View Discovery Profiles

Use the Discovery/Polling screen to view a list of discovery profiles configured for this Extreme AirDefense managed network. These profiles determine how devices are discovered by Extreme AirDefense and how devices are imported into the system.

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Discovery Profiles

The screen displays the following information:

Field Description
Profile Name The name of the discovery profile.
Schedule The schedule for running this discovery profile.
Job Type The method by which AirDefense is discovering or importing device information.
Action The icons in this field enables you to edit, delete, run the discovery profile. Use the icon to view the details for this discovery profile in a separate dialog. Use the icon to run this discovery profile manually. Use the icon to delete the selected discovery profile. Similarly use the icon to edit the auto-placement rule.

Use the area to search for a particular discovery profile.

The Discovery Profiles screen has a provision to manually run the profiles listed in this screen. By default Extreme AirDefense runs the discovery profile based on its schedule. To force Extreme AirDefense to run a discovery profile on demand, select the icon.

To add more discovery profiles, use the icon located to the top right of this screen. For more information, see Add a Discovery Profile.