CCIE Wireless: Autonomous AP Configuration
Should I use GUI, CLI, or both?!
While preparing for the Autonomous AP portion of the CCIE Wireless lab I have come across a puzzling problem - what interface to use to configure the APs!
It's not a simple question, in my mind. I've always been a command-line guy, as I find it much quicker. However, in preparing for a test of this nature it becomes obvious that CLI also gives you more to remember... And while I'm used to configuring wireless bridges using CLI, almost all of the APs I configure these days use GUI (CAPWAP through WLCs). The GUI is different enough on an autonomous AP that I get a bit lost; for them I have generally stuck to the CLI as much as possible and just referenced the GUI when I get stuck.
I am going to focus on CLI, but ensure that I am comfortable using GUI as well. If nothing else, it is easier to study CLI on my bus trips to/from work ;)
While preparing for the Autonomous AP portion of the CCIE Wireless lab I have come across a puzzling problem - what interface to use to configure the APs!
It's not a simple question, in my mind. I've always been a command-line guy, as I find it much quicker. However, in preparing for a test of this nature it becomes obvious that CLI also gives you more to remember... And while I'm used to configuring wireless bridges using CLI, almost all of the APs I configure these days use GUI (CAPWAP through WLCs). The GUI is different enough on an autonomous AP that I get a bit lost; for them I have generally stuck to the CLI as much as possible and just referenced the GUI when I get stuck.
I am going to focus on CLI, but ensure that I am comfortable using GUI as well. If nothing else, it is easier to study CLI on my bus trips to/from work ;)
Labels: AP, Autonomous, CCIE, Wireless
posted by Tim at
2:45 PM
