This file can be opened with WinZip. Cisco AP Autonomous to Lightweight Conversion Process. Alternatively SSH/Telnet can be used for the conversion of both local and remote APs.Once the CAPWAP image has been successfully loaded on the AP it reload and begin searching to register with a WLC Controller. In our example we will be converting a Cisco 3502 AP and decided to download the appropriate recovery mode file: ap3g1-rcvk9w8-tar.152-4.JB6.tar. The lightweight image is used for APs that are running with a controller or in Mesh mode. The Reset button is labeled MODE on the outside of the access point.The procedure to perform this task using the controller GUI is not currently available.To enable the Reset buttons on all converted access points that are associated to the Returns to privileged EXEC mode. For the latest feature information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. Once booted you will be able to authenticate. This article is about converting a Cisco AP version CAP2602E from a lightweight to Autonomous. To convert Lightweight AP to Autonomous AP, need to have PC directly connected to AP’s ethernet port. I prefer to move the software over to the access point if there is enough space on the device. If the access point is associated to a switch, you can use the switch to load the Cisco IOS release. You must program the DHCP servers to return the option based on the access point’s DHCP Vendor Class Identifier (VCI) string (DHCP option 60).The following table lists the VCI strings for Cisco access points that can operate in lightweight mode.If the access point is ordered with the Service Provider Option - AIR-OPT60-DHCP selected, the VCI string for that access point will be different than those strings listed in the previous table. For sake of simplicity we are presenting them in bullet format:Before we begin the conversion process it is necessary to Regardless of the type of image loaded during the conversion process, the AP will always download the Since the AP will automatically download the full image from the WLC once it joins, using the recovery mode file will speed up the conversion process.We’ll need to have a FTP server running so we can configure the AP to download the file from it.In our example we configure the AP to obtain its IP address from a DHCP server:The AP confirms once it has successfully obtained an IP address from the DHCP server.Console cable can be used for the conversion process of local APs. Alternatively, you can also press Enables the Reset button on the converted access point that you specify.Verifies whether the crash file is downloaded to the Configures a static IP address on the access point. A buddy of mine asked me to post some instructions for him, so here it is. Connect to the AP with a serial cable, then connect the AP to a power source, be it via a POE Injector or a PoE switch. After the unit reboots, it sends the reason for the reboot to the There are some differences in the way that controllers display the MAC addresses of converted access points on information pages in the controller GUI:If you want to specify an IP address for an access point rather than having one assigned automatically by a DHCP server, you can use the controller GUI or CLI to configure a static IP address for the access point. Alternatively, you can also press When you enable this option, the file is saved with a .gz extension (such as dump.log.gz). This is obtained through support.cisco.com. Converting Cisco 3700 series AP from lightweight to Autonomous mode.
This file can be opened with WinZip. Cisco AP Autonomous to Lightweight Conversion Process. Alternatively SSH/Telnet can be used for the conversion of both local and remote APs.Once the CAPWAP image has been successfully loaded on the AP it reload and begin searching to register with a WLC Controller. In our example we will be converting a Cisco 3502 AP and decided to download the appropriate recovery mode file: ap3g1-rcvk9w8-tar.152-4.JB6.tar. The lightweight image is used for APs that are running with a controller or in Mesh mode. The Reset button is labeled MODE on the outside of the access point.The procedure to perform this task using the controller GUI is not currently available.To enable the Reset buttons on all converted access points that are associated to the Returns to privileged EXEC mode. For the latest feature information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. Once booted you will be able to authenticate. This article is about converting a Cisco AP version CAP2602E from a lightweight to Autonomous. To convert Lightweight AP to Autonomous AP, need to have PC directly connected to AP’s ethernet port. I prefer to move the software over to the access point if there is enough space on the device. If the access point is associated to a switch, you can use the switch to load the Cisco IOS release. You must program the DHCP servers to return the option based on the access point’s DHCP Vendor Class Identifier (VCI) string (DHCP option 60).The following table lists the VCI strings for Cisco access points that can operate in lightweight mode.If the access point is ordered with the Service Provider Option - AIR-OPT60-DHCP selected, the VCI string for that access point will be different than those strings listed in the previous table. For sake of simplicity we are presenting them in bullet format:Before we begin the conversion process it is necessary to Regardless of the type of image loaded during the conversion process, the AP will always download the Since the AP will automatically download the full image from the WLC once it joins, using the recovery mode file will speed up the conversion process.We’ll need to have a FTP server running so we can configure the AP to download the file from it.In our example we configure the AP to obtain its IP address from a DHCP server:The AP confirms once it has successfully obtained an IP address from the DHCP server.Console cable can be used for the conversion process of local APs. Alternatively, you can also press Enables the Reset button on the converted access point that you specify.Verifies whether the crash file is downloaded to the Configures a static IP address on the access point. A buddy of mine asked me to post some instructions for him, so here it is. Connect to the AP with a serial cable, then connect the AP to a power source, be it via a POE Injector or a PoE switch. After the unit reboots, it sends the reason for the reboot to the There are some differences in the way that controllers display the MAC addresses of converted access points on information pages in the controller GUI:If you want to specify an IP address for an access point rather than having one assigned automatically by a DHCP server, you can use the controller GUI or CLI to configure a static IP address for the access point. Alternatively, you can also press When you enable this option, the file is saved with a .gz extension (such as dump.log.gz). This is obtained through support.cisco.com. Converting Cisco 3700 series AP from lightweight to Autonomous mode.