Convert AP Mode from 50 AP's simultaneously

[leon311]

Hi folks,

How can I change the mode of 50 Cisco 1142N-K9 access points from Leightweight to Autonomous at the same time. I also have a Catalyst 3650 48 port PoE and a WLC 4400, I have tried a few things but I have only managed to do one AP at a time and when I tried to flash two at the same time the second AP showed a tftp timeout.
Does anyone have any idea how I can fix this? I am using the program tftpd64.

I would appreciate any answers. I am just new to Cisco and am trying to educate myself.

Thanks in advance
Leon

[Leo Laohoo]

Do you have a copy of the Autonomous IOS?

[leon311]

Hello, thanks for the quick answer. Yes, I have it on the TFTP server (tftpd64). I can see that if an AP is downloading already and if I connect another one, the second one will try to initiate a connection (after holding the mode button) but doesn't transfer the image in the end. The logs of the server say that it timed out waiting for ACK block #1. It seems to me that all the APs will try to use the same address, 10.0.0.1 .

[Leo Laohoo]

Console into the AP and, in enable mode, do the following: 

debug capwap console cli
del /f /r nvram:startup-config
clear capwap private
del /f /r flash:.
archive download-sw /no-reboot tftp://<TFPP_IP_ADDRESS>/filename.tar

[Rich R]

You will need to configure the IP address for each AP before starting the TFTP download.
And you'll need to reload after the download or use the /reboot option with the download.
"archive download-sw" downloads the image, extracts it to flash and sets the boot variable for you.

[Rich R]

Yes that's because you're using the mode button so every AP is trying to use the exact same factory default recovery config!

[marce1000]

                       - Do you really intend to keep those ancient AP's alive for business use (?) : 
    Better look into : https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/wireless/access-point-controller-selector.html

 M.