Specifications

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Cisco IOS Command Reference for Cisco Aironet Access Points and Bridges

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Using the Command-Line Interface

This chapter describes how to use the Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI) for configuring software

features on your access point or bridge.

For a complete description of the new and revised Cisco IOS commands supported by access points and

bridges, see

Appendix A, “List of Supported Cisco IOS Commands.”

For more information on Cisco IOS commands, refer to the Cisco IOS Release 12.3 Command Summary.

For task-oriented configuration steps, refer to the Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco

Aironet Access Points or the Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Software Configuration Guide.

Type of Memory

The access point and bridge Flash memory stores the Cisco IOS software image, the startup

configuration file, and helper files.

CLI Command Modes

This section describes the CLI command mode structure. Command modes support specific Cisco IOS

commands. For example, the interface interface-id command works only when entered in global

configuration mode.

These are the main command modes for access points and bridges:

• User EXEC

• Privileged EXEC

• Global configuration

• Interface configuration

Table 1-1 lists the main command modes, how to access each mode, the prompt you see in that mode,

and how to exit that mode. The prompts listed use the default name ap.