Converting lightweigh to standalone AP and vice versa

Connect with console cable to the cisco AP


Default credentials

Username : cisco

Password: Cisco


You can find the AP image type by running the command show version


When the AP image ends with k9w8 means the AP is lightweight

When the AP image ends with k9w7 means the AP is Standalone


AP7cad.74ff.975e>sho version

Cisco IOS Software, C3700 Software (AP3G2-K9W8-M), Version 15.3(3)JK2, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2)

Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Copyright (c) 1986-2020 by Cisco Systems, Inc.

Compiled Wed 01-Apr-20 04:25 by prod_rel_team

ROM: Bootstrap program is C3700 boot loader

BOOTLDR: C3700 Boot Loader (AP3G2-BOOT-M) LoaderVersion 15.2(4)JB, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

AP7cad.74ff.975e uptime is 5 minutes

System returned to ROM by power-on

System image file is "flash:/ap3g2-k9w8-mx.153-3.JK2/ap3g2-k9w8-xx.153-3.JK2"

Last reload reason: Reason Not Known


To convert the AP from lightweight to standalone please follow the below procedure


1) Enter global config mode.

AP7cad.74ff.975e#conf t

                  ^

% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.


You will notice that you can’t enter global config. That’s because you need to run the command  debug capwap console cli


AP7cad.74ff.975e#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

AP7cad.74ff.975e#

AP7cad.74ff.975e#conf t

Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.

AP7cad.74ff.975e(config)#


2) Assign IP address to the BVI 1

 

AP7cad.74ff.975e(config)#interface bvI 1

AP7cad.74ff.975e(config-if)#ip add 10.10.30.11 255.255.255.0

AP7cad.74ff.975e(config-if)#


3) Do not forget default gateway. Without default gateway the AP may keep rebooting before the complete image download.

ip default-gateway 10.10.30.254   


4) Transfer the standalone image from a tftp to the AP

Standalone image:ap3g2-k9w7-tar.153-3.JPK  

AP IP: 10.10.30.11

TFTP IP: 10.10.30.1

! Do not forget .tar extension at the end of the file name


AP7cad.74ff.975e#archive download-sw /force-reload /overwrite tftp://10.10.30.1/ap3g2-k9w7-tar.153-3.JPK.tar


Wait for about 5 minutes to finish the download

After this the AP will reboot


By running the show version you will notice that the AP image changed to k9w7.

Which means we have a standalone AP.


ap#sho version

Cisco IOS Software, C3700 Software (AP3G2-K9W7-M), Version 15.3(3)JPK, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Copyright (c) 1986-2020 by Cisco Systems, Inc.

Compiled Tue 24-Nov-20 03:58 by prod_rel_team

ROM: Bootstrap program is C3700 boot loader

BOOTLDR: C3700 Boot Loader (AP3G2-BOOT-M) LoaderVersion 15.2(4)JB, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

ap uptime is 2 minutes

System returned to ROM by power-on

System image file is "flash:/ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JPK/ap3g2-k9w7-xx.153-3.JPK"

Last reload reason:


**Follow this procedure to Convert from Autonomous to Lightweight also. The only difference is the image on the command

archive download-sw /force-reload /overwrite tftp://10.10.30.1/ap3g2-k9w8-tar.153-3.JPK.tar


Resources from: 

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/7-4/configuration/guides/consolidated/b_cg74_CONSOLIDATED/b_cg74_CONSOLIDATED_chapter_01101110.html#ID1136

https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/access-configuration-global-mode-ap2802i/m-p/3383469






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