Brocade Mobility RFS Controller System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 5.5.0.0 and later) User Manual

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8. Refer to the Events E-mail Notification section to define or override how system event

notification Emails are sent.

9. Refer to the Persist Configurations Across Reloads section to define or override how

configuration settings are handled after reloads.

10. Refer to the HTTP Analytics field to define analytic compression settings and update intervals.

Refer to the External Analytics Engine section to define or override analytics engine login
information for an external host.

The Guest Access & Analytics software module is a site-wide Enterprise License available only on
service platforms. When a customer visits a store, they connect to the Wireless LAN via guest
access using a mobile device. The user needs to authenticate only on their first visit, and will
automatically connect to the network for subsequent visits. The Analytics module helps gather data
about customer behavior such as web sites visited, search terms used, mobile device types,
number of new users vs. repeat users. This data provides a better understanding of pricing
strategies and promotions being run by competitors. The data can be exported for additional
in-depth analysis.

SMTP Server

Specify either the Hostname or IP Address of the outgoing SMTP server where notification Emails
are originated

Port of SMTP

If a non-standard SMTP port is used on the outgoing SMTP server, select this option and specify a
port from 1 - 65,535 for the outgoing SMTP server to use.

Sender E-mail Address

Specify the Email address from which notification Email is originated. This is the from address on
notification Email.

Recipient’s E-mail Address

Specify up to 6 Email addresses to be the recipient’s of event Email notifications.

Username for SMTP
Server

Specify the sender username on the outgoing SMTP server. Many SMTP servers require users to
authenticate with a username and password before sending Email through the server.

Password for SMTP Server

Specify the password associated with the username of the sender on the outgoing SMTP server.
Many SMTP servers require users to authenticate with a username and password before sending
Email through the server.

Configure

Use the drop-down menu to configure whether configuration overrides should persist when the
device configuration is reloaded. Available options are Enabled, Disabled and Secure.

Compress

Select this option to use compression to when sending updates to the controller. This option is
disabled by default.

Update Interval

Define an interval in either Seconds (1 - 3,600), Minutes (1 - 60) or Hours (1) for interval to push
buffered packets. The default setting in 1 minute.

Controller

Select this option to provide service platform analytics to a local device. This setting is enabled by
default.

URL

When using an external analytics engine with a NX9000 series service platform, enter the IP
address or uniform resource locator (URL) for the system providing external analytics functions.

User Name

Enter the user name needed to access the external analytics engine.

Password

Enter the password associated with the username on the external analytics engine.

Update Interval

Set the interval in either Seconds (1 - 3,600), Minutes (1 - 60) or Hours (1) to forward buffered
information to an external server resource, even when the buffers are not full. The default setting in
1 minute.

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