How to Use This Guide

This guide contains the following chapters

• Introduction to the CLI describes the overall context structure of the CLI.
• Common Commands describes commands that appear within every context level of the CLI.
• root Commands describes commands available from the root context of the Wireless Appliance.
• ap Commands describes commands that manage the functions of Wireless APs on a system using the Wireless Appliance.
• l2ports Commands describes commands to enable and disable L2 ports on the Wireless Controller.
• ip Commands describes commands to configure routing information.
• login Commands describes commands to configure the login authentication modes — local authentication and RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service)‐based authentication.
• Radar Commands describes configurable options for the detection of rogue Access Points, DoS attacks, and other potential network intrusion events.
• mobility Commands describes commands to manage the exchange of client session information across a network.
• schedule_backup Commands describes commands to schedule data backups.
• schedule_upgrade Commands describes commands to configure scheduling an upgrade and back up of the controller‘s software.
• snmp Commands describes commands to manage SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) settings for the Wireless Appliance.
• syslog Commands syslog Commands, describes commands to configure System Log settings.
• time Commands describes commands to set the system time for the Wireless Appliance, and configure network time protocol options.
• traffic_capture Commands describes commands to manage the TCPDump.
• users Commands describes commands used to manage user accounts on the network.
• VNS Commands (vnsmode) VNS (Virtual Networks Service) Commands (vnsmode), describes commands for the setup of virtual network services (VNS) for the network.
• wlans Commands describes commands used to define and configure WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) services for the network.
• role Commands describes commands used to define and configure policies for the Wireless Appliance.
• topology Commands describes commands used to define and configure topology objects used by policy and VNS objects.
• Location-Based-Service (lbs) Commands describes commands used to configure the Wireless APs for use with an AeroScout or Ekahau location‐based service.
• web Commands describes commands used to configure the web settings.
• cos Commands describes commands for configuring Classes of Service that can be applied to policies.
• site Commands describes commands for configuring sites that have their own local authentication server defined.
• RF Location Commands describes commands used to enable and configure the Radio Frequency (RF) Location engine on a Wireless Appliance to determine location and perform tracking on wireless mobile users through Wireless APs.
• Publish Commands describes commands used in the publish context.

There are several keyboard shortcuts available to assist in navigating within the contexts of the CLI.

• To display options within a context or to complete partial entries of commands at the prompt, use [CTRL] + I, [Tab], or the [?] key.
• To transpose mi-‐typed characters at the command prompt, use [CTRL] + T.
• To recall previous commands executed for the session, use the UP arrow.
• To cycle forward through previously executed commands, use the DOWN arrow.