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AIR-CAP3502i AP password and configuration recovery or factory default

danhosking — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 02:39:59 GMT

Hi,

I am looking for the procedure to completley default a 3502i AP and reset the username and passwords. It has previously been associtated with a controller at another clients site. All the documentation I have found so far outline procedures for older APs.

Thanks Daniel.

Re: AIR-CAP3502i AP password and configuration recovery or fact

Surendra BG — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 01:04:32 GMT

Hi,

"On the CAPWAP or the LWAPP APs the MODE BUTTON procedure does not work" On top of my head i can think of 2 options..

1>> Convert the AP back to Autononous, clear the private config and then reconvert it back to CAPWAP and sue the default Cisco / Cisco and see if that works..

2>> This the Right way to... issue the commandon the WLC CLI..

Controller > config ap mgmtuser add username  password  secret

If we have multiple WLC and if the AP is moving back and forth between the 2.. Then on both the WLC configure the below command and let me know the status..


Ex – Controller > config ap mgmtuser add username Cisco password Cisco secret Cisco AP1131

If we have Primary and Secondary WLC, please issue the command on both..

lemme know if this answered your question..

Regards
Surendra
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Re: AIR-CAP3502i AP password and configuration recovery or fact

danhosking — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 01:18:23 GMT

I did the following to default it -

1. Hold down the mode button till the light turned amber.

2. enter flash and rename the following files - private-multiple-fs and env_vars.

3. Reboot the AP

4. The AP comes back as default. Cisco, Cisco now works again.

5 The file system now looks like this -

2    -rwx 6168                     private-multiple-fs-old
5    -rwx 763                      env_vars-old
41   drwx 512                      ap3g1-k9w8-mx.124-23c.JA
7    -rwx 88804                    event.log
6    -rwx 5144                     private-multiple-fs
8    -rwx 65                       env_vars

These steps worked like a

alby — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 03:00:05 GMT

These steps worked like a charm in recovering the password on my 3502.

Thanks...

it did not work for my 3502.

Kin Loo — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 11:24:18 GMT

it did not work for my 3502. instead after changing the files, i can no longer hit escape to abort start up. thanks

Re: it did not work for my 3502.

khizerkhan — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 12:29:46 GMT

The procedure for renaming the files worked for me except that now there is an enable mode password configured and using "cisco" doesnt work

Re: AIR-CAP3502i AP password and configuration recovery or fact

ABDUL RAHIMAN K.M — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 15:40:18 GMT

Works 🙂

Re: AIR-CAP3502i AP password and configuration recovery or fact

se.support — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 21:55:03 GMT