Cisco Cisco Cius 4G Guide De Conception
Cisco Cius Wireless Deployment Guide
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SSID / WLAN Settings
It is recommended to have a separate SSID for Cisco Cius.
However, if there is an existing SSID configured to support voice and/or video capable Cisco Wireless LAN endpoints already,
then that WLAN can be utilized instead.
The SSID to be used by Cisco Cius can be configured to only apply to a certain 802.11 radio type.
It is recommended to have Cisco Cius operate on the 5 GHz band due to have many channels available and not as many
interferers as the 2.4 GHz band has.
Enabling Broadcast SSID can help with deployment of Cisco Cius where the network can simply be selected from the list and
additional parameters (e.g. security credentials, frequency band) can then be configured instead of having to manually configure
all parameters.
Ensure that the selected SSID is not utilized by any other wireless LANs as that could lead to failures when powering on or
during roaming; especially if a different security type is utilized.
However, if there is an existing SSID configured to support voice and/or video capable Cisco Wireless LAN endpoints already,
then that WLAN can be utilized instead.
The SSID to be used by Cisco Cius can be configured to only apply to a certain 802.11 radio type.
It is recommended to have Cisco Cius operate on the 5 GHz band due to have many channels available and not as many
interferers as the 2.4 GHz band has.
Enabling Broadcast SSID can help with deployment of Cisco Cius where the network can simply be selected from the list and
additional parameters (e.g. security credentials, frequency band) can then be configured instead of having to manually configure
all parameters.
Ensure that the selected SSID is not utilized by any other wireless LANs as that could lead to failures when powering on or
during roaming; especially if a different security type is utilized.
In order to utilize CCKM, enable WPA2 policy with AES encryption and 802.1x + CCKM for authenticated key management
type in order to enable fast secure roaming.
Cisco Cius also supports WPA(TKIP) with 802.1x + CCKM key-management, but WPA2(AES) with 802.1x + CCKM key-
management is the recommended configuration.