Automatic Adoption

The adoption feature simplifies the deployment of a large number of access points and switches. A set of rules defines the device group assignment for new devices, when they register for the first time. Without adoption rules defined, you must manually select each device for inclusion in a device group.
Note

Note

Without adoption rules, when a device group configuration matches the device license domain and model number, ExtremeCloud IQ Controller prompts you to add the devices, but you must manually select each device for inclusion in the device group.
Adoption rules support the following:
  • Automatic adoption of access points and switches based on matching criteria
  • Site and device group assignment based on matching criteria
  • Device adoption denial based on matching criteria
  • Device redirection to a different ExtremeCloud IQ Controller
  • Site and a device group assignment based on a partial match of the FQDN or DNS suffix
  • Event Logging of the device adoption process