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Specifying Addresses and Identifiers in Commands
This section describes addresses and other identifiers that you can reference in CLI commands.
<angle brackets> In the command syntax, text within angle brackets represents items that
you should replace with information appropriate to your specific situation.
For example:
ping <ipaddr>
In this example, you would type “ping” at the system prompt exactly as
shown, followed by the IP address of the system to which ICMP echo
packets are to be sent. Do not type the angle brackets.
[square brackets] In the command syntax, items enclosed in brackets are optional. Do not
type the brackets.
{Item_A|Item_B} In the command examples, single items within curled braces and
separated by a vertical bar represent the available choices. Enter only one
choice. Do not type the braces or bars.
{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.
Table 3 Addresses and Identifiers
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. except when referring to interfaces on the W-6000 controller (slots 0-3).
<port> refers to the network interfaces that are embedded in the front panel of the W-3000
Controller Series controller, or a W-6000M3 installed in the W-6000 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.
Table 2 Text Conventions (Continued)
Type Style Description