
While this post is not focused on in-depth WLAN config, we will start by quickly setting up a new network. APs are configured in flexconnect with local authentication (no AAA, ISE, etc) Note: This was written using Catalyst 9800-CL version 16.12.1s. In this post – we’ll walk through how to set up a new SSID with client MAC filtering. This network uses both a pre-shared key for authentication as well as MAC-based filtering. One of my SSIDs is dedicated to any IoT devices and is more restrictive than the other networks. Most of my current config is fairly straightforward – a few SSIDs, two APs, and a guest network with captive portal. Today I am using Ubiquiti APs, which come with their own free controller software. In order to play around with the new controller, I decided to try to build a new configuration that mimics my current home wireless. Trying to get a good understanding of how the new Catalyst 9800 wireless controller works, and how it differs from some of the previous iterations. I’ve been spending a bit of time over the past few weeks building up a wireless lab. If so, check out the video above which walks through the ‘Advanced’ setup and bypasses this error. If you come across this error, it’s a known bug ( CSCvt18875) specific to only the ‘Basic’ setup wizard (which is what I used in this post below). If you’re using the ‘Basic’ Wireless setup, you may see an error when trying to apply the policy: “switch 1 dbm wireless Use of default ACL preauth v4 is not permitted” You can find your device’s MAC address next to the label Physical Address.Update 2020 / 05 / 19 – I’ve added a video above that walks through the steps detailed in this blog post. Doing this should open a new window with your Network connection details. Click on this to see more details about your Wi-Fi.


Your MAC address is the series of numbers and letters next to the label Physical Address.Īnother method to find your MAC address on your windows device is to:

