Reconfiguration Steps For Boot Block Version 1.02 Or Later - Cisco Aironet 340 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting
Copy the installation key back to the configuration memory bank by pressing c to select Copy file, then
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2 to select Config, then the selection letter for the AP Installation Key.
If you copied a VAR installation key to DRAM in
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bank by pressing c to select Copy file, then 2 to select Config, then the selection letter for the file VAR
Installation Key. If the access point does not have a VAR installation key file, skip to
Run the access point firmware by pressing r to select Run, then the selection letter for the firmware file
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which is displayed. The message "Inflating [firmware file name]" appears while the access point starts
the firmware.
Step 16 When the Express Setup screen appears, begin reconfiguring the access point using the terminal
emulator or an Internet browser.

Reconfiguration Steps for Boot Block Version 1.02 or Later

Follow these steps to reconfigure your access point if the boot block version on your access point is
version 1.02 or later 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
Caution
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
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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,
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and Xon/Xoff flow control.
Click OK and press Enter.
Step 6
When the Summary Status screen appears, reboot the access point by pressing Ctrl-X or by unplugging
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the power connector and then plugging it back in.
Step 8 When the memory files are listed under the heading "Memory:File," press Ctrl-W within 5 seconds to
reach the boot block menu.
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These instructions describe HyperTeminal; other programs are similar.
Resetting to the Default Configuration
Step 11, copy it back to the configuration memory
"Determining the Boot-Block Version"
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