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5.11 Managing an Event Policy

Event Policies enable an administrator to create specific notification mechanisms using one, some or all of the SNMP,
syslog, controller forwarding or email notification options available to the controller. Each listed event can have
customized notification settings defined and saved as part of an event policy. Thus, policies can be configured and
administrated in respect to specific sets of client association, authentication/encryption and performance events.
Once policies are defined, they can be mapped to device profiles strategically as the likelihood of an event applies to
particular devices. By default, there's no enabled event policy and one needs to be created and implemented.
When initially displayed, the Event Policy screen lists the access point interfaces. Existing policies can have their
event notification configurations modified as device profile requirements warrant.
To define an access point event policy:
1. Select Devices
2. Select Event
3. Ensure the
remain selected to apply the event policy configuration to the access point profile.
4. Refer to the
module used to track the occurrence of each list event.
5. Review each event and select (or deselect) the SNMP, Syslog, Forward to Switch or Email Notification option as
required for the event. Map an existing policy to a device profile as needed. Select Profile from the Map
drop-down menu in the lower-left hand side of the screen. Expand the list of device profiles available, and apply
the event policy as required.
from the Configuration menu.
Policy.
Figure 5-164 Event Policy screen
Activate Event Policy button is selected to enable the screen for configuration. This option needs to
Select Event Module drop-down menu on the top right-hand side of the screen and select an event