Brocade Mobility RFS Controller System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 5.5.0.0 and later) - Manual (Page 391)

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4. Review the following information on existing profiles:
5. Select the Add button to create a new profile, Edit to revise a selected profile configuration or
Delete to permanently remove a selected profile.
The following tasks comprise required profile configuration activities:
• General Profile Configuration
• Profile Cluster Configuration (Controllers and Service Platforms Only)
• Profile Adoption Configuration (APs Only)
• Profile Adoption Configuration (Controllers Only)
• Profile Interface Configuration
• Profile Network Configuration
• Profile Security Configuration
Profile Lists the user-assigned name defined for each profile when created. Profile names cannot be edited
with a profiles configuration.
Type Displays the device type (and subsequent device specific configuration) supported by each listed
profile. Available device types include:
BR650
BR6511
BR1220
BR71XX
AP81xx
RFS4000
RFS6000
RFS7000
NX45xx
NX65xx
NX9000
Auto Provisioning Policy Displays the auto provisioning policy applied to this profile. At adoption, an AP solicits and receives
multiple adoption responses. These adoption responses contain preference and loading policy
information the AP uses to select the optimum controller, service platform or peer Access Point model
for adoption. By default, an auto provisioning policy generally distributes AP adoption evenly amongst
available adopters. Modify existing adoption policies or create a new one as needed to meet the
adoption requirements of this particular profile.
Firewall Policy Displays an existing firewall policy, if any, assigned to each listed profile. Firewall policies can be
assigned when creating or editing a profile.
Wireless Client Role
Policy Lists the name of the wireless client role policy currently applied to the listed device. The wireless client
role policy contains the matching rules and IP and MAC Inbound and Outbound policies used to filter
traffic to and from clients.
Advanced WIPS Policy Lists the name of the Advanced WIPS Policy used with each listed profile to (among other things) block
up to 100 client MAC address from connectivity.
DHCP Server Policy Lists the name of the DHCP Server Policy used with each listed profile. An internal DHCP server groups
wireless clients based on defined user-class option values. Clients with a defined set of user class
values are segregated by class. A DHCP server can associate multiple classes to each pool. Each class
in a pool is assigned an exclusive range of IP addresses.
Management Policy Lists the name of Management policies applied to each listed profile. A management policy is a
mechanism to allow/deny management access for separate interfaces and protocols (HTTP, HTTPS,
Telnet, SSH or SNMP). Management access can be enabled/disabled as required for each policy.
RADIUS Server Policy Displays the name of the RADIUS Server policy applied to each listed profile. A RADIUS Server policy
provides customized, profile specific, management of authentication data (usernames and passwords).