Cisco Aironet 1830 Series a/g/n/ac Access Point Controller Software

[kmyers-tlit]

We've purchased 3 Cisco Aironet 1830 Series a/g/n/ac Access Points but without Mobility Express.  Is mobility express a separate purchase or can this be added with no cost?  Or, is there free controller software that can be downloaded and installed on a server that we can use to set up and manage these APs?

[Flavio Miranda]

It is free. You can convert it.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/wireless/mobility-express-aironet-access-points/215410-convert-capwap-1852-access-point-ap-to.html 

[kmyers-tlit]

Thanks Flavio.  Just to confirm, although the link you shared provides instructions for converting 1852 AP To Mobility Express Through CLI, these instructions will also work with 1830 AP?

[Arshad Safrulla]

Mobility express doesn't require any licenses, but to download the Mobility express software you might need a valid support contract. You can reach out to Cisco TAC if you have support contract or still reach out to TAC to see whether they can publish this for you. I would strongly recommend not to use any firmware or image available in the public domain as this is illegal and someone could have modified the code to steal sensitive information.