Cisco Cisco 2106 Wireless LAN Controller
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Release Notes for Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers and Lightweight Access Points for Release 6.0.196.0
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Important Notes for Controllers and Non-Mesh Access Points
Important Notes for Controllers and Non-Mesh Access Points
This section describes important information about controllers and non-mesh lightweight access points.
ARP Requests Sometimes Fail for Access Points Connected Directly to
2100 Series Controllers
2100 Series Controllers
Cisco 2100 series controllers do not support ARP requests from access points connected directly to a
port on the controller unless there is an interface configured on that controller port. ARP requests from
the access point cannot reach the gateway on the interface VLAN and the access point might lose its
connection to the controller.
port on the controller unless there is an interface configured on that controller port. ARP requests from
the access point cannot reach the gateway on the interface VLAN and the access point might lose its
connection to the controller.
To work around this limitation, configure the access point’s default gateway to match the controller’s
management IP address, or connect the access point to a switch port between the access point and the
2100 series controller.
management IP address, or connect the access point to a switch port between the access point and the
2100 series controller.
WPlus License Features Included in Base License
All features included in a Wireless LAN Controller WPlus license are now included in the base license;
this change is introduced in release 6.0.196.0. There are no changes to WCS BASE and PLUS licensing.
this change is introduced in release 6.0.196.0. There are no changes to WCS BASE and PLUS licensing.
These WPlus license features are included in the base license:
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Office Extend AP
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Enterprise Mesh
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CAPWAP Data Encryption
The licensing change can affect features on your wireless LAN when you upgrade or downgrade
software releases, so you should be aware of these guidelines:
software releases, so you should be aware of these guidelines:
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If you have a WPlus license and you upgrade from 6.0.18x to 6.0.196.0: Your license file contains
both Basic and WPlus license features. You won’t see any disruption in feature availability and
operation.
both Basic and WPlus license features. You won’t see any disruption in feature availability and
operation.
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If you have a WPlus license and you downgrade from 6.0.196.0 to 6.0.188 or 6.0.182: The license
file in 6.0.196.0 contains both Basic and WPlus license features, so you won’t see any disruption in
feature availability and operation.
file in 6.0.196.0 contains both Basic and WPlus license features, so you won’t see any disruption in
feature availability and operation.
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If you have a base license and you downgrade from 6.0.196.0 to 6.0.188 or 6.0.182: When you
downgrade, you lose all WPlus features.
downgrade, you lose all WPlus features.
Note
Some references to Wireless LAN Controller WPlus licenses remain in WCS and in the controller CLI
and GUI in release 6.0.196.0. However, WLC WPlus license features have been included in the Base
license, so you can ignore those references.
and GUI in release 6.0.196.0. However, WLC WPlus license features have been included in the Base
license, so you can ignore those references.
Additive Licenses Available for 5500 Series Controllers
You can now purchase licenses to support additional access points on 5500 series controllers. The new
additive licenses (for 25, 50, or 100 access points) can be upgraded from all license tiers (12, 25, 50, 100,
and 250 access points). The additive licenses are supported through both rehosting and RMAs.
additive licenses (for 25, 50, or 100 access points) can be upgraded from all license tiers (12, 25, 50, 100,
and 250 access points). The additive licenses are supported through both rehosting and RMAs.