Reference Guide

Specifying Addresses and Identifiers in Commands
This section describes addresses and other identifiers that you can reference in CLI commands.
Address/Identifier Description
IP address For any command that requires entry of an IP address to specify a network entity,
use IPv4 network address format in the conventional dotted decimal notation (for
example, 192.0.2.1).
Netmask address For subnet addresses, specify a subnet mask in dotted decimal notation (for
example, 255.255.255.0).
Media Access Control
(MAC) address
For any command that requires entry of a device’s hardware address, use the
hexadecimal format (for example, 00:05:4e:50:14:aa).
Service Set Identifier
(SSID)
A unique character string (sometimes referred to as a network name), consisting
of no more than 32 characters. The SSID is case-sensitive (for example, WLAN-
01).
Basic Service Set
Identifier (BSSID)
This entry is the unique hard-wireless MAC address of the AP. A unique BSSID
applies to each frequency— 802.11a and 802.11g—used from the AP. Use the
same format as for a MAC address.
Extended Service Set
Identifier (ESSID)
Typically the unique logical name of a wireless network. If the ESSID includes
spaces, enclose the name in quotation marks.
Table 7: Addresses and Identifiers
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