User's Manual

Text Configuration
The text configuration provides another way for users to configure the 802.11 a+g Access Point.
Users can save the system current configuration onto a file on PC, edit the configuration file, and
then restore the system configuration with the configuration file. For details regarding the save and
restore configuration operations, please read the H
OW TO SAVE OR RESTORE CONFIGURATION
CHANGES section in the MANAGING YOUR 802.11A+G Access Point chapter. This chapter
describes the syntax and semantics of a text configuration file.
General guidelines
The format of a text configuration file is like the Microsoft Window® INI (extension file
name: .ini) file format. The basic file structure can be divided into the following parts:
1. Sections
A section name is enclosed in square brackets, alone on a line. Section names are allowed
to contain any character but square brackets or linefeeds. For example: “[sectionName]”.
Basically a section corresponds to a configuration item, a section contains zero or more key
and value pairs that are the settings for the configuration item. A section name is case
insensitive.
2. Keys and Values
A section contains zero or more key and value pairs, declared with the syntax “key =
value”. A key is a string without space and the value consists of all characters at the right
hand side of the equal sign. That is, a key starts with the first non-blank ASCII character at
the right hand side of an equal sign and extends to a comment mark (if there is one) or the
end of the line. So blanks are allowed among non-blank characters. A key string is case
insensitive.
3. Comments
A comment starts with a semicolon or a hash sign and extends to the end of the line.
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