global-config-commands

The following table summarizes the Global Configuration Mode commands:
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Global Config Commands

Command Description
aaa-policy Creates a AAA (Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting) policy and enters its configuration mode. This policy enables administrators to define access control within the network.
aaa-tacacs-policy Creates a AAA-TACACS policy and enters its configuration mode. This policy provides access control to network devices such as routers, network access servers, and other computing devices through centralized servers.
alias Configures network, VLAN, and service aliases
ap505 Adds an AP505 to the network
ap510 Adds an AP510 to the network
application Creates an application definition and enters its configuration mode. This command allows you to create a customized application detection definition.
application-group Creates an application group and enters its configuration mode
application-policy Creates an application policy and enters its configuration mode. This policy defines the actions executed on recognized HTTP (for example, Facebook), enterprise (for example, Webex) and peer-to-peer (for example, gaming) applications or application-categories.
association-acl-policy Creates an association ACL policy and enters its configuration mode. This policy restricts access by specifying a client MAC address or range of addresses to either include or exclude from WLAN connectivity.
auto-provisioning-policy Creates an auto provisioning policy and enters its configuration mode. This policy defines the process by which an access point discovers controllers and associates with it.
bgp Configures BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) settings

ble-data-export-policy

Creates a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) data export policy and enters its configuration mode.

