Users Guide

Variable Values Meaning
interface Dot11Radio0 2.4GHz radio module is installed
Dot11Radio1 5GHz external radio module is installed
radio_type 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
wds_role backup The WDS role of the AP is the value selected in the drop down menu on the
APs/Devices > Manage configuration page for the device.
client
master
IP 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
Table 94: Conditional Variable Syntax Components
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 Table
95 are substituted with values specified on each access point’s APs/Devices > Manage configuration page
within the W-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. W-AirWave would typically detect and flag this variance between the running-config file and startup-
config file as a configuration mismatch. To prevent W-AirWave from reporting a configuration mismatch
between the desired startup-config file and the running-config file on the AP, W-AirWave suppresses the lines in
the desired configuration when auditing the AP configuration (similar to the way W-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 95.
Variable Meaning Command Suppressed Default
hostname Name hostname %hostname% -
channel Channel channel %channel% -
ip_address
netmask
IP address
Subnet mask
ip address %ip_address%
%netmask% or ip address
dhcp …
-
Table 95: Substitution Variables in Templates
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