Creating an AP Filter

Creating and Setting Up an AP Filter (CLI)

Creating an AP Filter (CLI)

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. enable
  2. configure terminal
  3. ap filter name filter-name
  4. ap name-regex regular-expression
  5. tag policy policy-tag
  6. tag rf rf-tag
  7. tag site site-tag
  8. end

DETAILED STEPS

  Command or Action Purpose

Step 1

enable

Example:

Device> enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.

Step 2

configure terminal

Example:

Device# configure terminal

Enters the global configuration mode.

Step 3

ap filter name filter-name

Example:

Device(config)# ap filter filter-1

Configures an AP filter and enters AP filter configuration mode.

Step 4

ap name-regex regular-expression

Example:

Device(config-ap-filter)# ap name-regex testany

Configures the AP filter based on regular expression.

Step 5

tag policy policy-tag

Example:

Device(config-ap-filter)# tag policy pol-tag1

Configures a policy tag for this filter.

Step 6

tag rf rf-tag

Example:

Device(config-ap-filter)# tag rf rf-tag1

Configures an RF tag for this filter.

Step 7

tag site site-tag

Example:

Device(config-ap-filter)# tag site site1

Configures a site tag for this filter.

Step 8

end

Example:

Device(config-ap-filter)# end

Exits AP filter configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Set Up and Update Filter Priority

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. enable
  2. configure terminal
  3. ap filter priority priority filter-name filter-name
  4. end

DETAILED STEPS

  Command or Action Purpose

Step 1

enable

Example:

Device> enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.

Step 2

configure terminal

Example:

Device# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 3

ap filter priority priority filter-name filter-name

Example:

Device(config)# ap filter priority 10 filter-name filter-1

Configures priority for an AP filter.

Note

 

A filter without a priority is not active.

  • Configure the priority for an filter that is configured using the ap filter name command.

  • Priority cannot be assigned to a filter without any regular expression.

Step 4

end

Example:

Device(config)# end

Exits global configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Creating and Setting Up an AP Filter (GUI)

Create an AP Filter (GUI)

Procedure

Step 1

Choose Configuration > Tags & Profiles > Tags > AP > Filter.

Step 2

Click Add.

Step 3

In the Associate Tags to AP dialog box which is displayed, enter the Rule Name, the AP name regex and the Priority. Optionally, you can also choose the policy tag from the Policy Tag Name drop-down list, the site tag from the Site Tag Name drop-down list and the RF tag from the RF Tag Name drop-down list.

Step 4

Click Apply to Device.

Set Up and Update Filter Priority (GUI)

Procedure

Step 1

Choose Configuration > Tags & Profiles > Tags > AP > Filter.

Step 2

  1. If you want to setup a new AP filter, then click Add. In the Associate Tags to AP dialog box which is displayed, enter the Rule Name, the AP name regex and the Priority. Optionally, you can also select the Policy Tag Name, the Site Tag Name and the RF Tag Name. Click Apply to Device.

  2. If you want to update the priority of an existing AP filter, click on the Filter and in the Edit Tags dialog box and change the Priority. In case the Filter is Inactive, no priority can be set to it. Click Update and Apply to Device.