Onboarding policies are used by ExtremeGuest Essentials to give flexibility when
determining hotspot user access. Policies are matched to the hotspot user based on
onboarding rules. Then the matching policy with the highest precedence number is
used to onboard the hotspot user.
To create an onboarding policy:
From the main menu, go to Configure > Onboarding > Policy.
The Onboarding Policy
screen displays. This screen displays existing onboarding policies and their
basic configuration. Double-click each policy to view the detailed
configuration. Review the configuration details to determine if the policy
warrants modification or removal.
Review the following information:
Name
Displays the name
assigned to each onboarding policy. Selecting a policy displays the
policy criteria details and allows editing of the policy.
Description
Displays the
description for each onboarding policy.
Action
Select the icon to remove the associated
onboarding policy from ExtremeGuest Essentials.
Select the
icon to update the data in the onboarding policy table.
Adding an
Onboarding Policy
To add a new onboarding policy,
select the icon.
Provide the following information:
Policy Name
Enter a name for the
onboarding policy.
Policy Description
Enter a description
for the onboarding policy.
Adding Match Criteria to the
Onboarding Policy
In the Criteria #1
field, add the match criteria rule details. An onboarding policy consists of one
or more match criteria that are used to filter guests and apply an action.
Description
Enter a description
for this criteria uniquely identifying its purpose.
Condition(s)
Select one or more of
the following conditions to match:
User
Email Domain If you select this condition,
an additional Value condition field displays. Enter the
domain in the Value field.
Note
Enter
"Any" (case sensitive) in the Value field to indicate
any email address, regardless of domain. Use "Any" when
you want to allow or deny all users to access the
network.
Sponsor
Email Domain If you select this condition,
an additional Value condition field displays. Enter the
domain in the Value field.
Social
Type If you select this condition, an
additional condition field displays. Select the type of
social media (Facebook, Google, LinkedIn) from the drop-down
list.
User
Type If you select this condition, an
additional condition field displays. Select the user type
(Employee, Vendor, Guest) from the drop-down list.
User's
Device Count an additional condition field
displays. Select the number of devices being used from the
drop-down list.
Any
These conditions determine when the corresponding Action is triggered. Adding multiple conditions
requires all conditions be met before the action is triggered.
Multiple conditions can be specified to enact different policies
based on matching conditions.
Action
Select an Action from the menu. The Action is triggered when all of the Condition(s) are met. Select from the following:
Deny Access
Denies
network access to any guests matching the configured
Condition(s).
Register Device
Registers
guests matching the configured Condition(s).
Note
Specify the Validity for guest access in
Days, Hours, and Minutes. Select a Group for the guest user to
join.
Send One-Time-Passcode to User
Delivers
a single-use passcode to guests matching the configured
Condition(s).
Note
Specify the Validity for guest access in
Days, Hours, and Minutes. Select a Group for the guest user to join.
Select a user Notification Policy for sending the
One-Time-Passcode to the guest.
Send Passcode to User
Delivers
a multiple use passcode to guests matching the
configured Condition(s).
Note
Specify the Validity for guest access in
Days, Hours, and Minutes. Select a Group for the guest user to join.
Select a configured user Notification Policy for sending the
One-Time-Passcode to the guest.
Send One-Time-Pass. on Sponsor Approval
Delivers
a single-use passcode to guests matching the configured
Condition(s) once the guest has been
approved by a sponsor.
Note
Specify the Validity for guest access in
Days, Hours, and Minutes. Select a Group for the guest user to join.
Select a sponsor Notification Policy for sending the
approval request to the sponsor.
Send Passcode on Sponsor Approval
Delivers
a multiple use passcode to guests matching the
configured Condition(s) once the guest has been
approved by a sponsor.
Note
Specify the Validity for guest access in
Days, Hours, and Minutes. Select a Group for the guest user to join.
Select a configured sponsor Notification Policy for sending the
One-Time-Passcode to the guest.
Send One-Time-Passcode to Sponsor
Delivers
a single-use passcode to the sponsor when the configured
Condition(s) are met.
Note
The
sponsor can then provide the single-use passcode to
the guest. Specify the Validity for guest access in
Days, Hours, and Minutes. Select a Group for the guest user to join.
Select a sponsor Notification Policy for sending the
approval request to the sponsor.
Send Passcode to Sponsor
Delivers
a multiple use passcode to the sponsor when the
configured Condition(s) are met.
Note
The
sponsor can then provide the passcode to the guest.
Specify the Validity for guest access in
Days, Hours, and Minutes. Select a Group for the guest user to join.
Select a sponsor Notification Policy for sending the
approval request to the sponsor.
Select Update User to
send status to a user email or mobile when registration is pending approval or
is rejected.
Selecting the Update User option
enables the Notification Policies field. Select a notification policy to
specify how the user is notified.
To remove multiple onboarding
policies from ExtremeGuest Essentials, select the boxes for each policy then
select the icon.