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Chapter 4 Configuring Controller Settings
Configuring Quality of Service
config qos max-rf-usage {bronze | silver | gold | platinum} usage_percentage
Step 8 Define the maximum value (0–7) for the priority tag associated with packets that fall within the profile,
by entering these commands:
config qos protocol-type {bronze | silver | gold | platinum} dot1p
config qos dot1p-tag {bronze | silver | gold | platinum} tag
The tagged packets include CAPWAP data packets (between access points and the controller) and
packets sent toward the core network.
Note If a QoS profile has 802.1p tagging configured and if this QoS profile is assigned to a WLAN
that uses an untagged interface on the controller, the client traffic will be blocked.
Step 9 Reenable the 802.11a and 802.11b/g networks so that you can configure the QoS profiles by entering
these commands:
config 802.11a enable network
config 802.11b enable network
Step 10 Follow the instructions in the “Assigning a QoS Profile to a WLAN” section on page 7-37 to assign a
QoS profile to a WLAN.
Configuring Quality of Service Roles
After you configure a QoS profile and apply it to a WLAN, it limits the bandwidth level of clients
associated to that WLAN. Multiple WLANs can be mapped to the same QoS profile, which can result in
bandwidth contention between regular users (such as employees) and guest users. In order to prevent
guest users from using the same level of bandwidth as regular users, you can create QoS roles with
different (and presumably lower) bandwidth contracts and assign them to guest users.
You can use the controller GUI or CLI to configure up to ten QoS roles for guest users.
Note If you choose to create an entry on the RADIUS server for a guest user and enable RADIUS
authentication for the WLAN on which web authentication is performed rather than adding a guest user
to the local user database from the controller, you need to assign the QoS role on the RADIUS server
itself. To do so, a “guest-role” Airespace attribute needs to be added on the RADIUS server with a
datatype of “string” and a return value of “11.” This attribute is sent to the controller when authentication
occurs. If a role with the name returned from the RADIUS server is found configured on the controller,
the bandwidth associated to that role is enforced for the guest user after authentication completes
successfully.
Using the GUI to Configure QoS Roles
To configure QoS roles using the controller GUI, follow these steps:
Note Guest User role is not supported on Cisco 2106 Controller.