Adoption Rule Filters

The filter parameters for an adoption rule depend on the type of device associated with the rule and the defined action. Rules can be configured for device adoption, denial, and redirection to a different ExtremeCloud IQ Controller.

IP Address/CIDR
Filter the APs or switches by IP address, adopting APs into the specified device group based on their IP address. CIDR field is used along with IP address field to find the IP address range.

For switch adoption rules, specify the management IP address.

Host Name
Filter the APs by host name, adopting APs into the specified device group based on their host name. This field matches on sub strings.

For switch adoption rules, use the system name. The full host or system name is not required for a match.

Model
Model number on the device. This field matches on sub strings. The full model number is not required for a match.
Serial Number
Serial number on the device. Serial number requires an exact string match.
Note

Note

Each filter value can only be applied once to a single rule.