CAP to SAP Conversion Easy WAY!

This Solutions is for converting a CAP access point from CLI to SAP..

After logging into the AP....,

1. Enter into Privilege mode

2. Clear already existing configuration.  

ap# clear lwapp private-configuration.

3. Assign Ip address, default gateway to the AP,

ap# capwap ap ip address
ap# capwap ap ip default-gateway

4. Now to upload the IOS give the debug command to access the ‘configuration terminal’,

ap# debug capwap console cli

5. Turn ON the "SolarWinds tftp server" on you PC and in the path of the server keep the IOS image to load for the access point.

6. keep the PC and access point in the same Subnet so that they will be able to communicate... for this we use a dhcp server to avoid disconnections of the Access point. 

we will use "Tftpd32" as a dhcp server 

******click here for Tftpd download ******

To configure Dhcp in Tftpd32,

- Click on "DHCP server" in the tab's when you open tftpd32.



- Select the "settings" button at the bottom.



- You can give the details as mentioned below.



* Only 2 IP's are given for PC and access point.


- Select your LAN network adapter which is connected to the power injector or the switch where the access point is connected.




- Keep you PC and Access point in DHCP mode.
- In a minute you would be able to see the IP's assigned from the server.

- Once the IP's are assigned go back to the AP for further configurations..

7. Enter into the configuration terminal  and type the following command,

ap(config)# archive /download-sw /force-reload /overwrite tftp://.tar

8. After loading the file loads keep the AP will automatically restart.

*Note to keep the PC firewall turned OFF.

 *IF the access point reloads before the complete extraction use tftpd.exe application and configure dhcp server to avoid reload.(cause of reload, the access point will try find the dhcp server automatically).