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zelenev
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Stadia controller not working with Cisco Wireless APs

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I could not get Stadia controller to work with my Cisco Wireless Access Points. I have tried 3600 (with and without AC module) in standalone and lightweight mode as well as 1850 series in both Mobility Express and CAPWAP mode and could not get Stadia controller to register to SSIDs with Enhanced open, WPA2-PSK or WPA3-SAE. Open SSIDs with no password or encryption do work. I've tried it on both 8.8 and 8.10 Cisco controller/AP firmware. 

Is there anyone who does have Stadia controller working with Cisco Enterprise APs with WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE or their combination?

I've had to spin up an OpenWRT router with WPA3-SAE SSID on hostapd 2.9 and it did work, but I really want to use my existing redundant Cisco AP infrastructure. 

Doing a packet capture to analyze the differences in WPA RSN IEs is on my to-do list, but I am wondering if anyone has this issue and got it resolved?

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zelenev
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I got it figured out.

 

Stadia Controller is not compatible with IEEE 802.11v. Too bad, since it helps in environment with multiple APs, especially for battery-powered clients that may want to sleep.

 

Once I've disabled 802.11v, on WLC, Stadia Controller connected right away.

This explains why it works with OpenWRT - unlike Cisco, it does not have 802.11v enabled by default.

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Becomingpark451
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@zelenev   I don’t  think I use Cisco Enterprise APs for my controller, and I can’t really tell if I have the same issue as I don’t understand exactly what your issue is. I barely understood the terms you used to describe the problem and how you solved it( excuse my lack of knowledge). But I think I have the same problem since my controller refuses to connect to my WPA2 security WiFi network while it connects fine on a public network without any passwords. I would appreciate it if you could help, lots of people are getting WiFi connectivity issues.( make it as simple as you can please). Thanks.

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zelenev
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Unless your AP is using 802.11v and you can easily disable it, I don't think that you'll find a quick fix for your issue here. 

 

To work around connectivity initially I've purchased a Meraki MR24 Access Point from eBay for about $15, and re-flashed it with OpenWRT open source firmware, following the instructions here https://openwrt.org/toh/meraki/mr24

The reflashed AP works well for Stadia Controller connectivity, since it does not have 802.11v enabled by default, but I've discontinued using this AP since I figured out how to get the Stadia Controller working with my main Access Points (instructions in my post above).

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IronBeagle
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@zelenev Have you checked the logs on WLC? You should be able to see if the stadia Controller is attempting to authenticate and if so why it failed.

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zelenev
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Yes, it does associate, but fails to authenticate.

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zelenev
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I got it figured out.

 

Stadia Controller is not compatible with IEEE 802.11v. Too bad, since it helps in environment with multiple APs, especially for battery-powered clients that may want to sleep.

 

Once I've disabled 802.11v, on WLC, Stadia Controller connected right away.

This explains why it works with OpenWRT - unlike Cisco, it does not have 802.11v enabled by default.

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