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04-24-2021 03:25 PM - edited 07-05-2021 01:13 PM
I have a 1941 with the security licence. I also bought a 1941W cheaply off eBay. It only had a base licence. I tried swapping the wireless module from the 1941W to the 1941. The 1941 would not recognise it and threw up errors. Both have the latest IOS and bootrom. Any ideas as to why the 1941 would not recognse the wireless module?
Cheers, Matt.
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04-26-2021 03:47 AM
I doubt that that will work. The PID is burned into the router and adding the module won't change the PID. I expect that IOS will only activate the wireless module in a W router with the wireless PID. That's probably intentional because of regulatory implications for the products. In any event I'd expect to see something in the logs when it boots up.
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04-24-2021 03:34 PM
I do not believe that way it works - I never tried it, if that is the case why cisco produce 1941 and 1941W ?
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04-24-2021 03:46 PM
I might add that when swapped back both routers worked flawlessly.
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04-26-2021 03:47 AM
I doubt that that will work. The PID is burned into the router and adding the module won't change the PID. I expect that IOS will only activate the wireless module in a W router with the wireless PID. That's probably intentional because of regulatory implications for the products. In any event I'd expect to see something in the logs when it boots up.
Please click Helpful if this post helped you and Select as Solution (drop down menu at top right of this reply) if this answered your query.
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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
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

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04-26-2021 12:12 PM
That makes sense. Thanks for your help.
Matt.
