Cisco aironet 1522 Design And Deployment Manual page 56

Connecting the Cisco 1520 Series Mesh Access Point to Your Network
Upgrade to release 5.2 from the latest 4.1.192.xxM mesh release prior to upgrading to release 6.0.
Caution
Upgrading directly to release 5.2 from either 4.1.190.05 or 4.1.191.22M is not supported. For details on
upgrading to latest version of 4.1.192.xxM from an earlier mesh release, refer to the
Compatibility Matrix"
for Release 4.1.192.35M (or later) at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6366/prod_release_notes_list.html
Note When upgrading to an intermediate software release as part of the 4.1.192.xxM to release 5.2 and then
to release 6.0 controller software upgrade, ensure that all mesh access points associated with the
controller are at the same intermediate release before preceding to install the next intermediate or final
version of software. In large networks, it can take some time to download the software on each mesh
access point.
If you are upgrading from mesh release 4.1.191.22M to the latest 4.1.192.xxM before upgrading to the
Note
release 5.2 (prior to upgrading to release 6.0), you must manually reset the controller immediately after
the upgrade without saving the configuration. Be sure to check the RRM configurations after the upgrade
to see if all match your earlier configurations.
A backup of your controller configuration file is recommended prior to any software upgrade. Without
Caution
this backup, you will need to manually reconfigure the controller should the configuration file be lost or
corrupted or if you need to downgrade.
To upgrade the mesh controller software using the controller GUI, follow these steps.
Upload your controller configuration files to a backup server.
Step 1
Follow these steps to obtain the mesh controller software and the associated boot images from the
Step 2
Software Center on Cisco.com:
Click this URL to go to the Software Center:
a.
http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/sw-wireless.shtml
Click Wireless Software.
b.
Click Wireless LAN Controllers.
c.
Click Standalone Controllers, Wireless Integrated Routers, or Wireless Integrated Switches.
d.
e. Click the controller product name.
f. Click Wireless LAN Controller Software.
g. Click a controller software release.
Note
Click the filename (filename.aes).
h.
Click Download.
i.
Cisco Aironet 1520, 1130, 1240 Series Wireless Mesh Access Points, Design and Deployment Guide, Release 6.0
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in the Release Notes for Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers and Mesh Access Points
Verify that the software release is 6.0.
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