Proxim AP-2000 Auto Configuration and the CLI Batch File, CLI Batch File Format and Syntax

Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)

CLI Batch File

ACLI Batch file is a user-editable configuration file that provides a user-friendly way to change the AP configuration through a file upload. The CLI Batch file is an ASCII file that facilitates Auto Configuration because it does not require the user to access one of the AP’s management interfaces to make configuration changes as is required with the proprietary TLV format configuration file.

The CLI Batch file does not replace the existing TLV format configuration file, which continues to define the configuration of the AP.

The CLI Batch file contains a list of CLI commands that the AP will execute. The AP performs the commands in the file immediately after the file is uploaded to the AP manually or during Auto Configuration.

The AP parses the file and executes the CLI commands. Commands that do not require a reboot take effect immediately, while commands that require a reboot (typically commands affecting a wireless interface) will take effect after reboot.

Auto Configuration and the CLI Batch File

The Auto Configuration feature allows download of the TLV format configuration file or the CLI Batch file. The AP detects whether the file uploaded is TLV format or a CLI Batch file. If the AP detects a CLI Batch file (a file with extension .cli), the AP executes the file immediately.

The AP will reboot after executing the CLI Batch file. Auto Configuration will not result in repeated reboots if the CLI Batch file contains rebootable parameters.

CLI Batch File Format and Syntax

The CLI Batch file must be named with a .cli extension to be recognized by the AP. The maximum file size allowed is 100 Kbytes, and files with larger sizes cannot be uploaded to the AP. The CLI commands supported in the CLI Batch File are a subset of the legal AP CLI commands.

The follow commands are supported:

•Set commands

•Reboot command (the reboot command ignores the argument (time))

•Passwd command

Each command must be separated by a new line. Refer to Appendix A, CLI Command Reference for detailed command syntax.

NOTE

The following commands are not supported: Show command, Debug command, Undebug command, Upload command, Download command, Kill command, and the Exit, Quit, and Done commands.

Sample CLI Batch File

The following is a sample CLI Batch File:

set sysname system1 set sysloc sunnyvale set sysctname contact1 set sysctphone 1234567890

set sysctemail email@domain.com set ipaddr 11.0.0.66

set ipaddrtype static

set ipsubmask 255.255.255.0 set ipgw 11.0.0.1

set wif 4 autochannel disable set wif 4 mode 1

set syslogstatus enable set sysloghbstatus enable set sysloghbinterval 5 set wif 4 netname london reboot

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