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AP-305 to IAP

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  • 1.  AP-305 to IAP

    Posted Feb 23, 2021 09:55 AM
    Hello all,

    I have read that campus AP's such as the 305 can be converted to Instant using some CLI commands, is this correct. I remember from years ago this was not possible.

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    Jason
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  • 2.  RE: AP-305 to IAP

    MVP GURU
    Posted Feb 23, 2021 10:42 AM
    Check this out: https://community.arubanetworks.com/browse/articles/blogviewer?blogkey=e1cee5f7-d6cb-4925-99c8-e23a91a37f9d


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    Dustin Burns
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  • 3.  RE: AP-305 to IAP

    Posted Feb 23, 2021 10:49 AM
    Hi Dustin,

    That is a post on how to convert a campus AP back to and IAP, not how to convert a campus AP, that has never been an IAP to an IAP.

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    Jason
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  • 4.  RE: AP-305 to IAP

    MVP GURU
    Posted Feb 23, 2021 12:06 PM
    This should work as long as your AP-305 can run as an IAP. By default an IAP will come up as an IAP unless it detects and joins a controller on first boot. You can tell if its a Unified AP (IAP capable) by the model number on the AP itself. Do you have access to see this?


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  • 5.  RE: AP-305 to IAP

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Feb 24, 2021 03:19 AM
    Provided your controller(s) run AOS 8.6 or newer, you can convert CAPs to IAPs with the command "ap convert"

    Procedure can be found in the AOS 8.6 user guide:
    https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=a00092459en_us

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  • 6.  RE: AP-305 to IAP
    Best Answer

    Posted Feb 25, 2021 11:21 AM
    Hi.

    You can do it from the controller and there is another procedure.
    You must enable telnet access to the CAP in the controller configuration and put a password for telnet.
    Access to the AP and execute:

    Shift+Ctrl+Alt+K
    bootenv -j -> this command is to see the variables
    bootenv -s
    bootenv -p os_partition=1
    bootenv -p uap_controller_less=1

    Then reload the ap.

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    Javier Palomo
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  • 7.  RE: AP-305 to IAP

    Posted Feb 24, 2021 03:26 AM

    Hi,

    check this article - but read carefully as there are some limitations !​
    https://community.arubanetworks.com/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread?MID=32849
    So you should not use such AP's in any production environment for LAB it would be OK.

    Groetjes

    Jochem



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    Jochem Knoben
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