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  • 1.  Difference between AP-305 and IAP-305

    Posted Aug 22, 2022 09:45 PM
    If I purchase AP-305 and replace the firmware, can I use it as IAP-305?
    Is it necessary to replace the firmware to use AP-305 as IAP-305?
    Is the hardware a common design?


  • 2.  RE: Difference between AP-305 and IAP-305

    Posted Aug 23, 2022 02:52 AM
    No, you cannot replace the AP-305 firmware to make it an IAP-305. IAP models are tied to the regulatory domain (US/RW/JP/IL) which is burned into the AP.

    AP models don't have regulatory code, so can't run Instant Firmware (or rather: the radios will not come up and you will see errors and cannot login after you loaded Instant firmware on an AP model).

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    Herman Robers
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    If you have urgent issues, always contact your Aruba partner, distributor, or Aruba TAC Support. Check https://www.arubanetworks.com/support-services/contact-support/ for how to contact Aruba TAC. Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

    In case your problem is solved, please invest the time to post a follow-up with the information on how you solved it. Others can benefit from that.
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  • 3.  RE: Difference between AP-305 and IAP-305

    Posted Aug 24, 2022 03:58 AM
    As Herman already wrote, you can't just upload Instant FW on AP-305. You need to convert it from controller with AP CONVERT command.

    Search community for AP conversion. There was a long thread on this topic some time ago. 

    Best, Gorazd
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  • 4.  RE: Difference between AP-305 and IAP-305

    Posted Aug 24, 2022 04:23 AM
    Please not that the procedure that Gorazd mentioned is explicitly unsupported to run Instant firmware on an AP-305, and should only be used with support of Aruba TAC. If you are about to purchase APs, I would strongly recommend you to get IAP versions to avoid disappointments.

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    Herman Robers
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    If you have urgent issues, always contact your Aruba partner, distributor, or Aruba TAC Support. Check https://www.arubanetworks.com/support-services/contact-support/ for how to contact Aruba TAC. Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

    In case your problem is solved, please invest the time to post a follow-up with the information on how you solved it. Others can benefit from that.
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    Original Message


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