Cant join 2602E AP to 2802 Mobility Express Controller

[abngroupit]

Hi there - hoping someone can help as its driving me a bit mental.

I have a 2802 AIR-AP2802I-Z-K9 AP running as a mobility express controller version 8.5.151.0

I have a 2602 AP CAP2602E-Z-K9 running lwap version Cisco IOS Software, C2600 Software (AP3G2-K9W8-M), Version 15.3(3)JC14, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

When I boot the 2602 AP I get the following logs in console:

*Oct 17 13:42:37.000: %CAPWAP-5-DTLSREQSEND: DTLS connection request sent peer_ip: 192.168.1.5 peer_port: 5246
*Oct 17 13:42:38.239: %CAPWAP-5-DTLSREQSUCC: DTLS connection created sucessfully peer_ip: 192.168.1.5 peer_port: 5246
*Oct 17 13:42:38.243: %CAPWAP-5-SENDJOIN: sending Join Request to 192.168.1.5
*Oct 17 13:42:43.243: %CAPWAP-5-SENDJOIN: sending Join Request to 192.168.1.5
*Oct 17 13:42:43.243: %DTLS-5-ALERT: Received WARNING : Close notify alert from 192.168.1.5
*Oct 17 13:42:43.243: %DTLS-5-SEND_ALERT: Send FATAL : Close notify Alert to 192.168.1.5:5246
*Oct 17 13:42:43.000: %CAPWAP-5-DTLSREQSEND: DTLS connection request sent peer_ip: 192.168.1.5 peer_port: 5246
*Oct 17 13:42:43.243: %CAPWAP-5-DTLSREQSUCC: DTLS connection created sucessfully peer_ip: 192.168.1.5 peer_port: 5246
*Oct 17 13:42:43.243: %CAPWAP-5-SENDJOIN: sending Join Request to 192.168.1.5
*Oct 17 13:42:48.243: %CAPWAP-5-SENDJOIN: sending Join Request to 192.168.1.5
*Oct 17 13:42:48.243: %DTLS-5-ALERT: Received WARNING : Close notify alert from 192.168.1.5

It cycles through this without ever completing the join. I can see the AP appear briefly in the Controller AP section as:

CAPWAP

default location

AP3c08.f68d.cede

0.0.0.0

3c:08:f6:8d:ce:de

Not Available

AIR-CAP2602E-Z-K9

I updated the controller to AIR-AP2800-K9-ME-8-5-151-0.tar however im not sure if this contains the required images for the 2602 AP's? When i attempt to update the controller to the AIR-AP2800-K9-ME-8-5-151-0.zip it fails, this file is much larger at around 230MB.

[patoberli]

Check this and the part about TFTP server.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/technotes/8-5/b_cisco_mobility_express_8_5/b_cisco_mobility_express_8_5_chapter_0111.html#concept_4E1DCD5CC7A74E9FA52AF3B393D071D8

[Rps-Cheers]

Mobility express need external tftp server to provide the LAP image for that.

[Rps-Cheers]

1\AIR-AP2800-K9-ME-8-5-151-0.tar:
Cisco 2800 Series Mobility Express Release 8.5 Software,to be used for conversion from Lightweight Access Points only.

2\AIR-AP2800-K9-ME-8-5-151-0.zip
Cisco 2800 Series Mobility Express Release 8.5 Software. Access Point image bundle, to be used for software update and/or supported access points images.

So you need upgrade AP2800 to ME mode by AIR-AP2800-K9-ME-8-5-151-0.tar. And provide lap image by AIR-AP2800-K9-ME-8-5-151-0.zip on the external tftp server .

I hope it can be useful for you.