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one), then AirWave 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 requires 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 APs/Devices > Audit configuration page,
use the Modify Devices link on the Groups > Monitor configuration page to place the desired devices into
Management mode. This removes the APs from Monitor mode (read-only) and instructs the AP to pull down
its new startup configuration file from AirWave.
Using Template Syntax
Template syntax is comprised of the following components, described in this section:
Using AP-Specific Variables
Using Directives to Eliminate Reporting of Configuration Mismatches
Using Conditional Variables in Templates
Using Substitution Variables in Templates
Using Directives to Eliminate Reporting of Configuration Mismatches
AirWave is designed to audit AP configurations to ensure that the actual configuration of the access point exactly
matches the Group template. When a configuration mismatch is detected, AirWave generates an automatic alert
and flags the AP as having a Mismatched configuration status on the user page.
However, when using the templates configuration function, there will be times when the running-config file and
the startup-config file do not match under normal circumstances. For example, the
ntp clock-period
setting
is almost never identical in the running-config file and the startup-config file. You can use directives such as
NOTE: If you set the reboot flag to
No
, then some changes could result in configuration mismatches until the AP is rebooted.
NOTE: Devices can be placed into Management mode individually from the
APs/Devices > Manage
configuration page.
Summary of Contents for PowerConnect W-Airwave
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