Cisco Air CAP1602l-E-K9

[kwaboy]

So I have been given one of these after a store upgrade that I've been working on, Im quite IT literate and I can console into devices but without guidance this is where my knowledge stops, I want to use this AP for home use, when I plug it in, I get a constant flashing green, I can see the IP on my network, but I cant log into it, is anyone able to send me a basic config to load onto it so I can use for home use or in the nicest possible way could someone tell me like Im a 5 year old what I need to do to run it on my home network which will be plugged into a Nighthawk router.

Thanks in advance

[marce1000]

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3wAwYgz6KI

      (which will apply to your model too)

 M.

[Rasika Nayanajith]

First I would check what image you got in your AP "show version". If it is ap1g2-k9w8, then it is a lightweight image that you require a controller to manage your AP.

You have to have ap1g2-k9w7 (autonomous image) if you need to use it as a standalone AP. Refer below post for how can you convert Lightweight to Autonomous

https://mrncciew.com/2012/10/20/lightweight-to-autonomous-conversion/ 

https://mrncciew.com/2013/12/13/ap-conversion-using-mode-button 

If it does not have k9w7, You may have to ask that image from the person you got these AP (you cannot download it from cisco.com without valid support contract)

Once you convert to autonomous, you can apply a simple config like below and then plug to your home modem ethernet port that provides DHCP IP. Modify  parameters within <> (hostname, SSID name, SSID password)

conf t
hostname <AP_HOSTNAME>
!
dot11 ssid <SSIID_NAME>
authentication open
authentication key-management wpa version 2
guest-mode
wpa-psk ascii <SSID_PASSWORD>
!
interface Dot11Radio0
encryption mode ciphers aes-ccm
ssid <SSIID_NAME>
no shutdown
!
interface Dot11Radio1
channel width 40-above
encryption mode ciphers aes-ccm
ssid <SSIID_NAME>
no shutdown
!
interface BVI1
ip address dhcp
!
end
write memory

HTH

Rasika

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[kwaboy]

Hi. Yeh after some searching I can see that’s where I now need to be, my problem is getting the image file for autonomous, which I can’t get from anywhere which means I’m now not going to be able to do it :-( unless you know anywhere else I can get it from.

Thanks

[Rasika Nayanajith]

Test your luck on the internet, sometime you may get it.

Rasika

[kwaboy]

Hi, managed to find the file but having loads of issues, the console view keeps jumping with error messages, are you able to help

The top lines are directory of the flash

2 -rwx 0 Mar 1 1993 00:00:35 +00:00 config.txt
3 -rwx 206 Mar 1 1993 00:00:15 +00:00 env_vars
12 drwx 128 Mar 1 1993 00:03:28 +00:00 ap1g2-rcvk9w8-mx
4 -rwx 83471 Mar 1 1993 00:06:04 +00:00 event.log
5 -rwx 1048 Mar 1 1993 00:00:15 +00:00 private-multiple-fs
39 drwx 320 Jul 23 2015 00:21:47 +00:00 configs
7 drwx 896 Jan 8 2018 13:45:56 +00:00 ap1g2-k9w8-mx.153-3.JA10
41 -rwx 67313 Oct 23 2015 09:40:12 +00:00 event.capwap
42 -rwx 75 Oct 13 2015 08:17:26 +00:00 capwap-saved-config
43 -rwx 102583 Mar 20 2014 08:40:40 +00:00 event.r0
82 -rwx 1 Jul 30 2015 01:40:12 +00:00 ce
88 -rwx 95008 Oct 13 2015 08:15:39 +00:00 lwapp_reap.cfg.bak

