Cisco 881W

[ccarmock]

I've just loaded a new Wireless AP image onto a Cisco 881W - it's in split mode - where the AP has a seperate image to the router. Can this be combined?

Anyway since upgrading it whe I go to the APs web page I get a login page with a header Cisco OfficeExtend AP Login and a screen with a button marked ENTER on it - when I click that the browser shows a yellow ! sign at the bottom and Error on page.

previously I woudl get the 800 Series AP web config utility. Any help appreciated.

The image loaded is:-
ap801-k9w7-mx.124-21a.JA1

Very little to be found on Cisco.com about it

 

[Homechicken]

I'm running in to the exact same problem. Were you able to resolve this issue? Anyone else have any ideas?

 

[ccarmock]

Yes I did - I had to downgrade the AP software. Cisco clearly have a buggy upgrade, and despite being notified of that have not pulled it fromt he website.

The version I went back to is ap801-k9w7-mx.124-10b.JDA3

Because the WEB interface is not available due to this bug you have to load the new AP software image via telnet and a tftp server or ftp server etc.

Of course on most Cisco devices you'd use the copy tftp flash command. But in this case that doesn't work. I was unable to find references to this on cisco.com. Searching the net revealed the CLI command you use to downlaod a new firmware image is :-

archive download-sw


Why Cisco can't be a little more standard I don't know. The quality of their software is poor these days.

Clearly this upgarde just doesn't work - it makes you wonder about their test processes!

Hope you manage to downgrade ok.

 

[burtsbees]

You use the archive download command on certaibn devices due to the file structure, especially with those that have web interfaces, i.e. some 3750 switches.

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tim@tim-laptop ~ $ sudo apt-get install windows
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package windows...Thank Goodness!

 

[Homechicken]

Thanks for the advice. I loaded it on via tftp in the first place so it shouldn't be too hard to go back.

 

[ccarmock]

Ok - the version I used has been stable for a good while now.

I'll try any updates they public, but for now this one is a good release.