Cisco Cisco Aironet 350 Access Points

To convert to IOS operation without maintaining the current access point configuration, load the upgrade 
image on the access point just as you would when performing a firmware upgrade. 

Follow these steps to convert your access point system to IOS operation and reset the configuration to 
factory defaults:

Type the access point’s IP address in your browser’s address line to browse to the access point 
web-browser interface.

Click Setup on the Summary Setup screen.

Under Services, click Cisco Services.

Under Fully Update Firmware, click Through Browser.

Click Browse to browse to the upgrade image file and select it.

Click Browser Update Now. The upgrade process begins. 

When the upgrade completes, a message appears that asks you to wait for the access point to reboot.

The access point might take up to 30 minutes to reboot after the upgrade. Do not attempt to reset 
the access point before the reboot is complete.

After it reboots, the access point runs IOS software. To access your IOS access point, browse to the 
access point and enter Cisco as the administrator username and Cisco as the password.

This section describes how to troubleshoot and correct problems that sometimes occur during the 
upgrade from VxWorks to IOS software. 

If the access point does not have enough available DRAM, the upgrade can fail. There are two types of 
upgrade failures, one in which the access point continues to run VxWorks instead of IOS software, and 
one in which the access point runs IOS software with a limited command set. These sections describe 
each failure type and the steps you take to correct the problem:

After the upgrade process, the access point reboots in VxWorks mode. It should reboot running IOS 
software. The VxWorks operating system is fully loaded and the access point can associate clients and 
operate normally.