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

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Auto Provisioning Policy screen - Rules tab

3. Review the following Auto Provisioning Policy rule data to determine whether a rule can be

used as is, requires edit or whether new rules need to be defined:

Rule Precedence

Displays the precedence (sequence) the Adoption Policies rules are applied. Rules with the lowest
precedence receive the highest priority. This value is set (from 1 - 1000) when adding a new Auto Provisioning
Policy rule configuration.

Operation

Lists the operation taken upon receiving an adoption request from an Access Point: The following operations
are available:
allow – Allows the normal provisioning of connected Access Points upon request.
deny – Denies (prohibits) the provisioning of connected Access Point upon request.
redirect – When selected, an Access Point seeks a steering controller (upon adoption request), that will
forward the network credentials of a designated controller resource that initiates the provisioning process.
upgrade – Conducts the provisioning of requesting Access Points from this controller resource.

Device Type

Sets the Access Point model for which this policy applies. Adoption rules are specific to the selected model.

Match Type

Lists the matching criteria used in the policy. This is like a filter and further refines the APs that can be
adopted. The Match Type can be one of the following:
MAC Address – The filter type is a MAC Address of the selected Access Point model.
IP Address – The filter type is the IP address of the selected Access Point model.
VLAN – The filter type is a VLAN.
Serial Number – The filter type is the serial number of the selected Access Point model.
Model Number – The filter type is the Access Point model number.
DHCP Option – The filter type is the DHCP option value of the selected Access Point model.

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