Wavelink Avalanche Site Edition Java Console User Guide

Chapter 7: Managing Network Profiles 63
Chapter 7:
Managing Network Profiles
A network profile is a group of configurations that you can apply to your
wireless devices. Once the wireless devices are configured with the network
values configured in the network profile, you can manage the devices
through the Avalanche Console. If your wireless devices do not have the
appropriate network values, you will not be able to manage them. Creating
network profiles allows you to configure multiple devices on your network at
once.
Network profiles allow you to configure the following parameters for your
wireless devices:
• Network information. You can set network information such as gateway
addresses and subnet masks for both infrastructure and mobile devices.
• IP addresses. You can select the method by which infrastructure and
mobile devices receive their IP address assignments.
• Security encryption and authentication. You can select the types of
encryption and authentication you want your wireless devices to use.
• Epochs. You can assign a specific time for a network profile change to take
effect by creating a network Epoch.
This section contains the following topics:
• Creating Network Profiles
• Configuring Network Profiles
• Viewing Where Network Profiles are Applied
Creating Network Profiles
A network profile allows you to control network settings for all devices
meeting its selection criteria.
To create a network profile:
1 From the Profiles tab, click Add Profile.
The Create Profile dialog box appears.