Returning The Access Point To Autonomous Mode; Using A Controller To Return The Access Point To Autonomous Mode; Using The Mode Button To Return The Access Point To Autonomous Mode - Cisco AIR-AP1120B-A-K9 - Aironet 1100 Series Access Point Hardware Installation Manual

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Lightweight Access Points

Returning the Access Point to Autonomous Mode

You can return a lightweight access point to autonomous mode by loading a Cisco IOS release that
supports autonomous mode (such as Cisco IOS Release 12.3(8)JA or earlier). If the access point is
associated to a controller, you can use the controller to load the Cisco IOS release. If the access point is
not associated to a controller, you can load the Cisco IOS release using TFTP.

Using a Controller to Return the Access Point to Autonomous Mode

Follow these steps to return a lightweight access point to autonomous mode using a controller:
Log into the CLI on the controller to which the access point is associated and enter this command:
Step 1
config ap tftp-downgrade tftp-server-ip-address filename access-point-name
Wait until the access point completes the reboot, as indicated by the Status LED turning green to indicate
Step 2
a client is associated or blinking green to indicate a client is not associated.
After the access point reboots, reconfigure it using the access point GUI or the CLI. For additional
Step 3
information refer to the Cisco Aironet 1100 Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide available
at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/tsd_products_support_category_home.html
To browse to the 1100 series access point documentation, click Cisco Aironet 1100 Series listed under
"Wireless LAN Access."

Using the MODE Button to Return the Access Point to Autonomous Mode

Follow these steps to return a lightweight access point to autonomous mode using the access point MODE
button and a TFTP server:
Note The access point MODE button is enabled by default, but you need to verify that the MODE button is
enabled (see the
Set the static IP address of the PC on which your TFTP server software runs to an address between
Step 1
10.0.0.2 and 10.0.0.30.
Step 2 Make sure that the PC contains the access point image file (such as c1100-k9w7-tar.123-8.JA.tar for a
1100 series access point) in the TFTP server folder and that the TFTP server is activated.
Step 3 Rename the access point image file in the TFTP server folder to c1100-k9w7-tar.default.
Connect the PC to the access point using a Category 5 (CAT5) Ethernet cable.
Step 4
Disconnect power from the access point.
Step 5
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(where:
a) tftp-server-ip-address is the IP address of the TFTP server
b) filename is the full path and filename of the access point image file, such as
D:/Images/ c1100-k9w7-tar.123-8.JA.ta r
c) access-point-name is the name that identifies the access point on the
ocntroller.)
"MODE Button Setting" section on page
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