Here s a quick walk through to get a Cisco AP in my case an 1130AG from a controll er based LWAPP image back to the autonomous image so it can be used as a standa lone AP again. Retrieve the latest IOS image for your AP from Cisco.com Retreive TFTPD for use as your TFTP server from here You ll need a PC with a static IP (10.0.0.1/24 for this example) to wire your AP s traight into during the procedure, with the TFTP server running, all firewalls d isabled and the IOS image available in the TFTP root. Step 1: Make sure that the PC contains the access point image file (such as c113 0-k9w7-tar.124-10b.JDA3.tar for an 1130 series access point) in the TFTP server folder and that the TFTP server is activated. Step 2: Set the timeout value on the TFTP server to 30 seconds. Step 3: On the PC where the TFTP server is located, perform these steps: a. Disable any software firewall products, such as Windows firewall, ZoneAlarm f irewall, McAffee firewall, or others. b. Ensure all Windows files are visible. From Windows Explorer, click Tools > Fo lder Options > View; then uncheck the Hide extensions for known file types check box. Step 4: Connect the PC to the access point using a Category 5 Ethernet cable. Step 5: Disconnect power from the access point. Step 6: Press and hold MODE while you reconnect power to the access point. Step 7: Hold the MODE button until the status LED turns red (approximately 20 to 30 seconds) and then release. Step 8: Enable LWAPP console CLI allow/disallow debugging #debug lwapp con cli Step 9: Enable LWAPP ignore internal reload debugging #debug lwapp client no-reload Step 10: Configure IP Address on the fast ethernet interface of the AP #conf t (config)#interface fa0 (config-if)#ip addr 10.0.0.2 255.255.255.0 Step 11: Download the image file from the TFTP server to the AP #archive download-sw /overwrite tftp://10.0.0.1/c1130-k9w7-tar.124-10b.JDA3.tar Step 12: Reload the unit once the image has been written and the process reports complete. #reload.Note This section does not apply to Cisco C3201WMIC and Cisco C3201LAP.Follow these steps to revert from LWAPP mode to autonomous mode by loading a Cis co IOS release using a TFTP server: Step 1 The static IP address of the PC on which your TFTP server software runs s hould be between 10.0.0.2 and 10.0.0.30. Step 2 Make sure that the PC contains the access point image file (such as c1130 -k9w7-tar.122-15.JA.tar for a 1130 series access point) in the TFTP server folde r and that the TFTP server is activated. Step 3 On the PC where the TFTP server is located, perform these steps: a. Disable any software firewall products, such as Windows firewall, ZoneAlarm f irewall, McAfee firewall, or others. b. Ensure all Windows files are visible. From Windows Explorer, click Tools > Fo lder Options > View > Show hidden files and folders. Step 4 Rename the access point image file in the TFTP server folder to c1200-k9w 7-tar.default for a 1200 series access point, c1130-k9w7-tar.default for an 1130 series access point, c1240-k9w7-tar.default for a 1240 series access point, and c1250-k9w7-tar.default for a 1250 series access point. Step 5 Connect the PC to the access point using a Category 5 (CAT5) Ethernet cab le. Step 6 Disconnect power from the access point. Step 7 Press and hold MODE while you reconnect power to the access point. Step 8 Hold the MODE button until the status LED turns red (approximately 20 to 30 seconds) and then release. Step 9 Wait until the access point reboots, as indicated by all LEDs turning gre en followed by the Status LED blinking green. Step 10 After the access point reboots, reconfigure it using the GUI or the CLI.