Concept Guide

Steps Command
6. Configure the day and time at which
the W-IAPs can poll the configuration
files from the server.
(Instant AP) (managed-mode-profile)# sync-time day <dd>
hour <hh> min <mm> window <window>
Based on the expected frequency of configuration changes and
maintenance window, you can set the configuration synchronization
timeline.
l day <dd>— Indicates day, for example to configure Sunday as the
day, specify 01. To configure the synchronization period as
everyday, specifiy 00.
l hour <hh>—Indicates hour within the range of 0-23.
l min <mm>—Indicates minutes within the range of 0-59.
l window <hh>—Defines a window for synchronization of the
configuration file. The default value is 3 hours.
7. Configure the time interval in
minutes between two retries, after
which W-IAPs can retry downloading
the configuration file.
(Instant AP)(managed-mode-profile)# retry-poll-period
<seconds>
NOTE: Specify the retry interval in seconds within the range of 5-60
seconds. The default retry interval is 5 seconds.
8. Apply the configuration changes.
(Instant AP)(managed-mode-profile)# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply
Table 9: Managed Mode Commands
If you want to apply the configuration immediately and do not want to wait until next configuration retrieval
attempt, execute the following command:
(Instant AP)# managed-mode-sync-server
Example
(Instant AP)(config)# managed-mode-profile
(Instant AP)(managed-mode-profile)# username <username>
(Instant AP)(managed-mode-profile)# password <password>
(Instant AP)(managed-mode-profile)# config-filename instant.cfg
(Instant AP)(managed-mode-profile)# download-method ftps
(Instant AP)(managed-mode-profile)# sync-time day 00 hour 03 min 30 window 02
(Instant AP)(managed-mode-profile)# retry-poll-period 10
(Instant AP)(managed-mode-profile)# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply
Verifying the Configuration
To verify if the automatic configuration functions, perform the following checks:
1. Verify the status of configuration by running following commands at the command prompt:
(Instant AP)# show managed-mode config
(Instant AP)# show managed-mode status
2. Verify the status of download by running the following command at the command prompt:
(Instant AP)# show managed-mode logs
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