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PROFILES
Profiles enable administrators to assign a common set of configuration parameters, policies,
WLANs, wireless parameters, and security parameters to service platforms, wireless controllers,
and access points across a large, multi segment, site. The configuration parameters within a profile
are based on the hardware model the profile was created to support.
The service platforms, wireless controllers, and access points support both default and
user-defined profiles. Each default and user-defined profile contains policies and configurations
that are applied to devices assigned to the profile. Changes made to these configurations are
automatically inherited by the assigned devices. Therefore, the central benefit of a profile is its
ability to update devices collectively without having to modify individual device configurations.
The system maintains a couple of default profiles. The default profile is automatically applied to
service platforms and wireless controllers. The default AP profile is applied to a AP automatically
discovered by a wireless controller or service platform. After adoption, if a change is made in one of
the parameters in the profile, it is reflected across all devices using the profile. Default profiles are
ideal for single site deployments where service platforms, wireless controllers, and access points
share a common configuration.
User-defined profiles are manually created for each supported service platform, wireless controller,
and access point model. Brocade recommends user-defined profiles in larger deployments when
groups of devices (on different floors, buildings or sites) share a common configuration. These
user-defined profiles can be manually or automatically assigned to access points using an AP auto
provisioning policy. An AP auto provisioning policy provides the means to assign profiles to access
points based on model, serial number, VLAN ID, DHCP options, IP address (subnet) and MAC
address. For more information, see Chapter 9, AUTO-PROVISIONING-POLICY.
A user defined profile can be created for each of the following device type:
• Brocade Mobility 650 Access Point – Adds an Brocade Mobility 650 Access Point access point
profile
• Brocade Mobility 6511 Access Point – Adds an Brocade Mobility 6511 Access Point access
point profile
• Brocade Mobility 1220 Access Point – Adds an Brocade Mobility 1220 Access Point access
point profile
• Brocade Mobility 71XX Access Point – Adds an Brocade Mobility 71XX Access Point access
point profile
• Brocade Mobility 1240 Access Point – Adds an Brocade Mobility 1240 Access Point access
point profile
• Brocade Mobility RFS4000 – Adds an Brocade Mobility RFS4000 wireless controller profile
• Brocade Mobility RFS6000 – Adds an Brocade Mobility RFS6000 wireless controller profile
• Brocade Mobility RFS7000 – Adds an Brocade Mobility RFS7000 wireless controller profile
• Brocade Mobility RFS9510 – Adds an service platform profile supporting the Brocade Mobility
RFS9510 model