A Communication Profile is a set of configurations that enables you to use the same settings for connecting to various devices in your AirDefense managed network.
SNMP Configuration - Use the settings under the SNMP tab to configure SNMP connection parameters.
Console Configuration - Use the settings under the Console tab to configure console access parameters.
HTTP Configuration - Use the settings under the HTTP tab to configure the parameters to access devices using HTTP protocol.
The main advantage of creating a communication profile is its capability to use the same credentials across multiple devices in the AirDefense managed network. This enables ease of configuration management and reduces its complexity.
You can create multiple communication profiles and apply them to individual sections of your AirDefense tree structure. However, it is suggested that you create a few global communication profiles and apply them for the whole system. You can then create new profiles that can be applied for various nodes in your structure. This provides a great amount of granularity of configuration across your AirDefense managed network.
The Enable Configuration switch is only available at the top most node of the Structure & Tags pane. Configurations can only be applied when this switch is set to ON. The top most node is always named ADSP and you must use this switch to apply the selected configuration through out the Extreme AirDefense system.
By default, any level in the Structure & Tags pane always inherits configuration from the level above it unless explicitly overridden.
Since Extreme AirDefense manages its devices using a hierarchy that is configured using the Structure & Tags pane, all the nodes under the top ADSP node inherit the configurations set at that node. However, you can override the inherited configuration at any level in the hierarchy.
To override the inherited settings, in the Structure & Tags
pane, select the node where you want to override the inherited configuration. Then
from the 
control, select the Override option. Note
that the Inherited from
: control always displays the name of the level from which the
configuration settings are inherited from. Use this information to orient your self
on how the configurations are inherited.
Change the configuration for the selected level as required and then use the APPLY button to implement the modified configuration settings. These settings will now be inherited by all levels below the selected level unless a sub-level has been explicitly overridden.