How to Convert Cisco LWAPP to Autonomous AP

To use console port on Access Point, you need a real serial port on your compute. Usually USB to Serial convert doesn’t work.

Default password :

AP4403.xxxx.xxxx>en

Password: <= Cisco

AP4403.xxxx.xxxx#sh ver

Cisco IOS Software, C2600 Software (AP3G2-RCVK9W8-M), Version 15.2(2)JA, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupportCopyright (c) 1986-2012 by Cisco Systems, Inc.Compiled Thu 23-Aug-12 02:43 by prod_rel_team
ROM: Bootstrap program is C2600 boot loaderBOOTLDR: C2600 Boot Loader (AP3G2-BOOT-M)
LoaderVersion 12.4(25e)JA1, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
AP4403.a7a0.db3e uptime is 4 minutesSystem returned to ROM by power-onSystem image file is "flash:/ap3g2-rcvk9w8-mx/ap3g2-rcvk9w8-xx"

Enable configuration terminal to setup and IP address and download the new code.

P4403.xxxx.xxxx#debug capwap console cli
This command is meant only for debugging/troubleshooting
Any configuration change may result in different
behavior from centralized configuration.

CAPWAP console CLI allow/disallow debugging is on
AP4403.a7a0.db3e#
AP4403.a7a0.db3e(config)#ip default-gateway 10.0.100.254
AP4403.a7a0.db3e(config-if)#int gi0
AP4403.a7a0.db3e(config-if)#ip address 10.0.100.200 255.255.255.0
AP4403.a7a0.db3e(config-if)#no sh
AP4403.a7a0.db3e(config-if)#exit
AP4403.a7a0.db3e(config)#end
AP4403.a7a0.db3e#ping
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 10.0.100.1, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/1/1 ms

AP4403.a7a0.db3e#archive download-sw /force-reload /overwrite tftp://10.0.100.1/ap3g2-k9w7-tar.default
examining image...
Loading ap3g2-k9w7-tar.default from 10.0.100.1 (via BVI1): !
extracting info (279 bytes)
Image info:
Version Suffix: k9w7-.153-3.JC
Image Name: ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC
Version Directory: ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC
Ios Image Size: 10322432
Total Image Size: 13384192
Image Feature: WIRELESS LAN
Image Family: AP3G2
Wireless Switch Management Version: 8.2.100.0
Extracting files...
ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/ (directory) 0 (bytes)
extracting ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC (215867 bytes)
extracting ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/ap3g2-k9w7-tx.153-3.JC (73 bytes)
extracting ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/ap3g2-bl-2600 (190140 bytes)!
extracting ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/ap3g2-bl-3600 (189183 bytes)!
ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/html/ (directory) 0 (bytes)
ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/html/level/ (directory) 0 (bytes)
ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/html/level/1/ (directory) 0 (bytes)

extracting ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/html/level/1/appsui.js (563 bytes)
extracting ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/html/level/1/back.shtml (512 bytes)
extracting ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/html/level/1/cookies.js (5032 bytes)
extracting ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/html/level/1/forms.js (20442 bytes)
extracting ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/HA5.bin (2049 bytes)
extracting ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/B2.bin (10512 bytes)
extracting ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/B5.bin (1995 bytes)
extracting ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/Y2.bin (7008 bytes)
extracting ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/Y5.bin (1555 bytes)
extracting ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/8006.img (568619 bytes)!!!
extracting ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/triggerfish.jed (0 bytes)
extracting ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/uart_firmware_upgrade.bin (18239 bytes)
extracting ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/MCU.bin (8799 bytes)
extracting ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/info (279 bytes)
extracting ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/file_hashes (36832 bytes)
extracting ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/final_hash (141 bytes)
extracting ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/final_hash.sig (513 bytes)
extracting ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/img_sign_rel.cert (1375 bytes)
extracting ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/img_sign_rel_sha2.cert (1371 bytes)
extracting info.ver (279 bytes)
[OK - 13434880 bytes]

Deleting current version: flash:/ap3g2-rcvk9w8-mx...done.
New software image installed in flash:/ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC
Confi
Writing out the event log to flash:/event.log ...
guring system to use new image...done.
Requested system reload in progress...
archive download: takes 220 seconds

Write of event.log done

*Mar 1 00:13:17.647: %SYS-5-RELOAD: Reload requested by Exec. Reload Reason: Reason unspecified.
*Mar 1 00:13:17.647: %LWAPP-5-CHANGED: CAPWAP changed state to DOWN
IOS Bootloader - Starting system.
flash is writable
FLASH CHIP: Numonyx Mirrorbit (0089)
Xmodem file system is available.
flashfs[0]: 237 files, 8 directories
flashfs[0]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directories
flashfs[0]: Total bytes: 31997952
flashfs[0]: Bytes used: 13329408
flashfs[0]: Bytes available: 18668544
flashfs[0]: flashfs fsck took 16 seconds.
Reading cookie from SEEPROM
Base Ethernet MAC address: 44:03:a7:a0:db:3e
Ethernet speed is 1000 Mb - FULL Duplex
Loading "flash:/ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC"...#########################

File "flash:/ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC/ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JC" uncompressed and installed, entry point: 0x2003000
executing...

Secondary Bootloader - Starting system.
Tide MB - 32MB of flash
Xmodem file system is available.
flashfs[0]: 237 files, 8 directories
flashfs[0]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directories
flashfs[0]: Total bytes: 31997952
flashfs[0]: Bytes used: 13329408
flashfs[0]: Bytes available: 18668544
flashfs[0]: flashfs fsck took 8 seconds.
flashfs[1]: 0 files, 1 directories
flashfs[1]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directories
flashfs[1]: Total bytes: 12257280
flashfs[1]: Bytes used: 1024
flashfs[1]: Bytes available: 12256256
flashfs[1]: flashfs fsck took 1 seconds.
Base Ethernet MAC address: 44:03:a7:a0:db:3e

From TFTP Server :
May 5 19:53:52 srv1 in.tftpd[5529]: connect from 10.0.100.249 (10.0.100.249)
May 5 19:53:52 srv1 atftpd[5529]: Advanced Trivial FTP server started (0.7)
May 5 19:53:52 srv1 atftpd[5529]: Serving ap3g2-k9w7-tar.default to 10.0.100.249:50607
May 5 19:53:52 srv1 atftpd[5529]: Serving ap3g2-k9w7-tar.default to 10.0.100.249:55118
May 5 19:54:11 srv1 atftpd[5529]: timeout: retrying...
May 5 19:55:08 srv1 atftpd[5529]: timeout: retrying...