System Management Commands

ap-type

To configure the AP type for an AP, use the ap-type command.

ap-type {capwap | | mobility-express | word | | workgroup-bridge}

Syntax Description

capwap

Enable the AP as CAPWAP AP type
mobility-express

Enable the AP as Mobility Express AP type
word

Enter the TFTP transfer command details in following format:

tftp://<tftp-server-ip-address>/<filename with path from root>
workgroup-bridge

Enable the Workgroup Bridge(WGB) AP type

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

8.8.120.0

This command was enhanced by added workgroup-bridge parameter.

Examples

The following example shows how to configure the AP type to CAPWAP:

cisco-ap# ap-type capwap

archive

To download the AP image, use the archive command.

archive download-sw {/no-reload | /reload | capwap | word}

Syntax Description

download-sw

Software download commands
/no-reload

No-reload after loading the image
/reload

Reload after loading the image
capwap

Download the image from the Cisco WLC
word

Enter the image details in the ap image type ap3g3/ap1g4 format

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

copy

To copy a file, use the copy command.

copy { cores filename [ scp: scp-url | tftp: tftp-url] | flash filename [ scp: scp-url | tftp: tftp-url] | support-bundle [ scp: scp-url | tftp: tftp-url] | syslogs [ filename { scp: scp-url | tftp: tftp-url} | scp: scp-url | tftp: tftp-url] }

Syntax Description

cores

Applies the action on a core file
filename

Name of the file
scp:

Uses the SCP protocol
scp-url

Enter the SCP URL in the following format:

username@A.B.C.D:[/dir]/filename
tftp:

Uses the TFTP protocol
tftp-url

Enter the TFTP URL in the following format:

A.B.C.D[/dir]/filename
flash

Applies the action on a flash file
support-bundle

Copies the support bundle to the server
syslogs

Applies the action on the syslog file

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

delete

To delete a file, use the delete command.

delete{ /force | /recursive | /rf } cores filename

Syntax Description

/force

Force delete
/recursive

Recursive delete
/rf

Recursive force delete
cores

Apply action on a core file
filename

Filename to delete

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to delete a file:

cisco-ap# delete /rf cores file-name

disable

To turn off privileged commands, use the disable command.

disable

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to turn off privileged commands:

cisco-ap# disable

enable

To turn on privileged commands, use the enable command.

enable

Command Modes

User EXEC (>)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to turn on privileged commands:

cisco-ap> enable

exec-timeout

To set the exec-timeout, use the exec-timeout command.

exec-timeout timeout-value

Syntax Description

timeout-value

Timeout value; valid values range between 0 to 2147483647

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to set the exec-timeout to 20 seconds:

cisco-ap# exec-timeout 20

logging

To log commands, use the logging command.

logging { console [ disable] | host { clear | disable | enable} }

Syntax Description

console

Console logging
host

Configure syslog server
disable

Disable syslog host logging
enable

Enable syslog server
clear

Clear syslog server IP

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable console logging:

cisco-ap# logging console

more

To display a file, use the more command.

more { flash | syslog} file-name

Syntax Description

flash

Apply action on a flash file
syslog

Apply action on syslog file
name

File name

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to display a sylog file named test-log:

cisco-ap# more syslog test-log

reload

To halt the access point or perform a reboot, use the reload command.

reload [at hours minutes day-of-month year | cancel | in minutes | reason | reason-string]

Syntax Description

at

Reload the AP at a specific date and time

This keyword takes the hour, minute, day of the month, month, and year as parameters; valid values for the keywords are as follows:

  • hour : 0 to 23

  • minutes : 0 to 59

  • day-of-the-month : 1 to 31

  • month : 1 to 12

  • year : 2015-2099

cancel

Cancels the pending reload

in

Reload after a time interval, which you should specify in terms of minutes; valid values are between 1 to 1440 minutes

reason

A string specifying the reason for the reload

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to reload the AP in 10 minutes:

cisco-ap# reload in 10

terminal

To configure terminal parameters, use the terminal command.

terminal {length | monitor [disable ] | type word | width no-of-characters}

Syntax Description

length

Speficies the number of lines on the screen. Valid values are between 0 to 512. Enter 0 if you do not want the outputs to pause.

monitor

Specifies the debug output to the current terminal line. Press the enter key to enable monitoring. To disable monitoring, enter the keyword disable .

type

Specifies the terminal type

width

Specifies the width of the display terminal; valid values are between 0 to 132

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Release Modification

8.1.111.0

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to configure the terminal length to 50 lines:

cisco-ap# terminal length 50