Hardware installation manual, quick start manual, datasheet. Upgrade cisco ios on an autonomous access point cisco. View online or download cisco aironet 1240ag series hardware installation manual, quick start manual, datasheet. Expired fn 62349 aironet 1240 ag access point mounting bracket. Convert wireless ap from lightweight to autonomous mode. This article shows how to reset to factory defaults all cisco aironet 1110, 1121, 1142, 1230, 1240, 1242ag access points. To convert it you are going to need to download the image for the autonomous version, this is available for free from cisco although not the newest version. Guidelines for using cisco aironet lightweight access points. All cisco aironet wireless access points and bridges currently being shipped run ios. Download the image file from the tftp server to the ap. This was slightly faster than my brain noticed that all i really wanted was erase start and i now had to reload ios on this ap. Cisco 1240 1 1140 ap lwapp to autonomous mode conversion duration. Step2 make sure that the pc contains the access point image file such as c1240k9w7tar. Download the ios image onto the tftps root directory.
Using the autonomous to lightweight mode upgrade tool. Needs to download the autonomous ios for airap3802idk9 hi team, we had purchased 3802i model access point recently, we would like to work with standalone mode, so i tried to download the autonomous ios from cisco website, but this software doesnt available. Before converting lwap to autonomous need to understand the type of. Download your 1142 image from cisco i chose c1140k9w7tar. Predownload image to ap before rebooting controller.
I currently have a cisco wlc 2112 and several 1242 lightweight aps. Using the mode button to return the access point to autonomous mode mode button setting 410 obtaining the autonomous access point image file 410 connecting to the. Cisco wireless aironet 1240ag image file for ios software. Cisco systems 1240ag returning the lightweight access. This document shows how to upgrade a cisco ios image on an autonomous access point through the gui or cli. Obtaining the autonomous access point image file obtaining the tftp server software. Method 1 configure your pc with one of this ip address 10. Once issue that command given ap should download new image from. Converting a cisco ap from lwapp to autonomous mode. I can achieve assigning a guest vlan on authentication failure when using a wired connection by. Lightweight to autonomous vice versa conversion mrncciew.
Upgrade 1142 from lwap to autonomous cisco community. This procedure is applicable for any autonomous access point. Connect pc lan interface and access point lan interface. The access points can only communicate with cisco 2006 series wireless lan controllers or 4400 series. Before we begin the conversion process it is necessary to download the capwap software file. Preparing the infrastructure no lightweight access point can opera te independently from a wlc. Click download button to upload the file to controller.
Convert cisco aironet ap from controller to autonomous version. Easily convert cisco autonomous standalone ap to lightweight. Verify download status of image in all aps and wait till download is successful. Cisco aironet 1240ag access point autonomous quick start guide cisco aironet 1240ag series access point. Cisco 1240 1 1140 ap lwapp to autonomous mode conversion. Ever needed to convert a cisco lap to autonomous ap. Obtaining the autonomous access point image file 80. Keep these guidelines in mind when you use a 1240 series lightweight access point. I am able to log into the ap by hyperterminal, and have set the ip, mask, and gateway just fine.
Autonomous to lightweight mode upgrade tool also make sure you download a copy of the lwapp recovery image file for your ap. Cisco 1240 1 1140 ap lwapp to autonomous mode conversion how to change cisco ap from lwapp to autonomous. We have 5 cisco aironet 1240ag series manuals available for free pdf download. Whilst there are other ways to copy the image over e. Aironet 1200 autonomous ios download cisco community. But i wanted to just clear the entire thing and start over but doesnt seem to let me. Cisco 3750 switch and cisco autonomous access point airap1142nek9. I request you to do download any image from the below link and perform the conversion from lwapp image.
How to convert my cisco 1240ag from lightweight to. Quick steps to get autonomous conversion on cisco airap11agek9 1. Upgrading cisco lwapp to autonomous ios 1140 the ccie. Converting a cisco 1242ag lightweight ap to standalone filed under. Converting cisco wireless access point from lightweight mode to. How to convert a cisco ap from lightweight to autonomous. Execute following command via ssh on wlc cisco controller config ap image predownload primary all. I recently bought a cisco aironet 1240ag access point off newegg to replace a failed netgear unit. Download an autonomous image for your ap and place it on a tftp server that is reachable from the access point. Some older cisco access points did not run ios, such as the aironet 340 which ran only vxworks, and the series lightweight aps. Upgrading autonomous cisco aironet access points to. Cisco ap autonomous to lightweight conversion process.
