Converting a Cisco Aironet 3600 Series Access Point from Lightweight to Autonomous mode Standalone

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Requirements:
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1.Cisco 3600 series Access point
2.Serial or Usb to Console Cable
3.Cisco IOS Software AP3G2-K9W7-M for (C3600 Series AP)
4.Router that will connect the access point and your

computer/laptop to the same network ip range
5.TFTPd64 Server software
6.Putty/Tera Team or any software that connect to a serial

connection
7.Adapter (48v)/Switch for POE which will be used to power and

connect to the router.

The network setup
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Cisco Lightweight AP IP address will be 192.168.100.50
Computer/Laptop IP address where TFTP server is installed

192.168.100.6 [Default Router IP for Tftpd]

Note: The computer or laptop does not need to be static during

the entire process. The Cisco AP will be dynamic before

formatting the static during installation to standalone mode

Download Link for IOS image of Cisco Aironet 3600 Series

Standalone Access Point (AP3G2-K9W7-M):

Download Link for TFTPd64 Server:

Download Link for Tera Term:

Download Link for Putty:

Procedure
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Open Tftpd64 and set the following:

Current working directory: Where the Cisco software location is

Server interface: 192.168.100.6 where the AP will connect to

copy the Cisco Software

Open settings and set the following:

On global ensure the TFTP server is checked only.

On TPFTP:

On the base Directory set the location where the Cisco Software

is located.

TFTP is set to standard
On Advanced TFTP options only the following should be checked.
- Option negotiation
- Show progression Bar
- Bind TFTP to this address where mine will be 192.168.100.6

Connect your Cisco AP to confirm you are able to connect to the

from device manager and confirm on Device Manager at Port(COM &

LPT) which COM port is connected to.

Connect to AP with putty set to serial and indicate the COM

Port. With tera term it will give you in the options which to

connect to.

The default credentials are Cisco/Cisco

Once logged type the following to start configuring

en

Password will be Cisco

You can get the current ip configuration by typing:

show ip interface brief

You can confirm the version by typing:
show version

To view the contents of the flash type:

show flash:

Because there is not enough space to copy and install a new

software, we will need to format it.

Format by typing:

format flash:

It will ask for confirmation. Press enter

NOTE: In some cases, you will receive the following error:
"% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.".
The '^' character points to the "o" of the "format flash:"

To work around this type:

delete /recursive /force flash:

You can confirm the formatting by typing:

show flash:

Disconnect the Ethernet cable from the AP then Press the Mode

button and plug back the Ethernet cable to the AP and hold the

Mode button Until flash light turns to Amber.
Once the Lightweight AP goes to online then apply the

following commands to convert it to Autonomous version:

set IP_ADDR 192.168.100.50 [According to my network]

set NETMASK 255.255.255.0 [According to my network]

set DEFAULT_ROUTER 192.168.100.6 [According to my network]

tftp_init

ether_init

flash_init

tar -xtract tftp://192.168.100.6/ap3g2-k9w7-tar.153-3.JH.tar flash:

This will take a few minutes to transfer

dir flash:

set boot flash:/ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JH/ap3g2-k9w7-mx.153-3.JH

set

boot

This will begin the resting to autonomous. It will take a few

minutes depending on your machine.

Once done, you can change the ap name to which ever you like.

Write the following commands:

enable

configure terminal

hostname HOME1

do copy run start

It will ask for confirmation. Press Enter

type exit to get out of terminal

type show ip interface brief to get new DCHP address

You can confirm on the browser by typing [based on my network]:

Default password is Cisco/Cisco