Configuring A User Profile; Overview; User Profile Configuration Task List; Creating A User Profile - HP 6125G Configuration Manual

Configuring a user profile

Overview

A user profile provides a configuration template to save predefined configurations, such as a Quality of
Service (QoS) policy. Different user profiles are applicable to different application scenarios.
The user profile supports working with 802.1X authentication. It is capable of restricting authenticated
users' behaviors. After the authentication server verifies a user, it sends the device the name of the user
profile that is associated with the user. Then the device applies the configurations in the user profile if the
profile is enabled, and allows user access based on all valid configurations. If the user profile is not
enabled, the device denies the user access. After the user logs out, the device automatically disables the
configurations in the user profile, and the restrictions on the users are removed.
Without user profiles, service applications are based on interface, VLAN, or globally, and a policy
applies to any user that accesses the interface, or VLAN, or device. If a user moves between ports to
access a device, to restrict the user behavior, you must remove the policy from the previous port and then
configure the same policy on the port that the user uses. The configuration task is tedious and error prone.
User profiles provide flexible user-based service applications because a user profile is associated with a
target user. Every time the user accesses the device, the device automatically applies the configurations
in the associated user profile.

User profile configuration task list

Task

Creating a user profile

Applying a QoS policy
Enabling a user profile
Creating a user profile
Before you create a user profile, complete the following tasks:
Configure authentication parameters on the device.
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Perform configurations on the client, the device, and the authentication server, for example,
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username, password, authentication scheme, domain, and binding a user profile with a user.
To create a user profile:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Create a user profile,
and enter its view.
Command
system-view
user-profile profile-name
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Remarks
Required
Required
Required
Remarks
N/A
You can use the command to enter the view of
an existing user profile.