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182 | Creating and Using Templates Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.1 | User Guide
7. Specify the device types for the template. The templates only apply to devices of the specified type.
 Specify whether AWMS should reboot the devices after a configuration push. If the Reboot Devices after
Configuration Changes option is selected, then AWMS instructs the AP to copy the configuration from
AWMS to the startup configuration 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 copy the configuration to the startup configuration file and then tell the AP to copy the startup
configuration file to the running configuration file.
 Dell recommends using the reboot option when there are changes requiring reboot to take effect, for
example, removing a new SSID from a Cisco IOS device. Copying the configuration from startup
configuration file to running configuration file merges the two configurations and can cause undesired
configuration lines to remain active on the AP.
8. Restrict the template to apply only to t
he specified version of firmware. If the template should only apply to a
specific version of firmware, select Yes and enter the firmware version in the Template Firmware Version text
field.
9. Click the Save and
Apply button to push the configuration to all of the devices in the group. If the devices are
in monitor-only mode (which is recommended while you are crafting changes to a template or creating a new
one), then AWMS will audit the devices and compare their current configuration to the one defined in the
template.
For example, changing the SSID on Cisco IOS APs requir
es the AP to be rebooted. Two other settings that
require the AP to be rebooted for configuration change are Logging and NTP. A configuration mismatch
results if the AP is not rebooted.
If logging and NTP service are not required according to the Group
configuration, but are enabled on the AP,
you would see a configuration file mismatch as follows if the AP is not rebooted:
IOS Configuration File Template:
…
(no logging queue-limit)
…
Device Configuration File on APs/Devices > Audit Configuration Page
…
line con 0
line vty 5 15
actual logging 10.51.2.1
actual logging 10.51.2.5
actual logging facility local6
actual logging queue-limit 100
actual logging trap debugging
no service pad
actual ntp clock-period 2861929
actual ntp server 209.172.117.194
radius-server attribute 32 include-in-access-req format %h
…
10. Once the template is correct and all mismatches are verified on the AP Audit configuration page, use the
Modify Devices link on the Groups > Monitor configuration page to place the desired devices into
Note: If you set the reboot flag to No, then some changes could result in configuration mismatches until the AP is rebooted.