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Naming Guidelines

Naming Guidelines

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This appendix provides information about:

•Naming Rules for Users and Roles.

•Naming Rules for Names and Descriptions.

Naming Rules for Users and Roles

Table B-1 lists the rules for usernames, passwords, and roles. These rules apply to WLSE users configured in the Administration > User Admin subtab and to users configured by using the CLI username command.

Table B-1 Allowable Characters for Users and Roles

Type	Rules
User Name	•No more than 32 characters. •Case sensitive. •Cannot start with a number. •Any character from Table B-2.
User Password	•No limit on length. •Case sensitive. •Any character except for the single quote, double quote, and dollar sign.
User Role	•No more than 32 characters. •Case sensitive. •Any character from Table B-2, except for the hyphen (dash, minus sign) and the full stop (period).

Naming Rules for Names and Descriptions

Table B-2 lists the allowable characters for names and descriptions in most WLSE dialogs.

The number of characters allowed are:

•Names—no more than 64 characters allowed

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Note Each job name (configuration job, firmware job, or AP radio scan) must be unique.

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•Descriptions—no more than 256 characters allowed

There are additional rules for some WLSE screens. These rules are included in the online help for those screens.

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Note Do not use the Enter key in any description fields.

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Table B-2 Allowable Characters for Names and Descriptions 

Character Description	Characters
alphanumeric—upper and lower case	A-Z, a-z, 0-9
space
exclamation mark	!
percent sign	%
left and right parenthesis	( )
asterisk	*
comma	,
hyphen, dash, minus sign Note Do not use for roles.	-
full stop (period) Note Do not use for roles.	.
solidus (forward slash)	/
colon	:
semicolon	;
equals	=
question mark	?
low line (underscore)	_
left and right square bracket	[ ]
left and right curly bracket	{ }
vertical line	|
tilde	~
dollar sign	$