In development · For wireless engineers
The Catalyst 9800 configuration model, on a controller you run yourself.
You build and break the config yourself, on the shipping IOS-XE image. That covers tags and profiles, WLANs, AAA, mobility, services, and controller troubleshooting. The course is about the controller only. There is no virtual access point, so there is no radio work here, and the course says so up front.
This course is still being written. 1 lesson is drafted so far. The outline below is what it covers. You cannot buy it yet, and nothing on this page opens it.
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Who it is for
Who should take this
You are moving to the 9800 from AireOS, or you have to configure one soon. You want to practice on a controller that is not in production.
Learning objectives
What you will be able to do
- Build a WLAN from the 9800 profile and tag model, instead of copying a working config.
- Say which tag applies to an access point, and why, before you apply it.
- Read controller state when a join fails and work out which layer is refusing.
Key outcomes
What you leave with
A controller you own
You run the virtual controller yourself. Break a config, put it back, and nobody needs a change window.
The profile and tag model
This is the part of the 9800 that does not map onto AireOS. It is taught as a model, not as a config recipe.
An honest boundary
The first lesson says what the lab can and cannot show you. There is no virtual access point, and no course should pretend there is.
Curriculum
What is in the course
This is the outline as it stands today. Lessons get added and moved while a course is being written, so it will change.
1. The Lab
1 lessonWhat Cisco Modeling Labs costs, what a virtual 9800 actually is, and where it tells you the truth. You build the topology every later lesson runs on. Then you configure a feature the controller accepts and never runs. You meet that failure here instead of in a maintenance window.
- What This Lab Can and Cannot Do
Requirements
What you need before you start
- Wireless experience. AireOS or another controller platform is enough.
- A machine that can run the virtual controller. The first lesson lists what it needs.
Who publishes this course
This is an independent course, not a Cisco course
This course is independent study material. RouteSwitchU is not a Cisco Learning Partner, and this course is not produced, reviewed, sponsored, or endorsed by Cisco. We cannot issue a Cisco certification and we do not administer Cisco exams. Cisco, CCNA, Catalyst, and Cisco IOS XE are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates.
Not finished yet
There is nothing to buy here yet. The finished courses are on the catalog page. The main course has free lessons you can start with a local account.