4 years later and this video still helps! The official documentation is very inconsistent. The video contains everything you need to set up the controller! Thanks to the author!
Fantastic video & how to on your blog. Would like to see a little more details on those ap-type commends on the video or the descr/comments, but easily findable on the blog.
Hello. I have two Ap 9105 AXW with a bootloop. Can you help me with repair this devices? I found a tutorial on cisco website, and it means that i need one file from cisco what i am not allowed to download. Please help.
I want to buy a CATALYST 9117AX SERIES. 1. Which model should I buy? A. C9117AXI-B B. C9117AXI-EWC-B 2. Where do you recommend for a consumer to buy one. Are they just coming pre flashed with EWC and can't the B model just be flashed to have the EWC? Thanks for all your help, you are one of the few on youtube with such detail and clarity! Huge thank you.
Hey there! Thanks for reaching out. Yeah the only difference between the AXI & AXI-EWC is whether or not the EWC comes pre-loaded by default. That being said, yes you can flash the EWC to the regular model as well - which is what I did in this video! For consumer purchase? Maybe Amazon ( amzn.to/3kyn5XI ) or something. Ebay might also be an option, if there are any good used/refurb models. I'll also mention that the 9117 was just announced for upcoming EOS/EOL, since it was a pre-standard wifi 6 AP. That may mean there will be more used available, as people refresh to the wifi 6 certified APs. ( www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/catalyst-9100ax-access-points/eos-eol-notice-c51-744421.html )
@@0x2142 Awesome thank you for the quick response. I liked the 9117AX for the 8x8 on 5Ghz. Not sure it's worth spending on a EOL / EOS product. It seems to be the only one not WiFi 6 certified out of the bunch. If you were buying for your home / home office which would you pick? 9115 or 9120 or 9130? Again thank you for all the advice, thoughts and links!
@@0x2142 One last set of questions :)) 1. Does your setup require Smart Licensing or any other licensing? 2. Would all your instructions apply to Mac? 3. Amazon has the 9120 for $750 as of this post. Does this seem accurate. Where did you buy yours if you don’t mind sharing. Again this video is awesome, great work, high quality and clarity.
Haha - No problem! I appreciate your comments! The APs only support Smart Licensing, but I think you get 30, 60, or 90 days before the EWC starts complaining. After that, you'll need to connect to a Smart Licensing account. I believe everything should work just the same on Mac, though I'm not familiar with what TFTP server options are available. That aside, all else should be very similar. The Amazon pricing you shared sounds pretty close. I got mine through my employer for lab/testing, so I maybe I shouldn't be giving advise on what's the best pricing :)
Does a controller need to commit after programming? I was able to get the controller operational and made several changes via the webgui. I saved the settings. After Installing the AP / Rebooting, My SSID never broadcasted and I can not get to the management portal. After Booting now via Putty I get a welcome to the CLI and I don't know where to go. Would you have a suggestion?
Can you please help. I have a Cisco 9115AXI-EWC-D, which means i don't have to load the EWC image through TFTP . When i first boot up the device i am in the WLC mode. I have done the exact. Same configuration you've shown in the video. But ii am not getting the ping response from the WLC. I am using a standalone switch for the configuration so no DHCP server connected to the switch. When i enable the 'Device tracking ' on the switch i see that the AP is getting another range of IP that i giving to the EWC.. i have changed the EWC ip to that of AP but no avail. Please help
Until I saw your video, I could not get past the Day 0 setup. Nowhere in the Cisco setup documentation does it say you have to do the write mem to clear the day 0 setup flag. Once I saw your video with the write mem, I am now good to go! Thank you
Hello - Thank you for the comment! Yes, by default the AP will operate in both WLC & AP mode. Toward the end of the video when I launch the WLC dashboard, you can see the AP itself is already joined to the WLC: th-cam.com/video/NBt370eiQ3I/w-d-xo.html
My AP went to Recovery mode .... And I have no idea how to exut from Recovery mode Can u help me pls to fix it ? EWC-AP in Recovery Mode... Please use 'archive download-sw ewc-ap' to upgrade or rollback the controller image. Please use 'show flexconnect ewc-ap launch-log' to check EWC-AP launch log.
