General Notes
Prerequisite Skills and Knowledge
To use this document effectively, you should have a working knowledge of Local Area
Networking (LAN) concepts, network access infrastructures, and client-server relationships. In
addition, you should be familiar with software setup procedures for typical network operating
systems and servers.
Notation Conventions
Computer prompts are shown as constant width type. For example: [Device-Name]>
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Information that you input as shown is displayed in bold type. For example:
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[Device-Name]> set ipaddr 10.0.0.12
The names of keyboard keys, software buttons, and field names are displayed in bold
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type. For example: Click the Configure button.
Screen names are displayed in initial capital letters. For example, the System Status
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screen.
Important Terminology
Table 41: Important Terminology
Term
Configuration Files
Download vs. Upload
Description
Database files containing the current Access Point configuration.
Configuration items include the IP Address and other
network-specific values. Config files may be downloaded to the
Access Point or uploaded for backup or troubleshooting.
Downloads transfer files to the Access Point. Uploads transfer files
from the Access Point. The TFTP server performs file transfers in
both directions.
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