Applying Startup-Config Files; Wds Settings In Templates; Scp Required Settings In Templates - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave User Manual

Supporting Multiple Radio Types via a Single IOS Template
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Configuring Single and Dual-Radio APs via a Single IOS Template
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Applying Startup-config Files

Each of the APs in the Group copies its unique startup-config file from AWMS via TFTP or SCP.
If the Reboot Devices after Configuration Changes option is selected, then AWMS instructs the AP to copy
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the configuration from AWMS to the startup-config file of the AP and reboot the AP.
If the Reboot Devices after Configuration Changes option is not selected, then AWMS instructs the AP to
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copy the configuration to the startup-config file and then tell the AP to copy the startup config file to the
running-config file. Use the reboot option when possible. Copying the configuration from startup to running
merges the two configurations and can cause undesired configuration lines to remain active on the AP.
For additional information, refer to
NOTE: Changes made on the standard AWMS Group configuration pages, to include Basic, Radio, Security, VLANs, and so forth,
are not applied to any template-based APs.

WDS Settings in Templates

A group template supports Cisco WDS settings. APs functioning in a WDS environment communicate with the
Cisco WLSE via a WDS master. IOS APs can function in Master or Slave mode. Slave APs report their rogue
findings to the WDS Master (AP or WLSM which reports the data back to the WLSE. On the APs/Devices >
Manage configuration page, select the proper role for the AP in the WDS Role dropdown menu.
The following example sets an AP as a WDS Slave with the following lines:
%if wds_role=client%
wlccp ap username wlse password 7 XXXXXXXXXX
%endif%
The following example sets an AP as a WDS Master with the following lines:
%if wds_role=master%
aaa authentication login method_wds group wds
aaa group server radius wds server
10.2.25.162 auth-port 1645 acct-port 1646
wlccp authentication-server infrastructure method_wds
wlccp wds priority 200 interface BVI1
wlccp ap username wlse password 7 095B421A1C
%endif%
The following example sets an AP as a WDS Master Backup with the following lines:
%if wds_role=backup%
aaa authentication login method_wds group wds
aaa group server radius wds server
10.2.25.162 auth-port 1645 acct-port 1646
wlccp authentication-server infrastructure method_wds
wlccp wds priority 250 interface BVI1
wlccp ap username wlse password 7 095B421A1C
%endif%

SCP Required Settings in Templates

A few things must be set up before enabling SCP on the Groups > Basic configuration page. The credentials
used by AWMS to login to the AP must have level 15 privileges. Without them AWMS is not able to
communicate with the AP via SCP. The line "
configuration file and the AP must have the SCP server enabled. These three settings correspond to the following
lines in the AP's configuration file:
Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide
"Access Point Notes" on page 261
aaa authorization exec default local
for a full Cisco IOS template.
" must be in the APs
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