General Profile Configuration - Motorola AP-6511 Reference Manual

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7.1 General Profile Configuration

Each profile requires an AP-6511 unique adoption policy and clock synchronization settings as part of its
general configuration. Each profile can have an adoption policy and system time.
AP-6511 model Access Points are automatically assigned a default profile unless an AP-6511 Adoption policy
has been defined that specifically assigns Access Points to a user defined profile. During the general
configuration process, an AP-6511 adoption policy can be assigned to a specific profile or a new AP-6511
adoption policy can be created and applied to the profile. Adoption is the process an AP uses to discover
controllers available in the network, pick the most desirable one, establish an association and optionally
obtain an image upgrade, obtains its configuration and considers itself provisioned.
Network Time Protocol (NTP) manages time and/or network clock synchronization within the network. NTP
is a client/server implementation. The AP-6511 periodically synchronizes its clock with a master clock (an
NTP server). For example, the AP-6511 resets its clock to 07:04:59 upon reading a time of 07:04:59 from its
designated NTP server.
Additionally, if the profile is supporting an Access Point, the profile's general configuration provides an
option to disable the device's LEDs.
To define a profile's general configuration:
1. Select the Configuration tab from the Web UI.
2. Select
3. Either select
4. Select
A general configuration screen displays for the new or existing profile.
5. If creating a new profile, provide a name (up to 32 characters long) within the
6. Set the AP as a
AP deployment. It's used to adopt other APs and provide a single point of management and control for an
installation.
7-4
Profiles from the Configuration tab.
Add if creating a new profile or
General.
Figure 7-2 General Profile Configuration screen
Controller AP. A Controller AP mediates the configuration and monitoring of a multiple
Edit if modifying the configuration on an existing profile.
Profile parameter field.