This user guide for ExtremeCloud IQ (Classic) version 25.7.0 provides technical, step‑by‑step guidance for configuring, operating, and monitoring Extreme Networks‘ cloud‑managed networking platform that unifies management of access points, switches, and related network services across enterprise environments. It explains core workflows for account access and navigation (including unified login/logout behavior), onboarding of real and simulated devices (including Digital Twin usage and advanced onboarding paths), and policy‑based configuration of wireless and wired deployments through network policies, device templates, and reusable common objects. Key technical areas include SSID and VLAN design, authentication and access control (for example, RADIUS/AAA and user/group administration), administrative controls such as roles and account management, SSO configuration and certificate handling, licensing and entitlement management, API token generation and external integrations, and audit/log retrieval for operational and compliance needs. Release‑relevant updates and changes highlighted in this version include expanded 6 GHz operational guidance with AFC workflows and fallback behavior for standard‑power operation, updated onboarding flows for Universal devices, and expanded monitoring and troubleshooting instrumentation (for example, diagnostics tooling, event/alert visibility, and workflow‑driven policy deployment). The guide targets intermediate to advanced network administrators and IT operations staff and emphasizes practical deployment scenarios—cloud‑managed versus locally managed device onboarding, secure wireless rollout with WPA3/transition modes, and regulatory‑compliant 6 GHz configuration—while calling out configuration dependencies (for example, DNS/NTP reachability, firewall requirements, protected management frames behavior, and policy push/reboot implications) and operational troubleshooting practices for common connectivity and configuration issues.
