Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, Release 3.2.x

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Access point image transfer

Updated: May 5, 2026

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Overview

Transfer image from wireless controller to APs over HTTPS.

The wireless controller pushes the image to the APs after the image is distributed to it. Catalyst Center allows image download on APs from the wireless controller, over HTTPS. This out-of-band file transfer efficiently upgrades the AP image.

Procedure

1.

From the main menu, choose System > Settings > Device Settings > Software Image Management.
2.

Click Access Point Image Transfer tab.
3.

Click the Image Transfer Settings drop-down list and choose Use HTTPS Only.

This option will ensure that all image transfers from wireless controller to APs use only the HTTPS protocol. If HTTPS is not enabled on the wireless controller, it is enabled only for image transfer and then disabled after the image transfer.