CISCO-DOT11-IF-MIB

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Organization: Cisco System Inc.

Last Updated: 2006-12-20

Category: Cisco Devices, Wireless and WLAN

Description: Covers Cisco IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN interfaces, with objects for radio configuration, channel management, and interface statistics.

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What Is CISCO-DOT11-IF-MIB?

CISCO-DOT11-IF-MIB is a Cisco vendor MIB for managing IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN interfaces on Cisco Access Points, extending standard 802.11 management with Cisco-specific radio and SSID configuration objects. It exposes per-radio-interface station configuration covering station role (AP vs. client/bridge), SSID association limits, encryption/security settings, and Cisco extensions like VoIP support. It is used to monitor and configure wireless hardware/software status — confirming the AP's radio role, whether Cisco proprietary extensions and broadcast SSID association are enabled, and security/encapsulation settings that affect client connectivity and throughput. It builds on and complements the standard IEEE802dot11-MIB, adding Cisco-specific extensions for AP-specific behavior. It is deployed on Cisco Aironet/Wireless Access Point radio interfaces in enterprise WLAN deployments, and administrators who download CISCO-DOT11-IF-MIB definitions from Cisco typically load them alongside the standard IEEE802dot11-MIB to get full radio management coverage.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in CISCO-DOT11-IF-MIB. Use the built-in SNMP Monitoring Browser to explore available variables, view their current values and descriptions, and select the objects you want to monitor. You can then create SNMP monitors, configure thresholds, and receive alerts when monitored values change.

Supported Devices

  • Cisco Wireless 9178I Series Access Point (2025) — tri-band Wi-Fi 7 enterprise AP, current 802.11 wireless interface hardware
  • Cisco Catalyst 9164 Series Access Point (2024) — Wi-Fi 6E AP still using CISCO-DOT11-IF-MIB style radio/interface objects

Monitoring Examples

An admin polls cd11IfStationConfigTable/cd11IfStationConfigEntry to check cd11IfStationRole (confirming a radio is configured as an access point) and cd11IfDesiredSsidMaxAssocSta to see the client-association limit for a given SSID, useful when troubleshooting why new clients can't associate. cd11IfCiscoExtensionsEnable and cd11IfVoipExtensionsEnable reveal whether Cisco-proprietary and VoIP-optimized features are active, and cd11IfPrivacyOptionMaxRate/cd11IfDesiredSsidMicAlgorithm show the encryption/security configuration affecting client compatibility.

What Can Be Monitored

  • radio station role (AP/bridge)
  • SSID max associated stations
  • Cisco extensions enabled status
  • VoIP extensions enabled status
  • privacy/encryption max rate
  • MIC algorithm configuration
Imported Objects

From CISCO-SMI

ciscoMgmtOBJECT-IDENTITY

From IEEE802dot11-MIB

dot11AuthenticationAlgorithmsIndexOBJECT-TYPE
dot11SupportedDataRatesRxIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From IF-MIB

ifIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB

SnmpAdminString

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
NOTIFICATION-GROUP
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

MacAddress
RowStatus
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TruthValue
OIDs

FAQ

What is CISCO-DOT11-IF-MIB used for in monitoring Cisco wireless access points?
It extends standard 802.11 management with Cisco-specific radio interface objects, letting admins confirm each radio's station role (AP versus client/bridge), the SSID's maximum associated stations, and whether Cisco proprietary and VoIP extensions are enabled — settings that directly affect client connectivity and throughput on Aironet access points.

How can I verify wireless security configuration on a Cisco Aironet AP using this MIB?
The MIB exposes privacy/encryption max rate and MIC algorithm configuration per radio interface, so an NMS can confirm each AP's encryption and integrity-check settings are correctly applied across an enterprise WLAN deployment.

RFC description

Manages Cisco IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN interfaces, providing objects for radio configuration, channel management, and wireless interface statistics.

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