Creating Adoption Rules

Configure a site and a device group before creating adoption rules. Adoption rules automatically assign devices to specific device groups upon registration with ExtremeCloud IQ Controller.
  1. Go to Configure > Adoption > Add.
  2. To create a rule for access points, select AP.
  3. Select an Action.
  4. Select a site and device group.
  5. Specify a filter and select . The following are available parameters:
    IP Address/CIDR
    Filter the APs or switches by IP address, adopting APs into the specified device group based on their IP address. CIDR field is used along with IP address field to find the IP address range.

    For switch adoption rules, specify the management IP address.

    Host Name
    Filter the APs by host name, adopting APs into the specified device group based on their host name. This field matches on sub strings.

    For switch adoption rules, use the system name. The full host or system name is not required for a match.

    Model
    Model number on the device. This field matches on sub strings. The full model number is not required for a match.
    Serial Number
    Serial number on the device. Serial number requires an exact string match.
    Note

    Note

    Each filter value can only be applied once to a single rule.
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    Create Adoption Rule
  6. Select OK.
  7. From the Adoption Rules page, select Save.
All AP3915 access points will be automatically added to DeviceGroup_AP3915 within Site_ROW upon registration with ExtremeCloud IQ Controller.
Note

Note

Be aware that all devices in a device group must share the following:
  • AP model number
  • Configuration Profile
  • RF Management Profile

For more information on adoption rules, including Pattern-Based adoption and device redirection, see the ExtremeCloud IQ Controller User Guide.

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