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Chapter 2
Instant CLI
Instant supports the use of Command Line Interface (CLI) for scripting purposes. You can access the Instant
CLI through a Secure Shell (SSH).
To enable the SSH access to the Instant CLI:
1. From the Instant UI, navigate to System > Show advanced options.
2. Select Enabled from the Terminal access drop-down list.
3. Click OK.
Connecting to a CLI Session
On connecting to a CLI session, the system displays its host name followed by the login prompt. Use the
administrator credentials to start a CLI session. For example:
(Instant AP)
User: admin
Password: *****
If the login is successful, the privileged command mode is enabled and a command prompt is displayed. For
example:
(Instant AP)#
The privileged mode provides access to show, clear, ping, traceroute, and commit commands. The
configuration commands are available in the configuration (config) mode. To move from privileged mode to
the configuration mode, enter the following command at the command prompt:
(Instant AP)# configure terminal
The configure terminal command allows you to enter the basic configuration mode and the command prompt
is displayed as follows:
(Instant AP)(config)#
The Instant CLI allows CLI scripting in several other sub-command modes to allow the users to configure
individual interfaces, SSIDs, access rules, and security settings.
You can use the question mark (?) to view the commands available in a privileged mode, configuration mode, or
sub-mode.
Although automatic completion is supported for some commands such as configure terminal, the
complete exit and end commands must be entered at command prompt for successful execution.
Applying Configuration Changes
Each command processed by the Virtual Controller is applied on all the slave W-IAPs in a cluster. When you
make configuration changes on a master W-IAP in the CLI, all associated W-IAPs in the cluster inherit these
changes and subsequently update their configurations. The changes configured in a CLI session are saved in
the CLI context.
The CLI does not support the configuration data exceeding the 4K buffer size in a CLI session: therefore, it is
recommended that you configure fewer changes at a time and apply the changes at regular intervals.
To apply and save the configuration changes at regular intervals, use the following command in the privileged
mode: