Hi Rasika,   Re the console cable: Good advice but it's been used OK with other Cisco devices without issue. I can move it from a switch that provided console in/output into the AP and I get nothing - then connect the switch back and I get input output ok...   I was wondering whether these APs were bricked..? Then I had a bit of a breakthrough!   I have tried Windows PC with tftp64 and Solar Winds, and Ubuntu with atftpd Ubuntu (live) with atftp server running outside inetd: ubuntu tftp setup with logging level set to "7" seemed to provide the most helpful information. Method: 1) Ubuntu PC with ATFTPD installed and the appropriately named image file in TFTP root folder - again with (chmod 644) read perms. Eth port IP 10.0.0.2/255.0.0.0 . 2) Cisco 1262N AP direct connect with indy power supply (not PoE) 3) a)Power up AP while holding "reset" button b) AP indictator will briefly flash green then flash just blue for about 20 seconds c) After the 20 second the indicator will be solid red - now release the "reset" button 4) The indicator will then flash green for 10 to 20 minutes - during this time the ATFTPD logs will show that the image file is "serving" and no other messages during the transfer - be patient. 5) The indicator will finally turn solid yellow which means that the transfer is complete - the ATFTPD logs should confirm this stating "End of transfer" 6) Five minutes later the indicator is solid green - which I believe is the image has been installed on the AP. 7) Connect the AP to a network with DHCP - find the address and configure at you like.   My outstanding questions are... 1) The console not working is strange - it's either a fault or a setting - what do you think? 2) The above process worked - is there anything you need to add/modify so I can mark a response of yours as an accepted solution?  The next thing I have to do is configure the APs Best regards,   Marc     ... View more