuration command
assistance during the lab activity.

Command Description

enable Enters privileged EXEC mode.

show ap summary Displays the status summary of all Cisco lightweight access points that attach to the Cisco WLC.

show cdp neighbors Displays detailed information about neighboring devices that Cisco Discovery Protocol discovers.

show ip interface brief Displays the usability status of IP-configured interfaces.

show vlan Displays the parameters for all configured VLANs.

Task 1: Verify the Network Configuration of Campus-C9800-CL

Activity
In this activity, you will use the PuTTY application to open a Telnet session from Admin PC to view information
about Campus-C9800-CL in the main campus.

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Step 1
Open a connection to Admin PC. Use the following credentials: username student and password 1234QWer.
Click the Admin PC icon to connect to Admin PC. Enter the password 1234QWer in the password field and click
the arrow to log in.

Step 2
Using PuTTY, open a Telnet connection to the Campus-C9800-CL WLC at 10.10.10.30. Enter enable mode with
the following credentials: enable password 1234QWer.
Double-click the PuTTY icon on the Admin PC desktop. Enter 10.10.10.30 in the Host Name (or IP address)
field. Select the Telnet radio button. Click Open. A Telnet session to Campus-C9800-C WLC will open. Enter
enable at the prompt. Enter 1234QWer at the password prompt.

Step 3
Use the show ip interface brief command to identify and record the defined interfaces on Remote-C9800-C.
Enter the show ip interface brief at the prompt. Record the assigned interfaces and IP addresses. List
unassigned items and the IP address field where appropriate.

Step 4
Obtain and record the information about the AP that connects to the Cisco WLC by using the show ap summary
command.
Enter the show ap summary command. Record the information from the show ap summary command.

AP Name
Slots
AP Model
Ethernet MAC
Radio MAC
Location
Country
IP Address
State

Step 5
Log out of the Cisco WLC.
Type logout and press Enter. PuTTY will close.

Task 2: List the Network Configuration of Remote-C9800-CL

Activity

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In this activity, you will use the PuTTY application to open a Telnet session to the Remote-C9800-CL Cisco WLC to
view information about it.

Step 1
Using PuTTY, open a Telnet connection to Remote-C9800-CL at 10.10.20.31. Enter privileged EXEC mode with
the following credentials: enable password 1234QWer.
Double-click the PuTTY icon on the Admin PC desktop. Enter 10.10.20.31 in the Host Name (or IP address)
field. Click the Telnet radio button. Click Open. A Telnet session to the Remote-C9800-CL WLC will open. Enter
enable at the prompt. Enter 1234QWer at the password prompt.

Step 2
Use the show ip interface brief command to identify and record the defined interfaces on Remote-C9800-CL.
Enter show ip interface brief at the prompt. Record the assigned interfaces and IP addresses. List unassigned
items in the IP address field where appropriate.

Step 3
Obtain and record the information about the AP that connects to the Cisco WLC by using the show ap summary
command.
Enter show ap summary. Record the information from the show ap summary command.

AP Name
Slots
AP Model
Ethernet MAC
Radio MAC
Location
Country
IP Address
State

Step 4
Log out of the Cisco WLC.
Type logout and press Enter. PuTTY will close.

Task 3: Identify the AP-Connected Switch Ports

Activity
In this activity, you will connect to the Cisco Catalyst 3560 switch and identify the switch ports to which the APs
connect.

Step 1
Using PuTTY, open an SSH connection to the C3560-CX-8PXD switch at 10.10.10.23. Enter privileged EXEC
mode with the following credentials: username student and password 1234QWer.
Click the PuTTY icon on the Admin PC desktop. Enter 10.10.10.23 in the Host Name (or IP address) field. Click
Open. Answer Yes to the PuTTY Security Alert message.

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An SSH session to the C3560-CX-8PXD switch will open.

Log in: student

Using keyboard-interactive authentication

Password: 1234QWer

Record the hostname of the controller. PGxx is your Pod Group Number and Pyy is your Pod Number.
Record this information; you will need it later in the lab
Hostname: ________________________________________

Step 2
Use the show cdp neighbors command to determine the interfaces to which the access points connect.

3560-CX-01show cdp neighbors

Step 3
Record the Device ID of the AP and the Local Interface on C3560-CX-8PXD.

Device ID names and types may vary on your pod.

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Step 4
Exit the C3560-CX-8PXD switch console.
C3650-CX-01exit. The PuTTY session will close.

Task 4: Enable the WLAN on Campus-C9800-CL

Activity
In this activity, you will open a web session to the Campus-C9800-CL WLC and enable the preconfigured WLAN.
You will record the SSID to use later.

Step 1
Open a Chrome browser to the Campus-C9800-CL WLC at https://10.10.10.30. Log in with the following
credentials: username admin and password 1234QWer.
Double-click the Chrome icon on the desktop. Enter https://10.10.10.30 in the address field and press Enter.
Click on the Advanced option to bypass the security warning.

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You will receive a second warning. Click Proceed to 10.10.10.30 (unsafe).

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Enter admin in the username field. Enter the password 1234QWer in the password field. Click LOGIN NOW.

Step 2
You will enable an SSID that identifies as ENWLSI-PGXX-PYY, where XX is your pod group number and YY is
your pod number. Record the SSID, you will need it later in the lab.
Navigate to Configuration > Tags & Profiles > WLANs.

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Record the SSID to use later.

Click the name ENWLSI-PSK in the profile Name field. A new window will pop up. Choose Status Enabled.

Click Update & Apply to Device.

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Click OK to the Confirm Changes to WLAN message.

Click the Logout icon to close the web page.

Click Yes at the pop-up message.

Close the Chrome browser. Close the connection to Admin PC.

Task 5: Connect the Client Laptop to the Wireless Network

Activity
In this activity, you will connect the client device to the SSID that you enabled in the previous task. In this course, a
predefined WLAN has a specific WLAN NAME and SSID. The SSID includes the pod group number and the pod
number. The lab system adds this information automatically. Due to the close proximity of the APs and clients to
other pods, it is very likely that you may see SSIDs from other pods. To ensure that your SSIDs are unique, and
that you can always know which one to choose, you will use the preconfigured WLAN and make modifications to it
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in various labs. This approach will make it easier for you to find and remember your pod group number and pod
number. The format of the SSID is ENWLSI-CAMPUS-PGXX-PYY for Campus-C9800-CL and ENWLSI-REMOTE
PGXX-PYY for Remote-C9800-CL. As an example, if you are assigned to pod group 2 and pod 6, the SSID for
Campus-C9800-CL is ENWLSI-CAMPUS-PG02-P06.

Step 1
Log in to Client PC.
Click the Client PC icon. Enter the password 1234QWer in the Password field and log in.

Step 2
Connect to the SSID that you recorded in the previous task. Use Cisco123 as the passphrase.
Click the Internet access icon in the toolbar.If the icon is not found, use the Windows 10 search function, and
search for: Available Networks.

Choose ENWLSI-CAMPUS-PGXX-PYY, where XX is your pod group number and YY is your pod number.

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Uncheck the Connect automatically check box then click Connect.

Enter the pre-shared key Cisco123 that is configured in the WLAN in the Enter the network security key field
and click Next. Answer No to the next security question.

Step 3
Verify the connection.
Click the Internet access icon in the toolbar.

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Verify that the client is connected. At this point, you have not assigned the WLAN to a VLAN for access to the
Internet, so the No Internet, secured status is correct. This exercise is to verify that the client can see the WLAN
and that you can connect to it.

Step 4
Close the client laptop. This lab is complete.

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