Converting cisco 1852 AP to controller (Mobility express)

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           CONVERTING 1852 AP TO MOBILITY EXPRESS


Get your work done easily, watch the video for this process:  CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO


Pre requisites:

 1.1852 AP
2.Mobilty express image
3.Mobility express update image
4.TFTP server
5.DHCP server

Procedure:


 Step-1:

  1. Connect the 1852 AP in network which have DHCP server.
  2. Your PC should be in same network and reachability should be there. (between PC and AP)


Step-2: Install the ME image 

  1. Open the tftp server and start it.
  2. Keep the Mobility express image (30MB) in TFTP-Root directory.
  3. go to AP console and issue the below commands:
  4. logging console disable      //optional prevents from bothering up with console logging messages
  5. debug capwap console cli
  6. ap-type mobility-express tftp://x.x.x.x/<image>.tar


 With the above commands, We have downloaded the ME image into the AP. It Will automatically reboots waits until it does!  Wait 10 - 15 Min.
Until you see
 <controller>
 user:
password:

              *************Don't enter anything in the console now.***************

Step-3: Access the controller

  1. Now, Check in your Wi-Fi you will find a SSID: Cisco Air Provision 
  2. Connect to it with password "password"
  3. after connected wait for 2 Min and open a brwoser:
  4. Type in https://192.168.1.2 
  5. Fill in the details properly and you are done.

Step-4: Update the Image (mandatory)
  1.  After entering management IP details, SSID's.etc Go to management --> software update
  2.  Give your PC IP in host address.
  3.  Extract the Update Image (140 MB file) and keep it in your TFTP server and hit download  now.


That's It you are done.

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