31808000 bytes total (12956160 bytes free)
AP6c20.560e.401a#
AP6c20.560e.401a#
AP6c20.560e.401a#
*Mar 1 00:01:14.523: %CAPWAP-3-ERRORLOG: Not sending discovery request AP does not have an Ip !!
*Mar 1 00:01:24.523: %CAPWAP-3-ERRORLOG: Not sending discovery request AP does not have an Ip !!
*Mar 1 00:01:34.523: %CAPWAP-3-ERRORLOG: Not sending discovery request AP does not have an Ip !!
Not in Bound state.
*Mar 1 00:01:44.522: %CAPWAP-3-ERRORLOG: Not sending discovery request AP does not have an Ip !!
*Mar 1 00:01:44.522: %CAPWAP-3-DHCP_RENEW: Could not discover WLC using DHCP IP. Renewing DHCP IP.
*Mar 1 00:01:54.522: %CAPWAP-3-ERRORLOG: Not sending discovery request AP does not have an Ip !!
*Mar 1 00:02:04.522: %CAPWAP-3-ERRORLOG: Not sending discovery request AP does not have an Ip !!
*Mar 1 00:02:14.522: %CAPWAP-3-ERRORLOG: Not sending discovery request AP does not have an Ip !!
*Mar 1 00:02:24.522: %CAPWAP-3-ERRORLOG: Not sending discovery request AP does not have an Ip !!
AP6c20.560e.401a#
Not in Bound state.
*Mar 1 00:02:34.522: %CAPWAP-3-ERRORLOG: Not sending discovery request AP does not have an Ip !!
*Mar 1 00:02:34.522: %CAPWAP-3-DHCP_RENEW: Could not discover WLC using DHCP IP. Renewing DHCP IP.
*Mar 1 00:02:38.406: %CDP_PD-4-POWER_OK: All radios disabled - NON_CISCO-NO_CDP_RECEIVED inline power source
*Mar 1 00:02:44.522: %CAPWAP-3-ERRORLOG: Not sending discovery request AP does not have an Ip !!
*Mar 1 00:02:54.522: %CAPWAP-3-ERRORLOG: Not sending discovery request AP does not have an Ip !!
*Mar 1 00:03:04.522: %CAPWAP-3-ERRORLOG: Not sending discovery request AP does not have an Ip !!
*Mar 1 00:03:14.522: %CAPWAP-3-ERRORLOG: Not sending discovery request AP does not have an Ip !!
Not in Bound state.
*Mar 1 00:03:24.521: %CAPWAP-3-ERRORLOG: Not sending discovery request AP does not have an Ip !!
*Mar 1 00:03:24.521: %CAPWAP-3-DHCP_RENEW: Could not discover WLC using DHCP IP. Renewing DHCP IP.
*Mar 1 00:03:34.521: %CAPWAP-3-ERRORLOG: Not sending discovery request AP does not have an Ip !!
*Mar 1 00:03:44.521: %CAPWAP-3-ERRORLOG: Not sending discovery request AP does not have an Ip !!
*Mar 1 00:03:54.521: %CAPWAP-3-ERRORLOG: Not sending discovery request AP does not have an Ip !!
*Mar 1 00:04:04.521: %CAPWAP-3-ERRORLOG: Not sending discovery request AP does not have an Ip !!
Not in Bound state.
*Mar 1 00:04:14.521: %CAPWAP-3-ERRORLOG: Not sending discovery request AP does not have an Ip !!
*Mar 1 00:04:14.521: %CAPWAP-3-DHCP_RENEW: Could not discover WLC using DHCP IP. Renewing DHCP IP.
*Mar 1 00:04:24.521: %CAPWAP-3-ERRORLOG: Not sending discovery request AP does not have an Ip !!
*Mar 1 00:04:34.521: %CAPWAP-3-ERRORLOG: Not sending discovery request AP does not have an Ip !!

[marce1000]

 - You still seem to be running a capwap-image whilst you need an autonomous image.

  M.

[kwaboy]

Yeh. I’m trying to change it to autonomous, but I keep getting these errors.

Not sure where I’m going wrong :-(

[Scott Fella]

Follow some guides or videos on the conversion:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pdYTxgEcpTc

[kwaboy]

Thanks, that's the best vid I've found , thanks, however now when i try i get the error message when trying to read the file



.Tar checksum error in fd 0



Any ideas?

[Scott Fella]

Download the image again and verify the md5 hash. I don’t know what else you can do, but make sure the file is not corrupted.

[kwaboy]

Thanks, that's the best vid I've found , thanks, however now when i try i get the error message when trying to read the file

.Tar checksum error in fd 0

Any ideas?

Thanks