Reconfiguration Steps For Boot Block Version 1.01 Or Earlier - Cisco Aironet 340 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Resetting to the Default Configuration

Reconfiguration Steps for Boot Block Version 1.01 or Earlier

Follow these steps to reconfigure your access point if the boot block version on your access point is
version 1.01 or earlier and the firmware version on your access point is 11.06 or earlier. To find which
boot block version is on your access point, follow the steps in the
section on page
Failure to follow these instructions correctly can result in a nonoperational access point that must be
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returned to the factory. If your access point stops working after you attempt this procedure, contact Cisco
TAC for assistance.
Use a straight-through cable with 9-pin male to 9-pin female connectors to connect the COM 1 or COM
Step 1
2 port on your computer to the RS-232 port on the access point.
Open a terminal-emulation program on your computer.
Step 2
Note
In the Connection Description window, enter a name and select an icon for the connection and click
Step 3
OK.
In the Connect To window, select the port to which the cable is connected and click OK.
Step 4
In the Port Settings window, make the following settings: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, No parity, 1 stop bit,
Step 5
and Xon/Xoff flow control.
Click OK and press Enter three times.
Step 6
When the Summary Status screen appears, reboot the access point by unplugging the power connector
Step 7
and then plugging it back in, or by pressing Ctrl-X.
When the message "Type <esc> within 5 seconds for menu" appears, press Esc.
Step 8
Write down the list of files for future reference.
Step 9
Perform the next six steps carefully to avoid accidentally deleting the installation key files or the
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firmware files. You must carefully note the file selection letters, because they change during the
following steps. If you forget to copy the access point's installation key file to DRAM in
you do not copy it back to configuration memory in
Copy the access point's installation key file to the access point's DRAM by pressing c to select Copy
Step 10
file, then 1 to select DRAM, then the selection letter for the file called AP Installation Key.
If the list of configuration files contains a file called VAR Installation Key, copy that file to DRAM along
Step 11
with the AP Installation Key. Copy the VAR installation key file to DRAM by pressing c to select Copy
file, then 1 to select DRAM, then the selection letter for the file called VAR Installation Key.
Make sure you select the Configuration memory bank for formatting in
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format a different memory bank your access point will stop functioning.
Reformat the access point's configuration memory bank by pressing ! to select FORMAT memory
Step 12
bank, then 2 to select Config, then upper-case Y to confirm the FORMAT command.
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These instructions describe HyperTeminal; other programs are similar.
"Determining the Boot-Block Version"
Step 13, your access point will stop functioning.
Step 12. If you accidentally
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Step 10, or if
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