The "override global credentials" feature is specifically designed for this scenario. On a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC), an administrator can define global credentials that all associated Access Points (APs) use for administrative access by default. To meet the requirement of having unique credentials for specific APs, such as those in a secure area like a CEO's office, the administrator can navigate to the individual AP's configuration on the WLC and enable the "override global credentials" option. This allows setting a unique username and password for that specific AP, which takes precedence over the global settings.

A. local management users: These are user accounts created on the WLC for administrative access to the WLC itself, not for individual APs.

B. HTTPS access: This is a protocol to secure web-based management traffic to the WLC and does not relate to setting AP-specific credentials.

C. 802.1X supplicant credentials: These are used by the AP to authenticate itself to the wired network infrastructure (e.g., a switch), not for administrative login to the AP.

1. Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller Software Configuration Guide

Cisco IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.x: In the "Configuring Access Points" chapter

the section "Configuring AP Credentials" states

"By default

all the APs connected to the controller are configured with the global username and password. You can override the global credentials and configure a unique username and password for a specific AP." This directly describes the feature required by the question.

2. Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide

Release 8.5: In the chapter "Configuring Access Points

" the section "Configuring an Access Point (GUI)" details the process. On the configuration page for a specific AP

the Credentials tab contains the "Override Global Credentials" checkbox

which

when selected

allows the entry of AP-specific credentials.