Maintaining older 3500 series hardware in environments where a WLC is not present. Installation Overview Because the AP cannot execute a file directly, it must be extracted into the flash memory. Lightweight to Autonomous (vice versa) Conversion…
This specific firmware is targeted at the Access Points. Ap3g1-k9w7-tar.152-2.jb.tar
The file is distributed as a .tar archive because Cisco AP images contain more than just the core operating system; they bundle radio firmware, the HTML-based GUI, and other support files necessary for standalone operation . Maintaining older 3500 series hardware in environments where
You can force APs to download this image by setting DHCP option 43 with the WLC address and option 66 (TFTP server name). When a fresh AP powers on and sees the TFTP server hosting this .tar file, it will automatically download and flash it. The file is distributed as a
The standard method for installation is via the command from the Cisco CLI: