WAP Conversion using MODE Button

(Credit – https://mrncciew.com/2013/12/13/ap-conversion-using-mode-button/ ) In this post we will see how to do the same task using Mode/Reset button of the Access point. Number 1 in the below diagram shows this Reset button of the given AP. You can use this mode/reset button when you do not know password or your AP firmware is corrupted,etc. … Read more

Access Point ROMMON Recovery AP:

I recently tried to get an AP working that was having issues.  To single out the OS or something else I blew away anything/everything on the FLASH: drive which renders it useless. WARNING Don’t try this unless you already have the recovery image or IOS handy! You can use the following to force delete specific … Read more

Upgrade Cisco 3850 firmware

These steps are from a high level view and cover the overall process.  Some steps are omitted.  Download the IOS and place it on a thumb drive, or tftp etc. copy tftp://yourtftpsite/cat3k_caa-universalk9.SPA.03.07.05.E.152-3.E5.bin flash:
(this may take several minutes to complete) When complete: software install file flash:cat3k_caa-universalk9.SPA.03.07.05.E.152-3.E5.bin
 After reboot/reload etc. software clean After the switch is back … Read more

Check Flash Wear

How to check flash wear via PowerShell within Windows 10 To check the wear value of an internal SSD drive via PowerShell within Windows 10, launch an elevated PowerShell session and use the following command. Get-PhysicalDisk | Get-StorageReliabilityCounter | Select Wear Not all drives accurately report this value to Windows. In some cases, the counter … Read more