300-430 · Question #226
A network engineer performed a new deployment of Cisco DNA Center. The engineer discovered and provisioned all APs and converted them to fabric. The SSIDs were created, and the APs were allocated to t
The correct answer is C. Enable all radios on the APs.. In a Cisco DNA Center fabric deployment, APs will not broadcast SSIDs if their radios are administratively disabled, and enabling the radios is required before wireless service becomes available on any floor.
Question
A network engineer performed a new deployment of Cisco DNA Center. The engineer discovered and provisioned all APs and converted them to fabric. The SSIDs were created, and the APs were allocated to the respective floors, but the SSIDs are not being seen on the floors. What must be configured to establish this connectivity?
Options
- AMap the pools to the SSIDs.
- BConfigure RADIUS for the SSIDs.
- CEnable all radios on the APs.
- DAdd the users in Cisco ISE.
How the community answered
(33 responses)- A3% (1)
- B6% (2)
- C79% (26)
- D12% (4)
Why each option
In a Cisco DNA Center fabric deployment, APs will not broadcast SSIDs if their radios are administratively disabled, and enabling the radios is required before wireless service becomes available on any floor.
Mapping pools to SSIDs relates to IP address assignment and network segmentation for client connectivity, not to whether the AP's radio is active and broadcasting the SSID.
Configuring RADIUS for SSIDs is necessary for 802.1X authentication but does not affect SSID visibility - a missing RADIUS config causes authentication failures after association, not the absence of SSID beacons.
After provisioning APs and creating SSIDs in DNA Center, AP radios must be explicitly enabled; if radios remain in an admin-down state, no SSIDs will be broadcast on any floor regardless of SSID or policy configuration. Enabling all radios through DNA Center's AP management interface allows the configured SSIDs to become visible and functional to wireless clients.
Adding users in Cisco ISE is an authentication and authorization step that has no bearing on whether the AP radio is enabled and transmitting SSID beacons.
Concept tested: AP radio enablement in DNA Center fabric deployment
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/cloud-systems-management/network-automation-and-management/dna-center/2-3-7/user_guide/b_cisco_dna_center_ug_2_3_7/b_cisco_dna_center_ug_2_3_7_chapter_010.html
Topics
Community Discussion
No community discussion yet for this question.