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Reset the CAPWAP Configuration on Cisco

IOS and ClickOS APs


Contents
Introduction
Prerequisites
Requirements
Components Used
Conventions
Manually configure the AP
Reset the lightweight configuration on the AP
Reset AP through the AireOS or Catalyst WLC
Reset AP through CLI
Reset AP through with reset button.
How to Disable the Reset Button on the AP Registered to the Controller
Troubleshoot

Introduction
This document describes how to manually set or reset static configuration information on Cisco
IOS and ClickOS Access Points (APs)

Prerequisites
Requirements

Cisco recommends that you have knowledge of these topics:

● Basic knowledge of the configuration of CAPWAP APs and Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers
(WLC)
● Basic knowledge of Control And Provisioning of Wireless Access Points protocol

Components Used

The information in this document is based on these software and hardware versions:

● Cisco 5520 WLC that runs firmware release 8.8.111.0


● Cisco AIR-CAP3702I-E-K9 Series AP
● Cisco AIR-AP4800-E-K9 Series AP
● Cisco 9800-CL that runs firmware release 17.6.3
The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of
the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is
live, make sure that you understand the potential impact of any command.
The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab
environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default)
configuration. If your network is live, ensure that you understand the potential impact of
any command.

Conventions

Refer to Cisco Technical Tips Conventions for more information on document conventions.

Manually configure the AP


In a new installation, when an AP is unable to find a WLC through the discovery algorithms, you
can statically configure the information necessary to join a controller via the console port and the
AP’s Command Line Interface (CLI). Refer to Lightweight AP (LAP) Registration to a Wireless LAN
Controller (WLC) for more information on the WLC discovery algorithms and the LAP registration
process.

In order to manually configure static information on a AP through the AP CLI interface, you can
use these EXEC mode CLI commands:

● For Cisco IOS based APs:

AP#capwap ap ip address <IP address> <subnet mask>


AP#capwap ap ip default-gateway <IP-address>
AP#capwap ap primary-base <WLC-sysname> <IP-address>

AP#capwap ap secondary-base <WLC-sysname> <IP-address>


(optional)
AP#capwap ap hostname <name> (optional)

● For ClickOS based APs:

AP#capwap ap ip <IP-address> <subnet mask> <default-gateway> [<dns1-ip-address>


<dns2-ip-address> <domain>]

AP#capwap ap primary-base <WLC-sys-name> <IP-address>


AP#capwap ap hostname <name> (optional)

Note: You must issue these commands while in enable mode. The default enable password is
Cisco.

The static information configured with the CLI commands is used by the AP to join a controller.
After the AP joined the controller, the user can configure new settings on the LAP via the
controller.

Reset the lightweight configuration on the AP


When you move your AP to a different location in your network and the AP cannot join the
previous WLC, or if you want to manually reconfigure the AP to join another WLC, you have to
enter the new controller information in order to allow your AP to associate with a different
controller.
Reset AP through the AireOS or Catalyst WLC

In addition to the previous methods, you can also reset the configuration of the LAP from the WLC.
When the LAP is registered to the controller, you can use these commands from the controller in
order to reset the configuration on the LAP:

● Use clear ap config <ap-name> keep-ip-config command in order to clear all of the AP's
configurations to default, except for the AP's static IP configuration.
● Use clear ap config <ap-name> command in order to clear all of the AP's configurations to
default, which includes the AP's static IP configuration.

Reset AP through CLI

In order to use that method you need to login to AP console mode in priviledge exec mode:

● For Cisco IOS based APs:

AP#clear capwap ap ?
all-config <-- if you need to reset AP to factory default (this command causes system)
controller <-- if you need to clear static configuration for WLC IP address (this command may
cause termination session to WLC and new DTLS handshake)
dot1x <-- if you need to reset dot1x credentials for AP authentication
hostname <-- if you need to reset AP host name config
ip <-- if you need to remove static IP configuration on AP. (this command may cause termination
session to WLC and new DTLS handshake)
● For ClickOS based APs:

AP#capwap ap erase ?
all <-- Erase all AP config (this commands causes AP to reboot)
static-ip <-- Erase static IP/DNS config (this command causes termination session to WLC and new
DTLS handshake)

Reset AP through with reset button.

In order to use that method you need to have physical access to AP. Process is the same for both
Cisco IOS and ClickOS APs.

1. Disconnect power from AP.


2. Press and hold "Mode button" on AP and provide power to AP.
3. Keep mode button hold for 20seconds or more.

● On Cisco IOS based APs:

IOS Bootloader - Starting system.


flash is writable
Tide XL MB - 40MB of flash
...
button pressed for 22 seconds
● On ClickOS based APs:
AP#Button is pressed. Configuration reset activated..
Keep the button pressed for > 20 seconds for full reset

Wait for the button to be released ....


Button pressed for 22 seconds

How to Disable the Reset Button on the AP Registered to the Controller

In order to disable the reset button on the AP registered to the controller, use this CLI command:

(Cisco Controller) >config ap rst-button disable <AP NAME>

Troubleshoot
You can use this debug command on a LAP with a console port to troubleshoot problem related to
IP address assignment:

● On Cisco IOS based APs: debug ip udp

●On ClickOS based APs: debug dhcp eventsdebug dhcp errorsdebug dhcp packets
Note: If the AP has no console port, it is necessary to take a wired sniffer trace of the port that the
LAP is plugged into to see what packets are received by and transmitted to the LAP.

You can use these debug commands in order to monitor the discovery process through the WLC
CLI.

On Cisco IOS and ClickOS based APs:

● debug capwap client events


● debug capwap client errors
● debug capwap client detail

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