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actual ntp server 209.172.117.194

radius-server attribute 32 include-in-access-req format %h

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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.

NOTE: Devices can be placed into Management mode individually from the APs/Devices > Manage configuration page.

Using Template Syntax

Template syntax is comprised of the following components, described in this section:

l "Using AP-Specific Variables" on page 157

l "Using Directives to Eliminate Reporting of Configuration Mismatches" on page 157

l "Using Conditional Variables in Templates" on page 158

l "Using Substitution Variables in Templates" on page 159

Using AP-Specific Variables

When a template is applied to an AP all variables are replaced with the corresponding settings from the APs/Devices

> Manage configuration page. This enables AP-specific settings (such as Channel) to be managed effectively on an

AP-by-AP basis. The list of used and available variables appears on the template detail configuration page. Variables

are always encapsulated between % signs. The following example illustrates this usage:

hostname %hostname%

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interface Dot11Radio0

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power local cck %CCK_POWER%

power local ofdm %OFDM_POWER%

channel %CHANNEL%

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The hostname line sets the AP hostname to the hostname stored in AirWave.

The power lines set the power local cck and ofdm values to the numerical values that are stored in AirWave.

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 <ignore_and_

do_not_push> to customize the template to keep AirWave from reporting mismatches for this type of variance.

AirWave provides two types of directives that can be used within a template to control how AirWave constructs the

startup-config file to send to each AP and whether it reports variances between the running-config file and the

startup-config file as "configuration mismatches.” Lines enclosed in <push_and_exclude> are included in the AP

startup-config file but AirWave ignores them when verifying configurations. Lines enclosed in <ignore_and_do_

not_push> cause AirWave to ignore those lines during configuration verification.

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