Monday, November 5, 2012

Upgrading Autonomous AP to Lightweight AP


Upgrading Autonomous AP to Lightweight AP

Prepare the software upgrade tool (can be downloaded at cisco.com) and TFTPD32 or TFTPD64 (depending on use windows 32 or 64bit). Download the software image for the type of AP LWAP concerned at Cisco.com. Read more:

1. Turn on the AP, then the AP console, and give the IP address of the Interface BVI1:
    Enable
    config terminal
    int bvi1
    Ip address 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.0
    no shut

2. Connect the PC to the AP FastEthernet port using UTP cable, and the PC to the IP settings 10.0.0.2/24
    (one IP subnet to the AP)

3. Run TFTPD32/64 select IP 10.0.0.2 and browse to the folder where the image LWAP placed.

 4. Run Upgrade Tool.exe, you will see a warning, click YES.

5. You will be asked to provide IP AP list, to make it once in a notepad file, save as AP list.txt. Write down
    the IP APs will be upgraded, and provide your username, enable password, and the password telnet AP
    concerned. (default is Cisco, Cisco, Cisco)

6. Fill in the appropriate data in the upgrade tools, system IP address is the IP PC. Do not forget to include
    the name LWAP recovery when the image is also included extension (. Tar).
    Turn off the firewall on the PC. Click on START.

Upgrade tool will do pengecekkan data we have input, then processes the image transfer via TFTP to the AP. AP gets Image LWAP will soon upgrade itself into LWAP.

Make sure to get the message and the success of the upgrade tool tftpd logs show successful transfer.

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