topic Mode button disabled on access points in Wireless

Mode button disabled on access points

SHANNON WYATT — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 00:56:36 GMT

I'm working with a customer that has several Cisco 1230s with the mode button disabled. Is there anyway to recover these access points? The previous admin changed the usernames/passwords on the access points before leaving, and now we cannot reset the access points with the mode button to reconfigure them.

Re: Mode button disabled on access points

Lucien Avramov — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:55:57 GMT

The AP MODE button is configured from your Cisco Wireless LAN Controller.

On the WLC use the following commands:

1) config ap rst-button enable /all

2) show ap config general

Where access-point-name is the name that identifies the access point on the WLC

Re: Mode button disabled on access points

SHANNON WYATT — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:49:02 GMT

Thanks for the reply. This is an autonomous access point, not an LWAPP.

Re: Mode button disabled on access points

Lucien Avramov — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:05:13 GMT

For autonomous, type the following command:

boot mode-button

Re: Mode button disabled on access points

SHANNON WYATT — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:06:25 GMT

Great idea, cept we don't have the username/password to log into the access point.

Re: Mode button disabled on access points

Lucien Avramov — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:40:10 GMT

there are two settings: mode button and key.

Both are stored in NVRAM.

If the ESC key doesnt work either you need to either: remember the login password or contact TAC for an RMA.

Re: Mode button disabled on access points

SHANNON WYATT — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:46:21 GMT

Yup, I guess that it is bricked. It is an old 1230 without smartnet.

Re: Mode button disabled on access points

Lucien Avramov — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:56:02 GMT

No other trick, unfortunately.