Concept Guide

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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).
Netmask address For subnet 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>/<module>/<port>.
Use the show port status command to obtain the interface information
currently available from a controller.
Table 5: Addresses and Identifiers