Each profile requires a provisioning
policy and clock synchronization settings as part of its general configuration. Each
profile can have a unique provisioning policy and system time.
Controllers, service
platforms and access points are automatically assigned a default profile unless an AP
provisioning policy has been defined that specifically assigns access points to a user
defined profile. During the general configuration process, a provisioning policy can be
assigned to a specific profile or a new provisioning policy can be created and applied
to the profile. Adoption is the process an AP uses to discover potential adopters
(Controller APs of the same model, service platforms or controllers) in the network,
pick the most desirable one, establish an association and obtain its
configuration.
Network Time Protocol (NTP)
manages time and/or network clock synchronization within the network. NTP is a
client/server implementation. Controllers, service platforms and access points (NTP
clients) periodically synchronize their clock with a master clock (an NTP server). For
example, a NX9500
resets its clock to 07:04:59 upon reading a time of 07:04:59 from its
designated NTP server.
Additionally, if the profile is supporting an access point,
the profile‘s general configuration provides an option to disable the device‘s LEDs.
To define a profile‘s general
configuration:
Procedure
Go to Configuration →
Profiles.
Select Manage
Profiles.
A list of device profiles displays in the left-hand UI. This list includes
both default and user-defined profiles.
Select Add to
create a new profile.
To modify, delete, copy, rename an existing profile, select the profile from the
list and click Edit, Delete, Copy, or Rename respectively. To replace an existing profile with another
profile, select the profile and click Replace.
Select a device profile from the list.
The selected profile's configuration menu is displayed, with the General option selected
by default.
If creating a new profile, provide a profile name (up to 32
characters) within the Profile parameter field.
Use the Type
drop-down menu to specify the device model for which the profile applies.
Controllers, service platforms and access points can only utilize profile resources
with other device's of the same model type.
Refer to the Location field to define the device‘s deployment details.
Area
Enter a 64 character maximum description for the selected device‘s
physical deployment area. This area can be further refined by floor
and floor number descriptions.
Floor
Enter a 32 character maximum description for the selected device‘s
building floor placement. This area can be further refined by floor
and floor number descriptions.
Floor Number
Use the spinner control to assign a numeric deployment floor
number (from 1 - 4094) for this device. The default floor is
1.
Within the Statistics field, use the NoC Update Interval to
set the statistics update interval (from 0, 5 - 3600 seconds) from the RF Domain
manager to its adopting controller.
A value of 0 is allowable for an auto mode where the update interval is auto
adjusted by the controller based on load information.
In the Network Time
Protocol (NTP) table, select + Add Row and define
the NTP server resource configurations. The NTP server is used to obtain system time.
Set the following parameters:
Server IP
Set the IP address of each server added as a potential NTP
resource.
Key Number
Select the number of the associated authentication peer key for
the NTP resource.
Key
Enter a 64 character maximum key used when the autokey setting is
set to false (disabled). Select the Show option to expose the actual
character string comprising the key.
Preferred
Select this option to designate this NTP resource as a preferred
NTP resource. This setting is disabled by default.
Select the check box to enable an autokey configuration for the
NTP resource. The default setting is disabled.
Version
Use the spinner control to specify the version number used by this
NTP server resource. The default setting is 0.
Minimum Polling Interval
Use the drop-down menu to select the minimum polling interval.
Once set, the NTP resource is polled no sooner then the defined
interval. Options include 64, 128, 256, 512 or 1024 seconds. The
default setting is 64 seconds.
Maximum Polling Interval
Use the drop-down menu to select the maximum polling interval.
Once set, the NTP resource is polled no later then the defined
interval. Options include 64, 128, 256, 512 or 1024 seconds. The
default setting is 1024 seconds.
Refer to the RAID
Alarm field to either enable or disable the chassis alarm that sounds
when events are detected that degrade RAID support (drive content mirroring).
RAID controller drive arrays are available within NX9500 and NX9600 series service
platforms only. However, they can be administrated on behalf of a NX9500 and NX9600
profile by a different model service platform or controller.
Select OK to
save the changes.
Select Reset
to revert to the last saved configuration.