Hi there - yes that unfortunately happens sometimes. Please check out my blog post here: 0x2142.com/how-to-convert-catalyst-9100-ap-to-embedded-wlc/ About halfway down the page I talk about how to resolve this
Hi, i try to follow your instructions for the 9115 model. Unfortunately in the console after bootup i don't have a prompt line. The AP after few minutes of booting stay in a loop of capwap discovery. How i can stop the discovery to obtain the prompt command line?
Hey there - I'm not sure there is a way to stop discovery. You should be able to still press 'enter' a few times and get a CLI. Did you notice any errors when converting the AP? Sometimes if the WLC image has an issue, you may boot into recovery mode. If you need it - I did write a bit in the blog post on how to fix recovery mode: 0x2142.com/how-to-convert-catalyst-9100-ap-to-embedded-wlc/
@@0x2142 Hey, thank you for the fast reply. I investigate and found the issue....i used a console cable with only 4 lines instead 8. So i can see the console but not transmit commands. With instructions of the correct pinout i soldered a cable. Now i was able to reach the prompt and install EWC. Thank you for the help.
Hey there - DNA licensing is required for all APs connected to a controller. However, there is NO licensing required for the controller itself. More info here: www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/catalyst-9800-series-wireless-controllers/nb-06-cat9800-ser-wirel-faq-ctp-en.html#CiscoCatalyst9800SeriesWirelessControllerlicensing
Yeah absolutely. The embedded WLC will be accessible on the same data port used on the AP. I think by default, the WLC will run on the native VLAN - but you can change that once you get everything up and running. In my lab, I had a trunk port connected to the AP - native VLAN used for WLC & AP addressing/joins - then additional VLANs for the actual data SSIDs.
Hi, thank you so much for making this video! but I had a problem during the transfer files using TFTP, the AP connects to the TFTP server (tftpd64) but it doesn't show me progress rather it just given me an error code 71 (transfer failed) stating it does not connect to the server. I hope someone can help me with this problem. I can ping the AP from my computer using local network likewise AP (console) can ping my computer.
One thing to check might be your PC's firewall, if it has one. Often times that will block TFTP. It may also be worth double-checking that the TFTP server is set to the right directory on your PC, and does contain the right image files. If all that is correct - you could also try using a TFTP client on another PC to test as well. Hope that helps!
Hi there - You would activate the license via the WLC admin interface. In a normal case, this would require access to the Internet for Smart Licensing... But if your network has restricted Internet access, SLR can be used.
Will the embedded wlc being able to run dhcp from the ap rather than an SVI or dhcp server? I want to use this an ap on a stick for a pre-survey. An access point mounted on a camera light stand with wheels being power by an battery source. So once my device hits a particular signal db I know that is where I need to place another access points.
Yup, it has an embedded DHCP server that can be used: www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/9800/config-guide/b_wl_16_10_cg/dhcp-for-wlans.html#Cisco_Concept.dita_cf3a1219-4b1f-432e-8ec5-42ed8a860302
Hi there - thanks for the question! Yes, you'll need either a TFTP server, or you could also use SFTP or HTTP/HTTPS server. Whichever option you use, the server will only need to be running for a short period of time. This is only used to serve the device firmware images, so that the AP has a method to download them. After that process is completed, you can turn off the TFTP server. Hope that helps!
If i have more APs with the same model say 9115AXI-S, do i need to upgrade each AP's image that matches with the image of the virtual controller or existing EWC?
Hi there - They don't all have to be the exact same release. You'll just need to be sure that the version running on the AP is compatible with the EWC or virtual controller. The compatibility matrix can be found here: www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/compatibility/matrix/compatibility-matrix.html#pgfId-590411
@@0x2142 thank you so much! Your video helped me a lot in implementing 2 C9115AXI-S! I followed your guide, but upgrading the firmware was slightly different, the commands from cli weren't recognized. So i uploaded the firmware via webGUI. Works well! Again, thank you so much!
After you have the AP converted to EWC, you can upload directly via web browser. However, in order to convert the AP to EWC - I believe you can only use TFTP or SFTP.
Thank you so much for this video! BUT I need help with my tftp CLI syntax. I tried everything but I can't tftp my two images (same as you). Please help.
By the way, I'm running 8.10 on my 9115ax AP and still can't get my tftp to work properly. I'm using SecureCRT ssh terminal/tftp server on my laptop. It's the same laptop I'm accessing the AP console port from. Any help is greatly appreciated.
