Conversion from controller mode to Standalone mode in cisco 1702

[diwakar410]

I have cisco 1702 AP and it is in controller mode. I don't have the controller so want to convert it to standalone mode. I have gone through various articles for that and found this interesting way to do it. 

Running this command to convert it:

# swarm-mode Standalone
# reload

I found this on this link: http://community.arubanetworks.com/t5/Controller-less-WLANs/How-to-convert-IAP-to-Standalone-mode-from-CLI/ta-p/213709

similarly, going through the longer process, i have downloaded this  for autonomous mode: https://software.cisco.com/download/release.html?mdfid=286281141&flowid=71622&softwareid=284180979&release=15.3.3-JC1&relind=AVAILABLE&rellifecycle=ED&reltype=latest 

and for the standalone mode, i have this one: https://software.cisco.com/download/release.html?mdfid=286281141&flowid=71622&softwareid=280775090&release=15.3.3-JC1&relind=AVAILABLE&rellifecycle=ED&reltype=latest

Are these the files that i am looking for ? 

Please help.  

[Ric Beeching · Accepted solution]

That original link may cause you a headache as it is for an Aruba AP which is different.

Try this for the method:

https://ripplesinharmony.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/downgrading-a-cisco-lightweight-ap-to-autonomous-mode/

The software from that first link you posted (https://software.cisco.com/download/release.html?mdfid=286281141&flowid=71622&softwareid=284180979&release=15.3.3-JC1&relind=AVAILABLE&rellifecycle=ED&reltype=latest)will work for standalone (Autonomous) mode.

That second link is Lightweight which means controller-based and you don't want that for this scenario.

Cheers,

Ric

[diwakar410]

Thank you Ric for your response.

The file from my download link starts with ap3g2-XXXX and the article you have shared has the file starting as cXXXX-k9w7-tar.default. So my question is: is the file in the link correct one as i want the controller mode AP to be turned into standalone mode.

[Ric Beeching]

When you get to the step of releasing the mode button on your 1702 you will see it default to an IP (10.0.0.x) and then search for a particular filename which will be something like XXXX-k9w7-tar.default. 

You will need to download the file from your link and rename it to match the file name.. which I expect will be something like c1700-k9w7-tar.default. If renaming in windows, make sure you have hidden file extensions showing otherwise the file would actually get renamed c1700-k9w7-tar.default.default.

Ric