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Specifying Addresses and Identifiers in Commands
This section describes addresses and other identifiers that you can reference in CLI commands.
{ap-name <ap-name>}|{ipaddr
<ip-addr>}
Two items within curled braces indicate that both parameters must be
entered together. If two or more sets of curled braces are separated by a
vertical bar, like in the example to the left, enter only one choice Do not
type the braces or bars.
Address/Identifier Description
IP address For any command that requires entry of an IP address to specify a network entity, use IPv4
network address format in the conventional dotted decimal notation (for example, 10.4.1.258).
For subnetwork addresses, specify a netmask in dotted decimal notation (for example,
255.255.255.0).
Netmask address For subnetwork addresses, specify a netmask in dotted decimal notation (for example,
255.255.255.0).
Media Access Control
(MAC) address
For any command that requires entry of a device’s hardware address, use the hexadecimal
format (for example, 00:05:4e:50:14:aa).
Service Set Identifier
(SSID)
A unique character string (sometimes referred to as a network name), consisting of no more
than 32 characters. The SSID is case-sensitive (for example, WLAN-01).
Basic Service Set
Identifier (BSSID)
This entry is the unique hard-wireless MAC address of the AP. A unique BSSID applies to each
frequency— 802.11a and 802.11g—used from the AP. Use the same format as for a MAC
address.
Extended Service Set
Identifier (ESSID)
Typically the unique logical name of a wireless network. If the ESSID includes spaces, you
must enclose the name in quotation marks.
Fast Ethernet or Gigabit
Ethernet interface
Any command that references a Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet interface requires that you
specify the corresponding port on the controller in the format <slot>/<port>:
<slot> is always 1.
<port> refers to the network interfaces that are embedded in the front panel of the W-3000
Controller Series Multi-Service Controller. Port numbers start at 0 from the left-most position.
Use the show port status command to obtain the interface information currently available
from a controller.
Type Style Description