NetworkGods – Routing, Switching, Wireless, Automation
A while back I was assigned to work on a project which requires, among other things, to deploy wireless in 4 offices.
I decided to interconnect the office in a hub and spoke fashion. For wireless I decided to use Cisco 9130AXI Wireless Access Points and a Cisco Catalyst 9800-CL Wireless Controller.
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The code upgrade procedure for the Cisco 2504 Wireless Lan Controller is not that different than the one for the Cisco 5520 described in details here. This time I will keep it short, simple and to the point.
Worth mentioning that the Cisco 2504 it is now EOL and will be supported by Cisco a few more years.
You should check the release notes and confirm your wireless access points are supported by this version of code.
You may also look at the compatibility matrix for Cisco Prime if you are using that. Some of the features might stop working and you’ll have no idea why.
If you’re looking for tips of how to implement a code upgrade on a Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller you are probably working in a medium-large organization as I don’t expect to see a normal guy installing a toy like that in their attic. But you’ll never know.
In my setup I have two Cisco 5520 Wireless Controllers configured for SSO High Availability and they are serving a mix of over…many Cisco Wireless Access Points: Cisco 3502, Cisco 3702 and the mGIG beauties Cisco 3802.
I am upgrading from 8.3.143 to 8.5.135. Please download the code only from Cisco’s official website.
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