First Published: April 19, 2023

Last Updated: May 8, 2023

Release Notes for Cisco Catalyst Wireless Gateways, Cisco IOS CG Release 17.11.x

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About Cisco Catalyst Wireless Gateways

Cisco Catalyst Wireless Gateway devices extend the enterprise network to remote workers. Connectivity is as follows:

  • The Cisco Catalyst Wireless Gateway CG113-W6 accesses the internet using a wired WAN connection at a remote site.

  • The Cisco Catalyst Wireless Gateway CG113-4GW6 accesses the internet using a wired WAN connection at a remote site or using a cellular link. The device supports two SIM cards: one active, and one on standby. If the wired WAN connection fails, the device fails over to the cellular link to ensure internet connectivity.

Cisco Catalyst Wireless Gateways provide numerous advantages to the remote worker, including the following:

  • Hardware-based stable connectivity to an enterprise VPN

  • Optimized network performance with Wi-Fi 6

  • Cellular network connectivity, in supporting models, providing a cellular internet connection (with one active and one standby SIM) for uninterrupted internet connectivity

  • Separate service set identifiers (SSIDs) for connecting work and personal devices

Managing Cisco Catalyst Wireless Gateways

Use Cisco vManage to configure and manage Cisco Catalyst Wireless Gateways. Cisco vManage provides a convenient workflow for configuring Wi-Fi, cellular, VPN, and other functionality. Cisco vManage also provides methods for monitoring device performance.

Cisco Catalyst Wireless Gateway Models

The Cisco Catalyst Wireless Gateways include the following models:

  • Cisco Catalyst Wireless Gateway CG113-W6

    (Includes Wi-Fi connectivity)

  • Cisco Catalyst Wireless Gateway CG113-4GW6

    (Includes Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity)

What's New for Cisco Catalyst Wireless Gateway Support in Cisco IOS CG Release 17.11.1a and Cisco vManage Release 20.11.1

Table 1. Cisco IOS CG Release 17.11.1a and Cisco vManage Release 20.11.1

Feature

Description

Support for Cisco SD-WAN Remote Access VPN

Cisco Catalyst Wireless Gateway devices support VPN connectivity with Cisco SD-WAN Remote Access servers. From this release, the default configuration of VPN connectivity is for a Cisco SD-WAN Remote Access headend, but a Static Settings option is available for configuring devices using Cisco IOS CG Releases 17.9.x or 17.10.x.

Tunnel Redundancy

You can configure a secondary remote access server IP address or fully qualified domain name (FQDN), as a failover option in case the primary remote access server becomes unavailable.

Support for Additional Cipher Suites

You can configure the specific cipher suite to use for VPN encryption, if required by the VPN service. This is considered an advanced option and is available through the configuration group that you create for configuring Cisco Catalyst Wireless Gateway devices.

Support for Corporate Wired LAN

You can connect a corporate device, such as a corporate laptop, to a wired Ethernet connection on the Cisco Catalyst Wireless Gateway device.

Cisco Bug Search Tool

The Cisco Bug Search Tool (BST) is a web-based tool providing access to the Cisco bug tracking system. If provides information about defects in Cisco products, including the status of a defect and affected releases.

Open Caveats in Cisco IOS CG Release 17.11.1a

The following table lists the open caveat(s) affecting Cisco Catalyst Wireless Gateway devices in Cisco IOS CG Release 17.11.1a:

Caveat

Description

CSCwb77115

When traffic exceeds maximum modem capacity, Cisco Catalyst Wireless Gateway may crash and reboot.

Open Caveats in Cisco vManage Release 20.11.1

In Cisco vManage Release 20.11.1, there are no open caveats that affect Cisco Catalyst Wireless Gateway devices.

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