Using Substitution Variables In Templates - Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 7.6 User Manual

Table 89:
Conditional Variable Syntax Components
Variable
interface
radio_type
wds_role
IP

Using Substitution Variables in Templates

Substitution variables are used to set AP-specific values on each AP in the group. It is obviously not desirable to set
the IP address, hostname, and channel to the same values on every AP within a Group. The variables in
Variables in Templates
configuration page within the AirWave User page.
Sometimes, the running-config file on the AP does not include the command for one of these variables because the
value is set to the default. For example, when the transmission power is set to maximum (the default), the line
power local maximum will not appear in the AP running-config file, although it will appear in the startup-config file.
AirWave would typically detect and flag this variance between the running-config file and startup-config file as a
configuration mismatch. To prevent AirWave from reporting a configuration mismatch between the desired startup-
config file and the running-config file on the AP, AirWave suppresses the lines in the desired configuration when
auditing the AP configuration (similar to the way AirWave suppresses lines enclosed in parentheses, which is
explained below). A list of the default values that causes lines to be suppressed when reporting configuration
mismatches is shown in
Table 90:
Substitution Variables in Templates
Variable
hostname
channel
ip_address netmask
gateway
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Values Meaning
Dot11Radio0 2.4GHz radio module is installed
Dot11Radio1 5GHz external radio module is installed
a Installed 5GHz radio module is 802.11a
b Installed 2.4GHz radio module is 802.11b only
g Installed 2.4GHz radio module is 802.11g capable
backup
The WDS role of the AP is the value selected in the dropdown menu on the
client
APs/Devices > Manage configuration page for the device.
master
Static IP address of the device is set statically on the AP Manage configuration page.
DHCP IP address of the device is set dynamically using DHCP
are substituted with values specified on each access point's APs/Devices > Manage
Table 90.
Meaning
Name
Channel
IP address
Subnet mask
Gateway
Command
hostname %hostname%
channel %channel%
ip address %ip_address%
%netmask% or ip address dhcp
...
ip default-gateway %gateway%
Substitution
Suppressed Default
-
-
-
-
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