Creating a Community of Devices Using the Connect Window
Creating a Community
You can create a community in either of these ways:
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Community Limits
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Table 3-1
Device Type
Catalyst Express 500 Series Switches
Cisco UC500 series appliance
Wireless Express 500 series controllers
Autonomous AP521 access points
IP phones do not count toward the 25-device community limit. You can connect as many IP phones as
there are switch ports in the community's UC500 appliances and CE500 switches.
If you exceed the device limits, you cannot manage the community until you remove enough devices to
comply with the limits.
There is no limit to the number of communities that CCA can manage.
Creating a Community of Devices Using the Connect Window
When you launch CCA, two windows open: the CCA window, which contains the user interface, and the
Connect window.
Cisco 500 Series Wireless Express Mobility Controller Configuration Guide
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Upgrading software
Saving a running configuration
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Backing up and restoring a configuration
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Managing the system time
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Getting system message notifications
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Changing the HTTP port number
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Getting an inventory report
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When you launch CCA, you can use the Connect window that appears.
Choose Application > Communities from the menu bar and use the Communities window that
appears.
Choose Application > Connect and use the Connect window that appears.
Click the Connect icon on the tool bar and use the Connect window that appears.
lists the limits on the number of specific device types that can be supported in a community.
Limits on the Number of Specific Device Types in a Community
Chapter 3
Creating and Connecting to a Community
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