We are stuck on AOS 8.3 until we can replace our 103H's. We are buying used 205Hs on ebay so that we can do this out-of-band refresh as economically as possible. We got the first tranche of APs, and I'm missing a step after performing the factory reset -- it doesn't appear the "New Devices" list in AirWave, or in the Access Points list in Mobility Master.
I've been doing the factory reset by putting a paperclip in the hole and plugging the ethernet cable from AP to a POE port. Both lights flicker very briefly red as the cable clicks in, and then some very fast green blinks of just the "i" system status light, followed by a slow steady on-and-off of the green i light, and finally a steady green. Then that steady green only lasts like 5-10 seconds and it repeats the steady on-off blinking.
The install instruction sheet (where I got the instructions for doing the factory reset) says that the blinking system status light means that it's booting, which means that I think it is rebooting over and over again.
Is there any way to connect to the AP and get more information that just the blinking lights?
We have dozens of AP205Hs already deployed (that we bought new) and all I've ever had to do is power them on, they use ADP to find a controller, and after a few minutes appear in MM and then I can provision them.
Clearly I'm missing a step. (Aruba APs and ZTP "it just works" is wonderful, until it just doesn't work!)
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Cathy Fasano
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