Brocade Mobility Access Point System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 5.5.0.0 and later) - Manual (Page 78)

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An access point profile enables an administrator to assign a common set of configuration
parameters and policies to access points of the same model. Profiles can be used to assign
common or unique network, wireless and security parameters to across a large, multi segment,
site. The configuration parameters within a profile are based on the hardware model the profile
was created to support. All Mobility supported access point models supported a single profile that
is either shared amongst multiple access point or not. The central benefit of a profile is its ability to
update access points collectively without having to modify individual configurations.
A profile allows access point administration across large wireless network segments. However, an
administrator cannot manage more than one model’s profile and its set configuration policies at
any one time. Therefore, an administrator should manage multiple access points directly from the
Virtual Controller AP. As individual access point updates are made, the access point no longer
shares the profile based configuration it previously deployed. Changes made to the profile are
automatically inherited by all member access points, but not those who have had their
configuration overridden from their previous profile designation. These devices require careful
administration, as they no longer can be tracked and as profile members. Their customized
configurations overwrite their profile assignments until the profile can be re-applied to the access
point.
Each access point model is automatically assigned a default profile. The default profile is available
within the access point’s configuration file. Default profiles are ideal for single site deployments
where several access points may need to share a common configuration.
NOTE
A central difference compared to the default-radio configurations in previous Mobility releases is
default profiles are used as pointers for an access point’s configuration, not just templates from
which the configuration is copied. Therefore, if a change is made in one of the parameters in a
profile, the change is reflected across all access points using that profile.
For more information, refer to the following:
• General Profile Configuration
• Profile Radio Power
• Profile Adoption (Auto Provisioning) Configuration
• Profile Wired 802.1X Configuration
• Profile Interface Configuration
• Profile Network Configuration
• Profile Security Configuration
• Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) Configuration
• Profile Critical Resources
• Profile Services Configuration
• Profile Management Configuration
• Mesh Point Configuration
• Advanced Profile Configuration
• Environmental Sensor Configuration
General Profile Configuration
System Profile Configuration