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Nortel WLAN—Security Switch 2300 Series Configuration Guide

Using the command-line interface

WLAN Security Switch 2300 Series (WSS Software) operates a Nortel WLAN 2300 system wireless LAN (WLAN)
consisting of WLAN Management Software software, WLAN—Security Switches (WSSs), and Access Points (APs).
WSS Software has a command-line interface (CLI) on the WSS that you can use to configure and manage the switch and
its attached APs.
You configure the WSS and AP primarily with set, clear, and show commands. Use set commands to change parame-
ters. Use clear commands to reset parameters to their defaults. In many cases, you can overwrite a parameter with
another set command. Use show commands to display the current configuration and monitor the status of network
operations.
The WSS supports two connection modes:
Administrative access mode, which enables the network administrator to connect to the WSS and configure the
network
Network access mode, which enables network users to connect through the WSS to access the network

CLI conventions

Be aware of the following WSS Software CLI conventions for command entry:
“Command prompts” on page 44
“Syntax notation” on page 45
“Text entry conventions and allowed characters” on page 46
“User wildcards, MAC address wildcards, and VLAN wildcards” on page 47
“Port lists” on page 49
“Virtual LAN identification” on page 50
CLI conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Command-line editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Using CLI help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Understanding command descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53