Aruba Networks Version 3.3 manual Profile Types, AP group

names. This allows the administrator to define a particular profile once and reuse it as needed which reduces errors and data entry.

The ArubaOS Profile system is set up so that the configuration flow goes from high level to low level in a hierarchical manner. Unlike other hierarchical systems such as LDAP, the system does not provide arbitrary levels of depth or inheritance. The ability to copy a profile when creating a new profile allows for rudimentary inheritance when the new profile is created. Changes to the original profile will not be reflected in the new profile.

Profile Types

The basic idea of a profile is very straightforward. With nearly 30 types of profiles available, ArubaOS

3.3offers the administrator almost unlimited control over how their wireless network can be implemented. The main categories of profiles are shown below. Each box represents a different profile. Note that certain profiles are nested within others.

AP group

Wireless LAN	RF	AP	QoS	IDS
	management
Virtual AP	a/g radio	System profile	VoIP
properties	settings
SSID	RF	Ethernet	a/g
	optimizations		management
AAA		Regulatory
		SNMP

Some of the more common profiles administrators work with daily include:

zAP Profiles

Configure AP operation parameters, radio settings, port operations, regulatory domain, and SNMP information.

zQoS Profiles

Configure traffic management and VOIP functions.

zRF Management Profiles

Configure radio tuning and calibration, AP load balancing, coverage hole detection, and RSSI metrics.

zIDS Profiles

IDS functions for APs. There is a top-level IDS profile that contains other IDS profiles in which you configure detection of denial of service (DoS) and impersonation attacks; unauthorized devices on the wireless network, as well as intrustion signatures.

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