A network engineer has been tasked with migrating the management mode of a Cisco 9176 AP named "Cisco-AP053540555" in a large enterprise wireless…

The correct command syntax on a Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller to change the management mode of a specific AP to Meraki cloud management is ap management mode meraki. The question asks to include the force and noprompt options, which bypass certain validation checks and the confirmation prompt, respectively. Although the AP name is omitted in the provided option for brevity, option B presents the correct sequence of keywords and options: ap management mode meraki force noprompt. This command instructs the specified AP to reboot and attempt to join the Meraki cloud.

A. The command syntax is incorrect. The command must begin with ap to specify the target device.

C. The keyword mode is misplaced. It must precede the management type (meraki), not follow the optional parameters.

D. management-mode is not a valid top-level command for this operation on a Catalyst 9800 WLC.

- Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller Command Reference, Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.x, "AP Commands," Section: ap management mode. The official documentation confirms the syntax as ap { | } management mode {capwap | meraki} [force] [noprompt].

- Cisco, "Migrate Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points from Cisco Catalyst 9800 WLC to Meraki Cloud Management," Deployment Guide, Section: "Change AP Management Mode from WLC". This guide provides the exact command and explains its usage.