FlexConnect Workflow configuration on Cisco 9800 Controllers

FlexConnect can be simple once you follow the a clear workflow.
This article breaks down that process and gets you rolling with your first SSID online.

1. Sets AP regulatory domain

ap profile default-ap-profile
country US
!

2. Create the users vlan on the APs

vlan 30
name VL30-USERs
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3. Flex connect profile creation

wireless profile flex lab-flex-profile
native-vlan-id 150
vlan-name VL30-USERs
vlan-id 30
!

4.Policy Profile

wireless profile policy lab-USER-policy-profile
no central dhcp
no central switching
vlan VL30-USERs
no shutdown
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5. Site tag

wireless tag site LAB
flex-profile lab-flex-profile
no local-site
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6. WLAN Definition

wlan Flexconnect01 1 Flexconnect01
security wpa psk set-key ascii 0 Test12345
no security wpa akm dot1x
security wpa akm psk
no shutdown
!

7. Policy Tag

wireless tag policy lab-USER-Policy-tag
wlan Flexconnect01 policy lab-USER-policy-profile
!

8. AP Location & Tagging

ap location name LAB
tag policy lab-USER-Policy-tag
tag site LAB
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9. AP Tag Assignment

I usually perform these steps in the GUI since it ties everything together, but you can also mass‑deploy them through the CLI.”

ap 00b7.XXXX.XXXX
policy-tag lab-USER-Policy-tag
site-tag LAB

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