Brocade Mobility RFS Controller System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 5.5.0.0 and later) - Manual (Page 379)

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Select + Add Row and set the following Service Protocol Settings parameters:
NOTE
A maximum or 5 entries can be made in the Service Protocol Settings table.
Select OK to save the updates. Select Reset to revert to last saved configuration.
Network Alias
With large deployments, the configuration of remote sites utilizes a set of shared attributes, of
which a small set of attributes are unique for each location. For such deployments, maintaining
separate configuration (WLANs, profiles, policies and ACLs) for each remote site is complex.
Migrating any global change to a particular configuration item to all the remote sites is a complex
and time consuming operation.
Also, this practice does not scale gracefully for quick growing deployments.
An alias enables an administrator to define a configuration item, such as a hostname, as an alias
once and use the defined alias across different configuration items such as multiple ACLs.
Once a configuration item, such as an ACL, is utilized across remote locations, the Alias used in the
configuration item (ACL) is modified to meet local deployment requirement. Any other ACL or other
configuration items using the modified alias also get modified, simplifying maintenance at the
remote deployment.
Aliases have scope depending on where the Alias is defined. Alias are defined with the following
scopes:
• Global aliases are defined from the Configuration > Network > Alias screen. Global aliases are
available for use globally across all devices, profiles and RF Domains in the system.
• Profiles aliases are defined from the Configuration > Devices > System Profile > Network >
Alias screen. Profile aliases are available for use to a specific group of wireless controllers or
access points. Alias values defined in a profile override the alias values defined within global
aliases.
• RF Domain aliases are defined from the Configuration > Devices > RF Domain > Alias screen.
RF Domain aliases are available for use for a site as a RF Domain is site specific. RF Domain
alias values override alias values defined in a global alias or a profile alias configuration.
• Device aliases are defined from the Configuration > Devices > Device Overrides > Network >
Alias screen. Device aliases are utilized by a singular device only. Device alias values override
global, profile or RF Domain alias configurations.
Using an alias, configuration changes made at a remote location override any updates at the
management center. For example, if an network alias defines a network range as 192.168.10.0/24
for the entire network, and at a remote deployment location, the local network range is
172.16.10.0/24, the network alias can be overridden at the deployment location to suit the local
requirement. For the remote deployment location, the network alias work with the 172.16.10.0/24
network. Existing ACLs using this network alias need not be modified and will work with the local
network for the deployment location. This simplifies ACL definition and management while taking
care of specific local deployment requirements.
Service Name Provide a 30 character maximum shell service for user authorization.
Service Protocol Enter a protocol for user authentication using the service.