Auto-provisioning policies are created or modified as unique deployment requirements to deploy changes in the number of access point radios within a specific radio coverage area.
Add a new auto-provisioning policy or edit an existing policy configuration:
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Rule Precedence | Displays the precedence (sequence) the adoption policies rules are applied. Rules with the lowest precedence receive the highest priority. This value is set from 1 to 10,000 when adding a new autoprovisioning policy rule configuration. |
| Operation | Lists the operation taken upon receiving an adoption
request from an access point: The following operations are
available:
|
| Device Type | Sets the access point or controller model for which this policy applies. Adoption rules are specific to the selected model |
| Match Type | Lists the matching criteria used in the policy. This is a
filter and further refines the APs that can be adopted. The
options are:
|
| Argument 1 | The number of arguments vary on the Match Type. This column lists the first argument value. This value is not set as part of the rule creation or edit process |
| Argument 2 | The number of arguments vary on the Match Type. This column lists the second argument value. This value is not set as part of the rule creation or edit process |
| Site/Alias | Lists the site name where the policy is applied |
| Profile Name | Defines the name of the profile used when the auto-provisioning policy is applied to a device |
| Action | Select  icon to edit an existing policy
or  icon to delete an existing
policy |
to
create a new policy rule.
to add new rules settings and configure the
following parameters:
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Rule Precedence | Assign a priority from 1 - 10,000 for the application of the autoprovisioning policy rule. Rules with the lowest value have priority and the default value is 1 |
| Operation | Define the operation taken upon receiving an adoption
request from an access point. The options are:
|
| Device Type | Sets the access point model for which this policy applies. Adoption rules are specific to the selected model, as radio configurations are often unique to specific models |
| Site/Alias | Use the site to which the device is adopted automatically. Use the drop-down list box to select the desired site or alias |
| Profile Name | Define the profile used when an auto-provisioning policy is applied to a device |
| Match Type | Lists the matching criteria used in the policy. This is a
filter and further refines the APs that can be adopted. The
options are:
|
| Area | Type a 64 character maximum deployment area name assigned to this policy |
| Floor | Type a 32 character maximum deployment floor name assigned to this policy |
| Controller 1 | If you have set Operation to redirect , provide a 1st choice steering controller Hostname or IP Address and pool to forward network credentials for a controller resource to initiate the provisioning process. The pool options are 1 or 2 |
| Controller 2 | If you have set Operation to redirect , provide a 2nd choice steering controller Hostname or IP Address and pool to forward network credentials for a controller resource to initiate the provisioning process. The pool options are 1 or 2 |
| Routing Level | If you have set Operation to redirect, specify the routing level as 1 or 2. |
| Upgrade | Select the upgrade option to advance the policy |