Specifications

4-4 ap Commands
Parameters
Examples
ThefollowingexampleaddsaMACaddresstotheMACaddresslist.
EWC.enterasys.com:ap:blacklist# mac 43:0D:37:5C:8A:12
EWC.enterasys.com:ap:blacklist# show
mac-list-mode black
43:0D:37:5C:8A:12
4.2.4 mac-list-mode
UsethiscommandtosetthemodeoftheMACaddresslist.IftheMACaddresslistmodeisblack,
theMACaddressesonthelistidentifyclientsthatarenotallowedtoassociatewiththeAP(a
“blacklist”).IftheMAClistmodeiswhite,onlytheclientsidentified
bytheMACaddresseson
thelistareallowedtoassociatewiththeAP(a“whitelist”).
Syntax
mac-list-mode black|white
Parameters
Usage
Ifyouchangethemodefromblacklisttowhitelist,allexistingMACaddressesonthelistwillbe
erased.UsetheshowcommandtolistthecurrentmodeandentriesintheMACaddresslist.
Examples
Thisexampleshowsthesystempromptprintedwhenchangingfromblackmodetowhitemode.
EWC.enterasys.com:ap:blacklist# mac-list-mode white
Change address list from whitelist to blacklist or vice versa will erase all
existing address. Are you sure to do it?
(yes/no):no
4.3 defaults
Usethedefaultsreferstothedefaultscontext,whichcontainscommandstoconfigurethe
WirelessAP’sdefaultsettings .ThedefaultscommandisaccessiblefromtheapcontextoftheCLI.
<MACAddress> SpecifiestheMAC addresstobeaddedtotheMACaddresslist.
black SetstheMACaddresslistasablacklist,denyingclientsonthelistaccess
totheAP.Thisisthedefault.
white SetstheMACaddresslistasawhitelist,allowingonlyclientsonthelist
accesstotheAP.
Note: As the Wireless APs discover and register with the controller, they inherit the properties of the
default Wireless AP setting. You can modify the default Wireless AP setting either via the Enterasys
Wireless Assistant GUI or the CLI.