Preface

This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of this document. It also provides information on how to obtain other documentation.

This preface includes the following sections:

Audience

This publication is for experienced network administrators who configure and maintain Cisco wireless controllers and Cisco lightweight access points.

Conventions

This document uses the following conventions.

Table 1. Conventions
Convention Indication
bold font Commands and keywords and user-entered text appear in bold font.
italic font Document titles, new or emphasized terms, and arguments for which you supply values are in italic font.
[ ] Elements in square brackets are optional.
{x | y | z } Required alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars.
[ x | y | z ] Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars.
string A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string. Otherwise, the string will include the quotation marks.
courier font Terminal sessions and information the system displays appear in courier font.
<> Nonprinting characters such as passwords are in angle brackets.
[] Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.
!, # An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code indicates a comment line.

Note

Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual.

Tip

Means the following information will help you solve a problem.

Caution

Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might perform an action that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

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