I used this command (there are 2 tftp commands on one line). AP1#ap-type ewc-ap tftp://192.168.21.55/EWC17.03.03/ap1g7 tftp://192.168.21.55/EWC17.03.03/C9800-AP-iosxe-wlc.bin This Cisco document has a good how to guide on how to load the EWC on your AP: www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/wireless/embedded-wireless-controller-on-catalyst-access-points/215303-embedded-wireless-controller-conversion.html
copy and paste the syntax as is on the video. if you're having issues with your tftp, temporarily disable the antivirus and windows firewall on the pc.
I had the same issues. I used this link to reset the controller back to defaults (wireless ewc-ap factory-reset), then try the day zero instructions located on the flash (more ewc_day0_device_provisioning_guide): www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/wireless/embedded-wireless-controller-on-catalyst-access-points/215303-embedded-wireless-controller-conversion.html#anc7 Make sure the AP has an IP or the controller will not back able to connect to the network.
really good video but the commands for creating users are quite different and doesn't work on new firmware Version 17.03.01 perhaps you can give some new advices
Hi there - Yes the access point supports a monitor mode where it stops serving clients & instead is dedicated to scanning / helping make channel decisions. Cisco also now makes some cheaper dedicated sensors, which act as a generic wireless client & can be used to monitor signal strength from different areas: www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/aironet-active-sensor/nb-09-air-act-sen-data-sheet-cte-en.html
I have got 9120AXE AP which already got the WLC image on, but when I try to apply #ap-type ewc-ap tftp://x.x.x.x/ap1g7 tftp://x.x.x.x/C9800-AP-iosxe-wlc.bin it's coming up with the message "image upgrade not needed, changing AP Type to EWC-AP" then below this -> AP is already configured for this type..... and then nothing happens, staying in AP mode, not able to use conf t, reboot doesn't help, hard reset doesn't help. What am I missing? Is there a command allowing to swap bewteen AP and EWC mode? I have travelled through many websites to find the way to convert from AP to EWC mode and literally every advise is stating to use the process shown in this video, but this is useless for me as it doesn't work when the image is already applied to AP.. Anyone with similar issue? AP running image is 16.12.4.31
never mind, working now, but if anyone would get the same problem - it was second AP working as EWC on the same network, apparently they block each other as there can be only one..
Hey there! Glad you were able to figure this out. By default if there are two APs on the same network, one will become the primary EWC controller. What happens then, is the EWC web UI will only respond on the AP that is the primary. If the primary ever fails, the secondary will take over, and host that same EWC IP & web page Hope that helps!
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4 years later and this video still helps! The official documentation is very inconsistent. The video contains everything you need to set up the controller! Thanks to the author!
If this video ever goes down -- I'm sooo doomed! Thanks for uploading it! :D
This got me out fo a sticky situation when I turned up to install 3 APs that were all the lightweight version..!
Awesome! Glad it helped!!
awesome demonstration, thank you so much, was able to configure myself
Fantastic video & how to on your blog. Would like to see a little more details on those ap-type commends on the video or the descr/comments, but easily findable on the blog.
Man, just wanna say your page and vid really helped me out. I appreciate it! Thumbs up!
Thanks for this video, a life saver
Thanks running through this now. Appreciate the vid! I couldnt find the doc on this procedure
Glad it helped!
Thank you a lot, this was very very helpful.
Thanks a lot for this video. 💯
Thank you for creating this video, very helpful!
Thanks! Appreciate the comment!
man this guy is good ;)
Hah! Thanks Tim!! Hope you are doing well these days!!
Thanks a lot for your information
Thanks you for your video
how did you get the CLI prompt? My cli won't let me type anything. It keeps streaming status messages.
great information thanks
Thanks helped alot
Please guide me how to join AP with that EWC, for me it is not at all showing with EWC!!!
Hello. I have two Ap 9105 AXW with a bootloop. Can you help me with repair this devices?
I found a tutorial on cisco website, and it means that i need one file from cisco what i am not allowed to download. Please help.
I want to buy a CATALYST 9117AX SERIES.
1. Which model should I buy?
A. C9117AXI-B
B. C9117AXI-EWC-B
2. Where do you recommend for a consumer to buy one.
Are they just coming pre flashed with EWC and can't the B model just be flashed to have the EWC?
