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The Cisco Mobility Express wireless network solution provides the virtual WLC functionality that is currently bundled into the Cisco Aironet 1830 and 1850 Series access points (APs). This functionality provides a simplified Wi-Fi architecture with enterprise-level WLAN capability to small and medium deployments.
In the Cisco Mobility Express wireless network solution, one AP, running the Cisco Mobility Express wireless controller, is designated as the master AP. Other APs, referred to as subordinate APs, associate themselves with this master AP.
The master AP operates as a WLC to manage and control the subordinate APs, besides operating as an AP to serve clients. The subordinate APs behave as normal lightweight APs to serve clients.
In this Cisco Mobility Express Release , the following APs are supported.
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APs Supported as Masters (support integrated WLC capability) |
APs Supported as Subordinates 1 |
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APs supported as master APs can function as subordinate APs also .
A Cisco Mobility Express software image. These models have model numbers (or Product IDs) ending in C.
AP models that are supported only as subordinates require a CAPWAP-based lightweight AP software image.
The Cisco Mobility Express software for your AP model can be downloaded from:
https://software.cisco.com/download/navigator.html:
Early Deployment (ED)—These software releases provide new features, new hardware platform support, and bug fixes.
Maintenance Deployment (MD)—These software releases provide bug fixes and ongoing software maintenance.
Deferred (DF)—These software releases have been deferred. We recommend that you migrate to an upgraded release.
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Software Type and Purpose |
Release |
For AP 1850 |
For AP 1830 |
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Mobility Express controller-capable AP software to be used for conversion from Lightweight Access Points only. |
8.1.131.0 |
AIR-AP1850-K9-8.1.131.0.tar |
AIR-AP1830-K9-8.1.131.0.tar |
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8.1.122.0 |
AIR-AP1850-K9-8.1.122.0.tar |
AIR-AP1830-K9-8.1.122.0.tar |
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Access Point image bundle, to be used for updating ME controller software and images of supported access points. |
8.1.131.0 |
AIR-AP1850-K9-ME-8-1-131-0.zip |
AIR-AP1830-K9-ME-8-1-131-0.zip |
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8.1.122.0 |
AIR-AP1850-K9-ME-8-1-122-0.zip |
AIR-AP1830-K9-ME-8-1-122-0.zip |
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