Introduction
Cisco Aironet 3502i Access Point has NO Light
Scenario
Newly mounted Aironet 3502i shows no lights. The access point is working fine and is visible in the switch, WLC and WCS. The ping request is getting replies. Everything is working as expected even then the lights are not ON.
User tried to shutdown the port in the switch and noticed it turns green (booting), once it was registered in WLC the light goes off. Currently all 4 Access Points having same issue i.e. no light but working fine.
Software Version
WLC >> Wireless >> All Ap's >> AP >> General >> Version
Primary Software Version 7.0.116.0
Backup Software Version 0.0.0.0
Predownload Status None
Predownloaded Version None
Predownload Next Retry Time NA
Predownload Retry Count NA
Boot Version 12.4.23.5
IOS Version 12.4(23c)JA2
Mini IOS Version 7.3.1.73
Solution
Check if all the LED State is set to Enable mode:
Wireless>> Access Points>> Global Configuration>> General>> Check LED state to enable.
If above is already enabled then try the below option.
Wireless>> Access Points>> All APs>> select an AP>> Go to advanced tab>> check 'LED state to enable'.
If the above options are not avilable, Please try the following command:
wlc>config ap led-state enable all
Do this on all AP.
CSCud76044 - LWAPP LED fails to glow after booting up
Symptom:
LWAPP AP LED switches off after booting up.
Conditions:
LWAPP AP running mini IOS 7_3_1_73. AP need not have joined controller for the issue to manifest. mini IOS 7_3_1_73 is equal to bootloader version 12.4(23c)JA5.
Workaround:
config ap led-state enable from the controller.
First Found in:
12.4(23c)JA5
Fixed in:
7.0(240.1)
Status: Fixed (Verified)
More Information
config ap led-state
To enable or disable the LED-State for an access point, or to configure the flashing of LEDs, use the config ap led-state command.
config ap led-state { enable | disable} { cisco_ap | all}
config ap led-state flash { seconds | indefinite | disable} { cisco_ap | dual-band}
Syntax Description
enable | Enables the access point’s LED state. |
disable | Disables the access point’s LED state. |
cisco_ap | Name of a Cisco lightweight access point. |
flash | Configure the flashing of LEDs for an access point. |
seconds | Duration that the LEDs have to flash. The range is from 1 to 3600 seconds. |
indefinite | Configures indefinite flashing of the access point’s LED. |
dual-band | Configures the LED state for all dual-band access points. |
Usage Guidelines
LEDs on access points with dual-band radio module will flash green and blue when you execute the led state flash command.
Command Default
None.
Examples
This example shows how to enable the LED state for an access point:
> config ap led-state enable AP02
This example shows how to enable the flashing of LEDs for dual-band access points:
> config ap led-state flash 20 dual-band
Related Commands
config ap
Reference
config ap led-state
Source
This document was generated from the following discussion: Cisco Aironet 3502i AP has no light
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