Thanks for all your help, you are one of the few on youtube with such detail and clarity! Huge thank you.
Hey there! Thanks for reaching out. Yeah the only difference between the AXI & AXI-EWC is whether or not the EWC comes pre-loaded by default. That being said, yes you can flash the EWC to the regular model as well - which is what I did in this video!
For consumer purchase? Maybe Amazon ( amzn.to/3kyn5XI ) or something. Ebay might also be an option, if there are any good used/refurb models.
I'll also mention that the 9117 was just announced for upcoming EOS/EOL, since it was a pre-standard wifi 6 AP. That may mean there will be more used available, as people refresh to the wifi 6 certified APs. ( www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/catalyst-9100ax-access-points/eos-eol-notice-c51-744421.html )
@@0x2142 Awesome thank you for the quick response.
I liked the 9117AX for the 8x8 on 5Ghz. Not sure it's worth spending on a EOL / EOS product. It seems to be the only one not WiFi 6 certified out of the bunch.
If you were buying for your home / home office which would you pick? 9115 or 9120 or 9130?
Again thank you for all the advice, thoughts and links!
No problem, happy to help! I have two 9120 APs at home right now, managed via the EWC. They've been very solid so far & I'm happy with them!
@@0x2142
One last set of questions :))
1. Does your setup require Smart Licensing or any other licensing?
2. Would all your instructions apply to Mac?
3. Amazon has the 9120 for $750 as of this post. Does this seem accurate. Where did you buy yours if you don’t mind sharing.
Again this video is awesome, great work, high quality and clarity.
Haha - No problem! I appreciate your comments!
The APs only support Smart Licensing, but I think you get 30, 60, or 90 days before the EWC starts complaining. After that, you'll need to connect to a Smart Licensing account.
I believe everything should work just the same on Mac, though I'm not familiar with what TFTP server options are available. That aside, all else should be very similar.
The Amazon pricing you shared sounds pretty close. I got mine through my employer for lab/testing, so I maybe I shouldn't be giving advise on what's the best pricing :)
Does a controller need to commit after programming? I was able to get the controller operational and made several changes via the webgui. I saved the settings. After Installing the AP / Rebooting, My SSID never broadcasted and I can not get to the management portal. After Booting now via Putty I get a welcome to the CLI and I don't know where to go. Would you have a suggestion?
anyone know how to create SSIDs once we load the embedded controller image
Can you please help.
I have a Cisco 9115AXI-EWC-D, which means i don't have to load the EWC image through TFTP . When i first boot up the device i am in the WLC mode. I have done the exact. Same configuration you've shown in the video. But ii am not getting the ping response from the WLC. I am using a standalone switch for the configuration so no DHCP server connected to the switch. When i enable the 'Device tracking ' on the switch i see that the AP is getting another range of IP that i giving to the EWC.. i have changed the EWC ip to that of AP but no avail. Please help
Until I saw your video, I could not get past the Day 0 setup. Nowhere in the Cisco setup documentation does it say you have to do the write mem to clear the day 0 setup flag. Once I saw your video with the write mem, I am now good to go! Thank you
Awesome!! Thanks for the comment - Glad to hear it helped!
Hello, I watched your video and it's not clear to me if I need Cisco controller or not? Could you please help me?
Thanks , very helpfull
do you know, how to add new AP in EWC?
Hi, how can I roll back I have an AP 9117 AXI model it’s on EWC mode how can I make it a lightweight mode again?
Thank you beforehand.
How do I make it light again?
Thank your for the video, well done! Do you know if is it possible to configure a single AP in both modes? As AP and WLC? Best regards!
Hello - Thank you for the comment! Yes, by default the AP will operate in both WLC & AP mode. Toward the end of the video when I launch the WLC dashboard, you can see the AP itself is already joined to the WLC: th-cam.com/video/NBt370eiQ3I/w-d-xo.html
My AP went to Recovery mode ....
And I have no idea how to exut from Recovery mode
Can u help me pls to fix it ?
EWC-AP in Recovery Mode...
Please use 'archive download-sw ewc-ap' to upgrade or rollback the controller image.
Please use 'show flexconnect ewc-ap launch-log' to check EWC-AP launch log.
