Hi Christoph,
if an AP joins the Instant Cluster and has a different software version, it must synchronize it. It can download the software from the Instant Master - provided that it requires the same image type as is available on the Instant Master. This is probably what happened with your AP515 cluster.
It will work the same way when downgrading. If you upload a different software version in the AP515 cluster, it will be distributed to all APs that are currently on. After the downgrade, all APs will boot. If you later boot up additional AP515s in the same VLAN, they will also automatically perform a software downgrade.
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Waldemar
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Original Message:
Sent: Jun 12, 2025 09:52 AM
From: Christoph Hünting
Subject: Expand existing WiFi Cluster with new APs
Hi Waldemar,
thank you. How do i downgrade the APs before joining the cluster?
Last week i configured a AP515 cluster. Configured the first AP as master, upgraded the firmware to 8.10 and then included the other APs.
Every AP joined the cluster and upgraded the firmware automatically. Wont this work the other way around with downgrading the firmware?
Original Message:
Sent: Jun 12, 2025 09:24 AM
From: Lord
Subject: Expand existing WiFi Cluster with new APs
Yes exactly, just put the new AP in the same VLAN where the rest of the APs are.
The new AP must have the same software version as the 224 APs, otherwise it will not join the cluster.
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Regards,
Waldemar
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Original Message:
Sent: Jun 12, 2025 07:11 AM
From: Christoph Hünting
Subject: Expand existing WiFi Cluster with new APs
Thank you. I thought about something like this.
One of the AP-224 is preferred master. So this means i could connect a 515 to the same network and it would join the cluster as slave AP?
Original Message:
Sent: Jun 12, 2025 06:53 AM
From: Lord
Subject: Expand existing WiFi Cluster with new APs
You must remember that IAPs perform master election at boot time. As long as no preferred master AP is configured in the Instant Cluster, AP 515 would win the master election. In this case, it would distribute its configuration to all IAPs in the cluster. For an AP fresh out of the box, this would mean that it deletes the instant configuration.
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Regards,
Waldemar
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Original Message:
Sent: Jun 12, 2025 02:28 AM
From: Christoph Hünting
Subject: Expand existing WiFi Cluster with new APs
Hi,
thanks for your reply!
Yeah, i looked after the minimum firmware. According to this table, it would be 8.4.0.
The 8.6.0.24 is also compatible. This would be the correct firmware for both APs. On the other hand, i dont know if its compliant to run new APs on older firmware...
Maybe we buy completly new APs and get rid of the 224.
Thank you!
Original Message:
Sent: Jun 11, 2025 12:15 PM
From: chulcher
Subject: Expand existing WiFi Cluster with new APs
Please check with your local account team for help on this. Look at the datasheet for the AP-515 to see the minimum software version and then check if the AP-224 has a version in common.
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Carson Hulcher, ACEX#110
Original Message:
Sent: Jun 11, 2025 02:51 AM
From: Christoph Hünting
Subject: Expand existing WiFi Cluster with new APs
Hi Everyone,
we are currently running smaller location with a cluster of 24 AP224.
Theyre running on Version 8.6.0.24.
We now want to expand the location and also the wifi cluster. We think about AP 515.
Is it possible to integrate the 515's into the existing cluster? What Firmware do they need to run on?