Cisco Cisco Aironet 1200 Access Point
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Release Notes for Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Points Running VxWorks Firmware Version 12.05
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Limitations and Restrictions
Step 12
When you are ready to download the firmware, go to the Standard Installation section and click Access
Point Bundle. The Aironet Software Selector encryption authorization form appears.
Point Bundle. The Aironet Software Selector encryption authorization form appears.
Step 13
Complete the required fields on the authorization form and check the boxes indicating agreement with
the download agreement.
the download agreement.
Step 14
Type your name exactly as you entered it in the First Name and Last Name fields.
Step 15
Click Submit. The Software Download Software License Agreement page appears.
Step 16
Review the license agreement and click Accept. The File Download window appears.
Step 17
Click Save and select a location at which to save the file.
Note
To upgrade firmware from a file server, you must enter settings on the access point’s FTP Server Setup
page. Refer to Chapter 10 in the Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide
for more information.
page. Refer to Chapter 10 in the Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide
for more information.
Limitations and Restrictions
This section describes limitations and restrictions for 1200 series access points.
Removing Power During Firmware Update Can Corrupt Radio Firmware
When you update the firmware on an access point, allow the unit to finish its start-up sequence before
removing power.
removing power.
Caution
If you update the firmware and remove power before the unit finishes the start-up sequence, the radio
firmware might be corrupted making the unit inoperable.
firmware might be corrupted making the unit inoperable.
If the radio firmware is corrupted, the radio indicator (the bottom of the three indicators on top of the
access point) is red continuously, and the following error message appears when the access point starts
up:
access point) is red continuously, and the following error message appears when the access point starts
up:
Failed to start driver for port “awc0” (errno=0x006d0002)
The access point should recover from this error automatically.
You can safely shut off power after a firmware update when the configuration management pages
reappear in the command-line or web-browser interfaces or when the three status indicators on top of the
unit complete the following pattern:
reappear in the command-line or web-browser interfaces or when the three status indicators on top of the
unit complete the following pattern:
1.
All three indicators are continuously green, meaning that the access point is beginning to update the
firmware.
firmware.
2.
The middle indicator is continuously green and the top and bottom indicators are off, indicating that
the access point is updating the radio firmware.
the access point is updating the radio firmware.
When the middle indicator blinks or the top and bottom indicators blink, you can shut off power.