Hi there - yes that unfortunately happens sometimes. Please check out my blog post here: 0x2142.com/how-to-convert-catalyst-9100-ap-to-embedded-wlc/
About halfway down the page I talk about how to resolve this
Hi, i try to follow your instructions for the 9115 model. Unfortunately in the console after bootup i don't have a prompt line. The AP after few minutes of booting stay in a loop of capwap discovery. How i can stop the discovery to obtain the prompt command line?
Hey there -
I'm not sure there is a way to stop discovery. You should be able to still press 'enter' a few times and get a CLI. Did you notice any errors when converting the AP? Sometimes if the WLC image has an issue, you may boot into recovery mode.
If you need it - I did write a bit in the blog post on how to fix recovery mode: 0x2142.com/how-to-convert-catalyst-9100-ap-to-embedded-wlc/
@@0x2142 Hey, thank you for the fast reply. I investigate and found the issue....i used a console cable with only 4 lines instead 8. So i can see the console but not transmit commands. With instructions of the correct pinout i soldered a cable. Now i was able to reach the prompt and install EWC. Thank you for the help.
Is it possible to configure "mobility group" towards another AP on DMZ?
why i can't transfer my file into access point with tftpd?
Is the Cisco DNA license required for the basic wireless function? Or is that only if you want to use the DNA features?
Hey there -
DNA licensing is required for all APs connected to a controller. However, there is NO licensing required for the controller itself. More info here: www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/catalyst-9800-series-wireless-controllers/nb-06-cat9800-ser-wirel-faq-ctp-en.html#CiscoCatalyst9800SeriesWirelessControllerlicensing
what settings do i need to set if i want ro run 2 cisco ewlc in the same subnet?
thank sir to share
So how do I connect this embedded WLC to a switch? just connect it on trunk port as usual?
Yeah absolutely. The embedded WLC will be accessible on the same data port used on the AP. I think by default, the WLC will run on the native VLAN - but you can change that once you get everything up and running.
In my lab, I had a trunk port connected to the AP - native VLAN used for WLC & AP addressing/joins - then additional VLANs for the actual data SSIDs.
How do you configure the access point to act as a standalone?
Hi, thank you so much for making this video! but I had a problem during the transfer files using TFTP, the AP connects to the TFTP server (tftpd64) but it doesn't show me progress rather it just given me an error code 71 (transfer failed) stating it does not connect to the server. I hope someone can help me with this problem.
I can ping the AP from my computer using local network likewise AP (console) can ping my computer.
One thing to check might be your PC's firewall, if it has one. Often times that will block TFTP. It may also be worth double-checking that the TFTP server is set to the right directory on your PC, and does contain the right image files. If all that is correct - you could also try using a TFTP client on another PC to test as well. Hope that helps!
How to activate the DNA license of AP9115, can SLR be used?
Hi there -
You would activate the license via the WLC admin interface. In a normal case, this would require access to the Internet for Smart Licensing... But if your network has restricted Internet access, SLR can be used.
Will the embedded wlc being able to run dhcp from the ap rather than an SVI or dhcp server? I want to use this an ap on a stick for a pre-survey. An access point mounted on a camera light stand with wheels being power by an battery source. So once my device hits a particular signal db I know that is where I need to place another access points.
Yup, it has an embedded DHCP server that can be used: www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/9800/config-guide/b_wl_16_10_cg/dhcp-for-wlans.html#Cisco_Concept.dita_cf3a1219-4b1f-432e-8ec5-42ed8a860302
hi sir i am new in this is tftp server need to run in the background to do this if yes then why ?
thank you
Hi there - thanks for the question!
Yes, you'll need either a TFTP server, or you could also use SFTP or HTTP/HTTPS server. Whichever option you use, the server will only need to be running for a short period of time. This is only used to serve the device firmware images, so that the AP has a method to download them. After that process is completed, you can turn off the TFTP server.
Hope that helps!
Thanks for this informative video. Would you know if we can setup multiple vlans and map them to multiple SSIDs with EWC?
Hi there - Yes this is possible. I don't have access to my lab at the moment, but each individual SSID can be mapped to a different VLAN
If i have more APs with the same model say 9115AXI-S, do i need to upgrade each AP's image that matches with the image of the virtual controller or existing EWC?
Hi there - They don't all have to be the exact same release. You'll just need to be sure that the version running on the AP is compatible with the EWC or virtual controller.