Convert cisco lightweight ap to autonomous damn technology. At least on the overview of the cisco aironet products, it suggest the standalone versions are sell as a entry option to quickly start using cisco aps and then migrate all to cisco centralizedmanagement wlcs, however some old documentation pdf doesnt list both particular aps as supported at least for his allinone migration utility. C1720 c1841 c261026 c2610xm26xm c3660 c7200cisco 45004700c4500c4700iosc7200 c3660 c3640. Lwapp to autonomous conversion and vice versa on access points. If you choose to overwrite the existing file, issue the archive downloadsw overwrite reload tftp. In my example i use a cisco 1240 ag first install the upgrade tool, you can download this from the cisco support site, under the download section of your access point. If the image doesnt download from your pcs tftp server, you may need to delete the previous tar. Convert cisco aironet 1240 ag access point to autonomous. While doing a bit of labbing with an old ap1230, i typed erase flash. Download the autonomous to lightweight mode upgrade tool and the upgrade image file from see the obtaining the upgrade tool and upgrade image section on page 7. Call cisco tac and hope and prey they will send you an ios image to transform the lap to be used in autonomous mode buy a cisco smartnet, cover one of your aps and download the proper ios from ciscos tac site.
This document is created from the following discussion lightweight to autonomous. How to upgrade cisco aironet 1200, 1220 series wireless ap. Make sure that the pc contains the access point image file such as c1200k9w7tar. The only problem with this ap is it comes with a lightweight ios image preloaded. Cisco download autonomous image for access point 1242. The information in this document is based on cisco aironet 1240ag series access point that runs cisco ios software release12. The full autonomous ios allows for an ap to be configured manually and removes the requirement of having to have a wlc wireless lan controller on the network. Not that im advocating this, but if you were to go to a certain manufactures website, found the file name, did a search in quotes and downloaded what you found and checked the md5 hash to verify it hasnt been tempered with and then changed the extension to. Channels and maximum power settings for cisco aironet autonomous access points and bridges, ol1114203. The static ip address of the pc on which your tftp server software runs should be between 10. Download cisco ios image with autonomous mode support. Downgrading a cisco lightweight ap to autonomous mode. Step 5 rename the access point image file in the tftp server folder to fault for a 1200 series access point, fault for an 1 series access point, fault for a 1240 series access point, and fault for a 1250 series access point. This is a straightforward way to change a cisco aironet 1242ag access point from lightweight mode to autonomous mode in a few steps.
I havent had any luck with or s to the ip address this device is pulling down from our dhcp server. View and download cisco aironet 1240ag series hardware installation manual online. I have a question regarding cisco aironet 1240ag ap. Changing cisco aironet 1242ag lightweight to autonomous. Cisco aironet 1240ag series access point hardware installation guide ol837105 39 chapter 3 troubleshooting 1240ag series autonomous access points low power condition table 32 using cisco ios commands cisco ios commands power source access point cisco switch ac power module none required power inline never cisco switch that supports. How to convert cisco access point from autonomous mode to lwapp 1. Cisco aironet 1240 ag access point release notes for access point on cisco 860, 880, and 890 integrated services routers for cisco ios release 12. I have a cisco aironet 1240 ag access point that was decommisioned a year ago and belonged to a wireless controller that no longer exists. Upgrading cisco lwapp to autonomous ios 1140this tutorial will walk through the process of converting a cisco lap lightweight access point to run the full autonomous ios.
While converting a cisco ap2702i from autonomous to lwapp, i tried the following commands several times, but it would still boot with the k9w7 image. Converting a cisco 1242ag lightweight ap to standalone. Cisco does offer a feature limited autonomous ios that can be used for surveying which is what we will be setting up and configuring today. The only exception to this rule is when the fully functional capwap image file loaded on the ap is the same version as the one contained in the wlc. Now take the cisco ios conversion tool and image and upgrade. Download the software image from matching your aps model.
How to convert a cisco ap from lightweight to autonomous by. Converting a cisco ap from lwapp to autonomous mode paul. How to convert cisco access point from autonomous mode to. A buddy of mine asked me to post some instructions for him, so here it is. Cisco how to perform the cisco ap preimage download aire os. Introduction i decided to upgrade a new cisco airlap1142nak9 from the factory lightweight image to an autonomous image so i can have a standalone ap in the event my wlc takes a dive. Reverting cisco 1142n from lightweight mode to autonomous. Regardless of the type of image loaded during the conversion process, the ap will always download the full image from the wlc as soon as it joins.
Step 4 connect the pc to the access point using a category 5 cat5 ethernet cable. In this video i will show you how to convert cisco lightweight access point to autonomous or standalone access point. Step 4 rename the access point image file in the tftp server folder to fault for a 1200 series access point, fault for an 1 series access point, fault for a 1240 series access point, and fault for a 1250 series access point. Heres a quick walk through to get a cisco ap in my case an 1ag from a controller based lwapp image back to the autonomous image so it can be used as a standalone ap again. C1240 k9w7 tar 124 25d ja2 tar hit by corfikome issuu.
Introduction quick steps to downgrade an airlap1242ag to an autonomous ap. Jbb5 reloading cisco ios image with autonomous mode support. Find software and support documentation to design, install and upgrade, configure, and troubleshoot the cisco aironet 1240 ag series. It should have obtained network address information using dhcp automatically. Is there any way i can download the ios image either from the aps themselves or through the controller. This needs to be a crossover cable if directly connected.
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