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Forgot WCS root password: You may try this procedure:

How to copy configuration of one AP to another through WCS: From the WCS GUI, Configure > Access Point > Copy and Replace AP

HTTP Status 404 - /webacs/welcomeAction.do : We are running WCS V4 on Windows 2003. We can't access WCS website with this error: HTTP Status 404

Failed to install WCS 2.2: Situation: The client tries to install Cisco WCS 2.2 on Windows 2003. It failed to install it.

Can't see Cisco WCS Programs group in Start: This can be because the user is logged on with a different user account than the one used to install WCS as a service

Cisco WCS stops running:  Here are collections of the Cisco WCS fails to start up.

How to add a Cisco WLS Controller to WCS: Go to Configure>Controllers.

How to install license in Cisco WCS: Go to Help>Licensing.

How to Install Cisco WCS: This installation is based on version 4.2.128.

How to Upgrade Cisco Aironet 1200 AP to Lightweight Mode: Download UpgradeToolv30.exe and c1200-rcvk9w8-tar.123-11JX1.tar from Cisco.

How to Save Cisco WLS Controller Configuration: Login Cisco WLS Controller.

Does Cisco WLS Controller support 1231 AP: We have over 30 Cisco 1231 AP. We would like to buy a Cisco Wireless Controller 2501 to manage all APs.

VPN users can't access OWA or Outlook: The client was working on the Failover Exchange and added CAS servers to a new VLAN. After that, VPN users have a problem to access OWA or Outlook. Internet user opens OWA no problem.

How can I add two IP addresses to Access Rule in Cisco ASA: I have follow this instruction to create a access rule in our ASA5510.

How to configure Access Rule in Cisco ASA: Login ASDM.

Can't assign public IP address to an access rule on Cisco ASA: A client tries to modify an access rule and he wants to change outside to a public IP address in the access rule source.

VTP VLAN configuration not allowed when device is in CLIENT: :When attempting to add a vlan to local database, you may receive this message:
 
Some VLANs don’t on some switches: We have over 30 Cisco 3560 switches and over 10 VLANs on our network.

Can I setup banner in Cisco ASA:  To configure the ASDM, session, login, or message-of-the-day banner,

Laptop can't access Wireless Bridge:   Our client follows this instruction How to configure Cisco Wireless Bridge

Problem to setup Non-Root Bridge:  I get the error: "Set Infrastructure SSID' must be configured in order to set the 'Role in Radio Network'

How to configure Cisco Wireless Bridge: Follow this link to assign IP address to the Cisco Wireless AP

Some wireless SSID don't work: The client has some Cisco 1200 and 1300 wireless AP configured 2 SSID, Private (WPA Enterprise and Pubic.

How to enable RADIUS authentication on Cisco switches: RADIUS authentication allow domain users to login Cisco Switch and read and/or edit the configuration based on their group rights.

Cisco VPN requirement for Android devices:  Cisco ASA New features in 8.4(2)

Cisco VPN Reason 429: Unable to resolve server address:  The Cisco VPN client can't establish the VPN connection with this message: Reason 429: Unable to resolve server address.

Cisco VPN client errors: Another VPN client activates and the router limits only connection.

VPN Client Reason Code: This table lists and describes VPN Client reason messages with troubleshooting.

Cisco VPN Reason 429: Unable to resolve server address:  The Cisco VPN client can't establish the VPN connection

Cisco Switch: Unexpected BPDU received. Port has been Disabled: “This feature was first implemented to handle special collision situations in which the switch detected excessive or late collisions on a port. Excessive collisions occur when a frame is dropped because the switch encounters 16 collisions in a row”.

Cisco Wireless is not stable: The client has 5 Cisco APs in their Cisco Wireless LAN Controller. The wireless keeps dropping and no stable

NAP with Cisco Routers: I have some users, which are connected to my network via VPN. VPN terminated on Cisco router. Users use PPTP VPN to connect to the office network. I want to use NAP for this clients. Does any one tried this?

W2k8 NPS as a RADIUS server for a Cisco router: I currently have W2k3 IAS configured as a RADIUS server for our VPN clients connecting to a Cisco 2811 router.

Find out which device is using public IP address: the client has over 30 public IP addresses. They can ping all IP addresses, but they don't think they use all of them. They would like to find out which devices are using them.

Enterprise Wireless keeps popup for credentials: The client follow this "How to set up a Cisco Enterprise Wireless Using NPS in Microsoft Active Directory"

Cisco Enterprise Wireless doesn't work: but can't make it work. The wireless keeps popup for credentials. The problem is he doesn't know  this Cisco AP configuration issue or IAS issue.

How to set up a Cisco Enterprise Wireless Using NPS in Microsoft Active Directory: Configure Cisco 1242 AP by following this artcle: How to configure a new Cisco 1242 wireless AP

The example of Initial configuration on Cisco PIX using ASDM: The Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) is web-based design connect to and manage a PIX/ASA using a web browser.

The example of Initial configuration on Cisco PIX version 5.1: In our example, the outside IP address of the PIX is 192.167.1.2; inside IP address inside is 10.0.0.2; the outside LAN/WAN IP range 192.168.0.0/24 and inside is 10.0.0.0/8; the admin workstation IP is 10.0.0.10, Exchange server IP is 10 10.0.0..3, telnet client IP is 10.0.0.11.

How to backup/restore HP swicth config using TFTP:  To backup HP ProCurve witch configuration using TFTP, please follow these steps

How to configure a VLAN port in HP ProCourve Switch using Web Utility: Select the port and Mode to Untagged, which is the port that will be used the specified VLAN, port 4 and VLAN 100 in our example.

How to configure VLAN in HP ProCurve Switch: In this example, we will configure port 21 for VLAN 100

Cisco Switch Initial Configuration: Here are the example of configuring Cisco switch 2995

How to configure channel in Cisco AP: Q: All our Cisco 1200 AP are setup to use lease congested Frequency. However, our security want to use clear channel 1 to 6. How do you configure Cisco AP to use channel 9?

Can't connect Cisco 2955 to 3560G switches: The client wants to configure Cisco switch 2955 to access one of their 3560G switch. However, it doesn't work and the 2955 can't access the 3560.

Can't establish Cisco VPN with HASH payload can't be verified:  Situation: when trying to establish the VPN, the user receives this error: Sev=Warning/3 IKE/0xE3000056. The received HASH payload cannot be verified

How to configure channel in Cisco AP: Q: All our Cisco 1200 AP are setup to use lease congested Frequency. However, our security want to use clear channel 1 to 6. How do you configure Cisco AP to use channel 9?

Configure Cisco Switch for Dell NIC Teaming: We created NIC Teaming in Dell PowerEdge R710 server. The two NICs are connecting to the Cisco switch 3560G without any issues. If we unplug one cable, the server still works and connects to the network. Do we need to configure EtherChannel on those two ports.

Cisco: Wireless client can't receive the IP: Situation: The client tries to setup Cisco wireless 1310 bridge. The client can receive the signal but can't logon the domain. Ipconfig shows the client can't receive IP from the DHCP server and the IP is 169.254.x.x.