The compatibility matrix can be found here: www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/compatibility/matrix/compatibility-matrix.html#pgfId-590411
@@0x2142 thank you so much! Your video helped me a lot in implementing 2 C9115AXI-S! I followed your guide, but upgrading the firmware was slightly different, the commands from cli weren't recognized. So i uploaded the firmware via webGUI. Works well! Again, thank you so much!
Hello
Can you please make how to prepare Cisco Catalyst Series 9105AXW for 9800-l controller. I don't see the AP in the WLC webgui.
Thanks
Hi there! Thanks for the comment. I would love to help, but unfortunately I don't own or have access to a 9105 right now. Sorry 😞
@@0x2142 thanks for replying
Hello, can I load the image directly from my desktop and not necessarily ftp
After you have the AP converted to EWC, you can upload directly via web browser. However, in order to convert the AP to EWC - I believe you can only use TFTP or SFTP.
Thank you so much for this video! BUT I need help with my tftp CLI syntax. I tried everything but I can't tftp my two images (same as you). Please help.
By the way, I'm running 8.10 on my 9115ax AP and still can't get my tftp to work properly. I'm using SecureCRT ssh terminal/tftp server on my laptop. It's the same laptop I'm accessing the AP console port from. Any help is greatly appreciated.
I used this command (there are 2 tftp commands on one line).
AP1#ap-type ewc-ap tftp://192.168.21.55/EWC17.03.03/ap1g7 tftp://192.168.21.55/EWC17.03.03/C9800-AP-iosxe-wlc.bin
This Cisco document has a good how to guide on how to load the EWC on your AP: www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/wireless/embedded-wireless-controller-on-catalyst-access-points/215303-embedded-wireless-controller-conversion.html
copy and paste the syntax as is on the video. if you're having issues with your tftp, temporarily disable the antivirus and windows firewall on the pc.
i cant get pass the day 0 configuration. says "Failed to save vrrp-ip.txt" i tried searching everywhere, no luck! HELP!!!
I had the same issues. I used this link to reset the controller back to defaults (wireless ewc-ap factory-reset), then try the day zero instructions located on the flash (more ewc_day0_device_provisioning_guide):
www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/wireless/embedded-wireless-controller-on-catalyst-access-points/215303-embedded-wireless-controller-conversion.html#anc7
Make sure the AP has an IP or the controller will not back able to connect to the network.
really good video but the commands for creating users are quite different and doesn't work on new firmware Version 17.03.01 perhaps you can give some new advices
Hi there! Thank you for letting me know - I'll check out the updates to the latest code version
How do I set it up so that the DHCP pool is taken from my home router?
and it's a very good guide
Sorry, the WiFi Clients should use the DHCP pool form my router.
with my old AP CAÜ3702E it worked by itself
Can these AP can work as standalone only to check the signal strength??
Hi there - Yes the access point supports a monitor mode where it stops serving clients & instead is dedicated to scanning / helping make channel decisions. Cisco also now makes some cheaper dedicated sensors, which act as a generic wireless client & can be used to monitor signal strength from different areas: www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/aironet-active-sensor/nb-09-air-act-sen-data-sheet-cte-en.html
I have converted to ewc but it is not broadcasting any ssid nor able to access from gui but can access through cli..
I have got 9120AXE AP which already got the WLC image on, but when I try to apply #ap-type ewc-ap tftp://x.x.x.x/ap1g7 tftp://x.x.x.x/C9800-AP-iosxe-wlc.bin it's coming up with the message "image upgrade not needed, changing AP Type to EWC-AP" then below this -> AP is already configured for this type..... and then nothing happens, staying in AP mode, not able to use conf t, reboot doesn't help, hard reset doesn't help. What am I missing? Is there a command allowing to swap bewteen AP and EWC mode? I have travelled through many websites to find the way to convert from AP to EWC mode and literally every advise is stating to use the process shown in this video, but this is useless for me as it doesn't work when the image is already applied to AP.. Anyone with similar issue? AP running image is 16.12.4.31
never mind, working now, but if anyone would get the same problem - it was second AP working as EWC on the same network, apparently they block each other as there can be only one..
Hey there! Glad you were able to figure this out. By default if there are two APs on the same network, one will become the primary EWC controller. What happens then, is the EWC web UI will only respond on the AP that is the primary. If the primary ever fails, the secondary will take over, and host that same EWC IP & web page
Hope that helps!