Now you need to tell the AP which file inside the tar to actually boot.
ap: set BOOT flash:/packages.conf
ap: set SWITCH_MGMT_VLAN 1
ap: set SWITCH_IP_ADDR 192.168.1.100
ap: set SWITCH_NETMASK 255.255.255.0
ap: set SWITCH_DEFAULT_GATEWAY 192.168.1.1
You may wonder why you need the 8.3.131.30 specific version.
Once the download finishes (Status: SUCCESS), you must tell the AP what to boot: airap2800k9me831330tar download work
ap: set BOOT flash:work/airap2800k9me831330tar
ap: boot
Power cycle the AP. When you see the following prompt on your terminal (PuTTY or Serial), quickly press Esc or Ctrl-C:
... Autoboot in 2 seconds (press Esc to stop)... Now you need to tell the AP which
You will see the ap: prompt.
Now, run the full command. Note the syntax including the colon and backslashes (or spaces depending on IOS version, but classic ROMmon uses spaces): You may wonder why you need the 8
ap: download work airap2800k9me831330tar
What happens next: The AP will send a TFTP read request for the file. You will see exclamation marks passing across the screen. Do not interrupt this.