Configuring Cisco Ios Templates; Applying Startup-Config Files; Wds Settings In Templates - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave User Manual

Configuring Cisco IOS Templates

Cisco IOS access points have hundreds of configurable settings. AMP enables you to control them via the Groups
> Templates configuration page. This page defines the startup-config file of the devices rather than using the
AMP normal Group configuration pages. AMP no longer supports making changes for these devices via the
browser-based page, but rather uses templates to configure all settings, including settings that were controlled
formerly on the AMP Group configuration pages. Perform these steps to configure a Cisco IOS Template for use
with one or more groups, and the associated devices.
This section includes the following topics:

Applying Startup-config Files

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WDS Settings in Templates

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SCP Required Settings in Templates
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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 AMP via TFTP or SCP.
If the Reboot Devices after Configuration Changes option is selected, then AMP instructs the AP to copy the
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configuration from AMP to the startup-config file of the AP and reboot the AP.
If the Reboot Devices after Configuration Changes option is not selected, then AMP instructs the AP to copy
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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.
NOTE: Changes made on the standard AMP 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 drop down 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:
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