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Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points
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Chapter 22 Troubleshooting
Reloading the Access Point Image
Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:40:96:41:e4:df
Loading "flash:/c350.k9w7.mx.122.13.JA/c350.k9w7.mx.122.13.JA"...######## . . .
Note The access point is configured with factory default values, including the IP address (set to receive an IP
address using DHCP) and the default username and password (Cisco).
Step 8 When IOS software is loaded, you can use the del privileged EXEC command to delete the config.old
file from Flash.
ap# del flash:config.old
Delete filename [config.old]
Delete flash:config.old [confirm]
ap#
Reloading the Access Point Image
If your access point has a firmware failure, you must reload the complete access point image file using
the Web browser interface or on 1100 and 1200 series access points, by pressing and holding the MODE
button for around 30 seconds. You can use the browser interface if the access point firmware is still fully
operational and you want to upgrade the firmware image. However, you can use the MODE button when
the access point has a corrupt firmware image. On 350 series access points, you cannot use the MODE
button to reload the image file, but you can use the CLI through a Telnet or console port connection.
Using the MODE button
You can use the MODE button on 1100 and 1200 series access points to reload the access point image
file from an active Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server on your network or on a PC connected
to the access point Ethernet port.
Note You cannot use the mode button to reload the image file on 350 series access points. To reload the image
file on 350 series access points, follow the instructions in the “Using the CLI” section on page 22-10.
Note If your access point experiences a firmware failure or a corrupt firmware image, indicated by three red
LED indicators, you must reload the image from a connected TFTP server.
Note This process resets all configuration settings to factory defaults, including passwords, WEP keys, the
access point IP address, and SSIDs.