topic Re: C9117 AP Cannot connect to Serial Cli in Wireless

C9117 AP Cannot connect to Serial Cli

MaximeLoth89959 — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 18:55:50 GMT

Hello,

I am a newbie here and I will really appreciate some help with my new C9117 AP.

It's a new C9117 out of the box, and I am trying to convert it to EWC capabilities. Many documents indicate to me that is possible. The first step is to connect to the Serial CLI and I have an issue.

In fact I can connect with Putty on the Serial Port, I'm seeing output of the AP but I can't login.

The AP is Stuck in loop in "CAPWAP State Discovery".

I Haven't a WLC controller, the goal is to deploy this AP to a small network and this is the reason why, I would like to convert it to EWC capabilities.

How can I access the login prompt ?
Thanks in advance for your help.

Re: C9117 AP Cannot connect to Serial Cli

Mark Elsen — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 08:40:32 GMT

- Check if this procedure can help you :

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/wireless/embedded-wireless-controller-on-catalyst-access-points/215303-embedded-wireless-controller-conversion.pdf

Re: C9117 AP Cannot connect to Serial Cli

Karsten Iwen — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 10:51:27 GMT

So you say your main problem is the login? Have you tried Cisco/Cisco (capital "C") to authenticate?

Re: C9117 AP Cannot connect to Serial Cli

MaximeLoth89959 — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 12:37:42 GMT

I have found the problem... It was my console cable, it wasn't correctly pined out, so I wasn't able to interact with putty in the AP console. With some patience, an RJ45 cable and some solder I have built a new temporarily cable, and now I can login to the console. Now I'm looking the conversion guide to EWC.

Thanks for your help

Re: C9117 AP Cannot connect to Serial Cli

Mark Elsen — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 15:25:14 GMT

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/wireless/embedded-wireless-controller-on-catalyst-access-points/215303-embedded-wireless-controller-conversion.pdf