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Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Autonomous Access Points
Obtaining the Access Point Image File
Browser TFTP Interface
The TFTP interface allows you to use a TFTP server on a network device to load the access point image
file. Follow the instructions below to use a TFTP server:
Step 1
Open your Internet browser.
Note
The access point web-browser interface is fully compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer
version 6.0 on Windows 98 and 2000 platforms, and with Netscape version 7.0 on Windows 98,
Windows 2000, and Solaris platforms.
Step 2
Enter the access point’s IP address in the browser address line and press
Enter
. An Enter Network
Password screen appears.
Step 3
At the prompt, enter the administrator username and password. The default username is
Cisco
and the
default password is
Cisco
. The username and password are case sensitive. The Summary Status page
appears.
Step 4
Click the
System Software
tab and then click
Software Upgrade
. The HTTP Upgrade screen appears.
Step 5
Click the
TFTP Upgrade
tab.
Step 6
Enter the IP address for the TFTP server in the TFTP Server field.
Step 7
Enter the file name for the access point image file (such as
c1200-k9w7-tar.123-8.JA.tar
) in the Upload
New System Image Tar File field. If the file is located in a subdirectory of the TFTP server root directory,
include the relative path of the TFTP server root directory with the filename. If the file is located in the
TFTP root directory, enter only the filename.
Step 8
Click the
Upload
button.
Step 9
When a message appears that indicates the upgrade is complete, click
OK
.
For additional information click the
Help
icon on the Software Upgrade screen.
Obtaining the Access Point Image File
Caution
Your access point must be running specific Cisco IOS software releases before you upgrade its radios;
otherwise your access point might not be able to complete the boot sequence until the radio is removed
(see
Table 6-3
). For additional information, refer to the
Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for
Cisco Aironet Access Points
.
Table 6-3
Required Cisco IOS Software Release
Radio Upgrade
Required Cisco IOS Software Release
IEEE 802.11g
12.2(13)JA or later
RM21A or RM22A
12.3(2)JA or later
