Note: Some older Cisco access points did not run IOS, such as the Aironet 340 which ran only VxWorks, and the 1000 series lightweight APs. Access Point IOS is distributed as a tar file. These tar files can be downloaded from cisco.com SDS; lightweight IOS images (k9w8) are also bundled in the WLC software images (.aes.) The IOS image names include the following components: platform-featureset-tar.version.tar platform- the access point hardware model or family supported by the image ap1g1 - 700 series (702w beginning with 15.2(4)JB5) ap1g2 - 1600 series ap1g3 - 1530 series ap3g2 - 3700/3600/2700/2600/1700 series ap3g1 - 3500/1260 series ap802 - AP embedded in 819, 812, 886VA-W/887VA-W, and C88x routers ap801 - AP embedded in 861W, 891W, 1911W routers and most 88xW routers apw5100 - Rockwell Stratix 5100 WAPAK9, WAPCK9, WAPEK9, WAPZK9 c1570 - 1570 series outdoor APs c1520 - 1550 and 1520 series mesh APs c1410 - BR1410 c1310 - BR1310 c1250 - 1250 series APs c1240 - 1240 series APs c1200 - 1200 series (1200/1210/1220/1230) c1140 - 1140 and 1040 series APs c1130 - 1130 series APs c1100 - 1100 series APs (i.e. the AP1121) c520 - 521 AP c350 - 350 series APs featureset- the set of software features supported by the image - one of: > k9w7 - autonomous (or "site survey") IOS > k9w8 - full lightweight IOS (this is what is bundled in the WLC .aes image, and is factory installed on "mesh" APs) > rcvk9w8 - lightweight recovery image - this is factory installe on lightweight APs, unless a "mesh" image is specified; it lacks radio firmware
> boot - bootloader image (not IOS) - normally installed by manufacturing and not updated in the field
> version- the IOS version
Example:
c1240-k9w7-tar.124-25d.JA1.tar
Platform: c1240: 1240 series AP
Featureset: k9w7: autonomous IOS
Version: 124-25d.JA1: 12.4(25d)JA1