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Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points
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Chapter 4 Configuring the Access Point for the First Time
Before You Start
Step 5
Click
System Software
and the System Software screen appears.
Step 6
Click
System Configuration
and the System Configuration screen appears.
Step 7
Click the
Reset to
Defaults
button to reset all settings, including the IP address, to factory defaults. To
reset all settings except the IP address to defaults, click the
Reset to Defaults (Except IP)
button.
Resetting to Default Settings Using the CLI
Caution
You should never delete any of the system files prior to resetting defaults or reloading software.
If you want to reset the access point to its default settings and a static IP address, use the
write erase
or
erase /all nvram
command. If you want to erase everything including the static IP address, in addition
to the above commands, use the
erase
and
erase boot static-ipaddr static-ipmask
command.
From the privileged EXEC mode, you can reset the access point/bridge configuration to factory default
values using the CLI by following these steps:
Step 1
Enter
erase nvram:
to erase all NVRAM files including the startup configuration.
Note
The
erase nvram
command does not erase a static IP address.
Step 2
Follow the step below to erase a static IP address and subnet mask. Otherwise, go to step 3.
a.
Enter
write default-config
.
Step 3
Enter
Y
when the following CLI message displays:
Erasing the nvram filesystem will remove all
configuration files! Continue? [confirm]
.
Step 4
Enter
reload
when the following CLI message displays:
Erase of nvram: complete
. This command
reloads the operating system.
Step 5
Enter
Y
when the following CLI message displays:
Proceed with reload? [confirm]
.
Caution
Do not interrupt the boot process to avoid damaging the configuration file. Wait until the access
point/bridge Install Mode LED begins to blink green before continuing with CLI configuration changes.
You can also see the following CLI message when the load process has finished:
Line protocal on
Interface Dot11Radio0, changed state to up
.
Step 6
After the access point/bridge reboots, you can reconfigure the access point by using the Web-browser
interface if you previously assigned a static IP address, or the CLI if you did not.
The access point is configured with the factory default values including the IP address (set to receive an
IP address using DHCP). To obtain the access point/bridge’s new IP address, you can use the
show
interface bvi1
CLI command.