WLC2100 and ASA 5505 uses same hardware. Can they be converted?

by Jimmy Larsson on 9 October, 2011 · 6 comments

I wonder if one can convert a Cisco Wireless Controller 2106 into an ASA 5505 or vice versa. It seems to be the same hardware. Anyone that knows if there is any burned-in differences, or is it just a matter of replacing the software?

 

I will try to swap the CF-card in an ASA5505 with one from an WLC and see what happens. Stay tuned.

 

ASA5505:

WLC2106:

Tagged as: ASA, hardware, WLC

  • Wan_lan Engineer

    Hi – I just got my hands on a WLC  2106.  Have you had any luck?  I would love to make in an ASSA 5505!  Thanks

    • http://blogg.kvistofta.nu/ Jimmy Larsson

      I would easily trade one of my 5505:s (10 users) for a WLC 2106. Interrested?

      /Jimmy

      • Ppe1700

        Where are you based on the globe? That doesn’t seem like a fair trade ;)

  • Ppe1700

    Any luck??

    • http://blogg.kvistofta.nu/ Jimmy Larsson

      Nope, I haven´t had time to try it out. But a collegue of mine told me that there is a chip on the motherboard on each device that is EPROM:ed to what hardware it is, which means that the project is probably a failure…

  • Mobil1

    Hey Jimmy,

    Did you ever tried converting the ASA to WLC?

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