bonjour-gw-discovery-policy Creates a Bonjour GW Discovery policy and enters its configuration mode. This policy configures the VLANs on which Bonjour services are located.
bonjour-gw-forwarding-policy Configures a Bonjour GW Forwarding policy and enters its configuration mode. This policy enables the discovery of services on VLANs not visible to the device running the Bonjour Gateway.
bonjour-gw-query-forwarding-policy Creates a Bonjour GW Query Forwarding policy and enters its configuration mode. This policy enables Bonjour query forwarding across multiple VLANs.
captive-portal Creates a captive portal and enters its configuration mode
clear Clears the event history
client-identity Creates a client identity definition and enters its configuration mode. This feature enables client identification through DHCP device fingerprinting.
client-identity-group Creates a new client identity group and enters its configuration mode
clone Clones a specified configuration object
crypto-cmp-policy Creates a Certificate Management Protocol (CMP) policy and enters its configuration mode. CMP is an Internet protocol designed to obtain and manage digital certificates in a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) network.
customize Customizes the CLI command summary output
database-client-policy global-config Creates a database client policy and enters its configuration mode. In case of ExtremeWireless WiNG deployments integrated with Extreme Nsight and ExtremeGuest, use this option to configure the credentials required to authenticate with the Extreme Nsight or ExtremeGuest server database.
database-policy global config Creates a database policy and enters its configuration mode. This policy enables the database, and also configures the database replica set.
device Specifies configuration on multiple devices
device-categorization Creates a device categorization list and enters its configuration mode. The list categorizes devices as sanctioned or neighboring. Categorization of devices enables quick identification and blocking of unsanctioned devices in the network.
dhcp-server-policy Creates a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server policy and enters its configuration mode. This policy allows hosts on an IP network to request and be assigned IP addresses and discover information about the network.
dhcpv6-server-policy Creates a DHCPv6 server policy and enters its configuration mode. This policy configures hosts with IPv6 addresses, IP prefixes and other configuration attributes required on an IPv6 network.
dns-whitelist Creates a DNS whitelist and enters its configuration mode. A DNS whitelist is used with a captive portal to provide access services to requesting wireless clients.
event-system-policy Creates an Event system policy and enters its configuration mode. This policy enables administrators to create notification mechanisms using one, some, or all of the SNMP, syslog, controller forwarding, or email notification options available to the controller or service platform.
ex3500 Creates an EX3500 time range list and enters its configuration mode
ex3500-management-policy Creates an EX3500 management policy and enters its configuration mode. This policy controls access to the EX3500 switch from management stations using SNMP.
ex3500-qos-class-map-policy Creates an EX3500 QoS class map policy and enters its configuration mode. The QoS policy map assigns priority to mission critical EX3500 switch data traffic, prevents EX3500 switch bandwidth congestion, and prevents packet drops.
ex3500-qos-policy-map Creates an EX3500 QoS policy map and enters its configuration mode. This policy defines rules that filter traffic exchanged between the EX3500 switch and its connected devices.
ex3524 Adds a EX3524 switch to the network
ex3548 Adds a EX3548 switch to the network
firewall-policy Creates a firewall policy and enters its configuration mode. This policy configures safe guards against DoS attacks and packet storms. It also configures firewall parameters, such as logging, application layer gateway, TCP protocol checks, state flow checks, etc.
global-association-list Configures a global list of client MAC addresses
guest-management-policy Creates a guest management policy and enters its configuration mode. This policy redirects guest users to a registration portal, upon association to a captive portal Service Set Identifier (SSID).
host Sets the system's network name
inline-password-encryption Stores the encryption key in the startup configuration file
iot-device-type-imagotag-policy Creates an IoT Device-Type Imagotag policy and enters its configuration mode. This policy enables support for SES-imagotag‘s ESL tags on WiNG APs (with USB ports).
ip Creates a IP ACL (Access Control List) and/or a SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) ACL, and enters its configuration mode
ipv6 Creates a IPv6 ACL and enters its configuration mode
ipv6-router-advertisement-policy Creates an IPv6 router advertisement (RA) policy and enters its configuration mode
l2tpv3 Configures Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Version 3 (L2TPv3) tunnel policy and enters its configuration mode. This policy defines control and encapsulation protocols for tunneling layer 2 frames between two IP nodes.
location-policy Configures a location policy and enters its configuration mode
mac Configures MAC access lists (goes to the MAC ACL mode)
management-policy Creates a management policy and enters its configuration context. This policy configures services that run on a device, such as welcome messages, banners, etc.
meshpoint Creates a meshpoint and enters its configuration mode
meshpoint-qos-policy Creates a meshpoint QoS (Quality of Service) policy and enters its configuration mode
mint-policy Creates a MiNT security policy and enters its configuration mode
nac-list Creates a network ACL and enters its configuration mode
no Negates a command or sets its default
nsight-policy (global-config-mode) Creates an NSight policy and enters its configuration mode
passpoint-policy Creates a new passpoint policy and enters its configuration mode
password-encryption Enables password encryption
profile Creates a device profile and enters its configuration mode
purview-application-group Creates a Purview Application Group and enters its configuration mode
purview-application-policy Creates a Purview Application Policy and enters its configuration mode
radio-qos-policy Creates a radio QoS policy and enters its configuration mode
radius-group Creates a RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) group and enters its configuration mode
radius-server-policy Creates a RADIUS server policy and enters its configuration mode
radius-user-pool-policy Creates a RADIUS user pool policy and enters its configuration mode
rename Renames and existing top-level object (TLO)
replace Selects an existing device by its MAC address or hostname and replaces it with a new device having a different MAC address
rf-domain Creates an RF Domain and enters its configuration mode
roaming-assist-policy Configures a roaming assist policy and enters its configuration mode. This policy enables access points to assist wireless clients in making roaming decisions, such as which access point to connect, etc.
nx5500 Adds an NX5500 to the network
nx7500 Adds an NX7500 to the network
nx9000 Adds an NX9500 to the network
role-policy Creates a role policy and enters its configuration mode
route-map Creates a dynamic BGP route map and enters its configuration mode
routing-policy Creates a routing policy and enters its configuration mode
rtl-server-policy Creates an RTL server policy and enters its configuration mode. The RTL server policy provides the exact location (URL) at which the Euclid server can be reached.
schedule-policy Creates a schedule policy and enters its configuration mode
self

Displays a logged device's configuration context

sensor-policy Creates a sensor policy and enters its configuration mode
smart-rf-policy Creates a Smart RF policy and enters its configuration mode
t5 Configures a t5 wireless controller. This command is applicable only on the RFS4010, NX7500, NX9500, NX9600, and VX9000 platforms.
web-filter-policy Creates a Web Filtering policy and enters its configuration mode
wips-policy Creates a WIPS policy and enters its configuration mode
wlan Creates a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) and enters its configuration mode
wlan-qos-policy Creates a WLAN QoS policy and enters its configuration mode
url-filter Creates an URL filter and enters its configuration mode. URL filtering is a licensed feature.
url-list Creates an URL list and enters its configuration mode.
vx9000 Configures a Virtual WLAN Controller (V-WLC) in a virtual machine (VM) environment
Note

Note

For more information on common commands (clrscr, commit, help, revert, service, show, write, and exit), see Common Commands.
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Note

The input parameter <HOSTNAME>, wherever used in syntaxes across this chapter, cannot include an underscore (_) character.