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faouzi
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Hi, i have question 
Is it necessary to restart the access point or not?
thank you

 

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@faouzi wrote:

i'm over 60 AP 
it is not possible to power down them 1 to 1


Sez who?  I regularly kill the power of the APs by going to the switches and turning off PoE.  

Some switches have several APs.  

60 APs is nothing.  I have several thousands.

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There's no right or wrong answer. 

It depends on the AP hardware, what software you're running and how the APs are used.

Basically if you're running hardware and/or software affected by known bugs which might be triggered by certain traffic levels or uptime then it might be necessary to reload the APs regularly until you can get the bugs fixed.

If your APs keep working fine with long uptime then there is no need to reload them.

On the other hand reloading them will clear any problems that may have crept in but remember every time you reload the APs there is a small chance 1 or 2 might not recover so be prepared for occasional failures.

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Best Practices for AireOS WLC's,   Best Practices for 9800 WLC's   and   Cisco Wireless compatibility matrix
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Default AP console baud rate from 17.12.x is 115200 - introduced by CSCwe88390

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I do not like leaving Cisco kit with a very high uptime (>180 days uptime).

With IOS-XE appliances, such as 3650/3850, Catalyst 9k, it is getting more and more important to reboot the switches at least once every 6 months.  

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  1. It's not Windows 3.11, you don't have to restart them frequently.
  2. With that uptime you likely missed some important security-updates.
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Leo Laohoo
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Yes, I would.  

thank you for your answer, but you still have to restart them or it has no interest it's useless

Do not use the "reboot" command -- Instead, power down the AP for 5 seconds and power them up.  

faouzi
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i'm over 60 AP 
it is not possible to power down them 1 to 1
my question is it useful to do it every now and then or is it pointless

thanks for answer


@faouzi wrote:

i'm over 60 AP 
it is not possible to power down them 1 to 1


Sez who?  I regularly kill the power of the APs by going to the switches and turning off PoE.  

Some switches have several APs.  

60 APs is nothing.  I have several thousands.

faouzi
Frequent Visitor
Frequent Visitor

ok i will do it from the switch thank you

last question do you restart them every now and then are the APs more efficient or not at all?
is it useful or not?

There's no right or wrong answer. 

It depends on the AP hardware, what software you're running and how the APs are used.

Basically if you're running hardware and/or software affected by known bugs which might be triggered by certain traffic levels or uptime then it might be necessary to reload the APs regularly until you can get the bugs fixed.

If your APs keep working fine with long uptime then there is no need to reload them.

On the other hand reloading them will clear any problems that may have crept in but remember every time you reload the APs there is a small chance 1 or 2 might not recover so be prepared for occasional failures.

------------------------------
Please click Helpful if this post helped you and Accept as Solution (drop down menu at top right of this reply) if this answered your query.
------------------------------
TAC recommended codes for AireOS WLC's   and   TAC recommended codes for 9800 WLC's
Best Practices for AireOS WLC's,   Best Practices for 9800 WLC's   and   Cisco Wireless compatibility matrix
Check your 9800 WLC config with Wireless Config Analyzer using "show tech wireless" output or "config paging disable" then "show run-config" output on AireOS and use Wireless Debug Analyzer to analyze your WLC client debugs
Field Notice: FN63942 APs and WLCs Fail to Create CAPWAP Connections Due to Certificate Expiration
Field Notice: FN72424 Later Versions of WiFi 6 APs Fail to Join WLC - Software Upgrade Required
Field Notice: FN72524 IOS APs stuck in downloading state after 4 Dec 2022 due to Certificate Expired
- Fixed in 8.10.196.0, latest 9800 releases, 8.5.182.12 (8.5.182.13 for 3504) and 8.5.182.109 (IRCM, 8.5.182.111 for 3504)
Field Notice: FN70479 AP Fails to Join or Joins with 1 Radio due to Country Mismatch, RMA needed
Field Notice: FN74383 APs Running 17.12.4/5/6/6a May Run Out of Flash Space Preventing Upgrades
How to avoid boot loop due to corrupted image on Wave 2 and Catalyst 11ax Access Points (CSCvx32806)
Field Notice: FN74035 - Wave2 APs DFS May Not Detect Radar After Channel Availability Check Time
Leo's list of bugs affecting 2800/3800/4800/1560 APs
Default AP console baud rate from 17.12.x is 115200 - introduced by CSCwe88390

I do not like leaving Cisco kit with a very high uptime (>180 days uptime).

With IOS-XE appliances, such as 3650/3850, Catalyst 9k, it is getting more and more important to reboot the switches at least once every 6 months.  

faouzi
Frequent Visitor
Frequent Visitor

Thank you everyone for your answers

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