diff --git a/src/capwap/lw_cisco_id_to_str.c b/src/capwap/lw_cisco_id_to_str.c
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+
+#include "lwapp_cisco.h"
+
+const char * lw_cisco_id_to_str(int elem_id)
+{
+	switch (elem_id){
+		case LW_CISCO_AP_LOGHOST_CONFIG:
+			return "AP Loghost Config and Last Joined Controller";
+		case LW_CISCO_PATH_MTU:
+			return "Path MTU";
+		case LW_CISCO_MWAR_HASH_VALUE:
+			return "MWAR Hash Value";
+		case LW_CISCO_AP_USERNAME_PASSWORD:
+			return "AP Username and Password";
+		default: 
+			return "Unknown";
+
+	}
+
+	return "Unknown";
+}
+