An access point profile enables an administrator to assign a common set of configuration parameters and policies to access points of the same model. Profiles can be used to assign common or unique network, wireless and security parameters across a large, multi-segment site. The configuration parameters within a profile are based on the hardware model the profile was created to support. All WiNG OS supported access point models support a single profile that is either shared amongst multiple access point or not. The central benefit of a profile is the ability to update access points collectively without having to modify individual configurations.
A profile allows access point administration across large wireless network segments. Changes made to a profile are automatically inherited by all member access points. You can override the profile settings at the device level. It is important to remember that individual access points with overrides applied no longer share the profile based configuration previously deployed. These devices require careful administration, as they no longer can be tracked and as profile members. Their customized configurations overwrite their profile assignments until the profile can be re-applied to the access point.
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Default profiles are used as pointers for an access point‘s configuration, not just templates from which the configuration is copied. Therefore, if a change is made in one of the parameters in a profile, the change is reflected across all access points using that profile.For more information, refer to the following: