User's Guide

Table Of Contents

• IP Address / CIDR — Enter a single IP address for each rule. The range for CIDR is 0 to 32. If the CIDR

is 0, the IP address will not be used as a matching criteria.

• Serial Number — Matching criteria must be an exact string. Enter a single serial number for each rule.

Note

To successfully match an adoption rule, all speciﬁed parameters must match.

To add or edit an adoption rule:

1. Go to Conﬁgure > Adoption.

2. To add a new rule, select Add.

3. To edit an existing rule, select an adoption rule in the list, and then select .

Related Topics

Conﬁgure AP Adoption Rule on page 281

Conﬁgure Switch Adoption Rule on page 282

Pattern-Based Matching on page 282

Conﬁgure Device Redirection on page 285

Adoption Rule Filters on page 285

Deleting Adoption Rules on page 286

Conﬁgure AP Adoption Rule

Specify a site and device group when creating an AP adoption rule.

1. Go to Conﬁgure > Adoption > Add.

The New Rule dialog displays.

2. To create a rule for access points, select AP.

3. For Action, select one of the following values:

• Allow

• Deny

• Redirect

4. Select the site associated with the adoption rule.

The site holds the device group. The device group includes the APs that meet the ﬁlter criteria.

Pattern-Based refers to adopting access points based on their domain. For more information, see

Pattern-Based Matching on page 282.

5. Select a device group that will contain the APs that meet the ﬁlter criteria.

6. Select a ﬁlter parameter, and then select

Note

Each ﬁlter value can only be applied once to a single rule.