diff --git a/src/cw/cw.h b/src/cw/cw.h
index c1807d9f..1bcebaa6 100644
--- a/src/cw/cw.h
+++ b/src/cw/cw.h
@@ -451,9 +451,16 @@ extern int cw_in_radio_operational_state(struct conn *conn, struct cw_action_in
  */
 extern int cw_out_capwap_local_ip_address(struct conn *conn, struct cw_action_out *action,
 					  uint8_t * dst);
-int cw_out_wtp_ip_address(struct conn *conn, struct cw_action_out *action,
+extern int cw_out_wtp_ip_address(struct conn *conn, struct cw_action_out *action,
 				   uint8_t * dst);
 
+/**
+ * With this alias for #cw_out_wtp_ip_address we can
+ * can hav more consitent naming, when implement draft 7 
+ * specific stuff 
+ */
+#define cw_out_capwap_local_ip_address_7 cw_out_wtp_ip_address
+
 extern int cw_out_wtp_reboot_statistics(struct conn *conn, struct cw_action_out *a,
 					uint8_t * dst);