Policy tag constitutes mapping of WLAN profile to the policy profile. The WLAN profile defines the wireless characteristics of the WLAN. The policy profile defines the network policies and the switching policies for the client (qos is an exception which constitute of the AP policies as well).

The policy tag contains the map of wlan-policy profile. There are 16 such entries per policy tag. Changes to the map entries are effected based on the status of the WLAN and policy profiles. For example, if a map (WLAN1 and Policy1) is added to the policy tag, when both WLAN and policy profile are enabled, the definitions are pushed to the APs using the policy tag. However, if one of them is in disabled state, then the definition is not pushed to the AP.

1. On the Configuration > Tags & Profiles > Tags page, click Policy tab.
2. Click Addto view the Add Policy Tag window.
3. Enter a name and description for the policy tag.
4. Click Add to map WLAN and policy.
5. Choose the WLAN profile to map with the appropriate policy profile, and click the tick icon.
6. Click Save & Apply to Device.

The site tag defines the properties of a site and contains flex profile. The attributes that are specific to flex or remote site are part of the flex profile. Apart from the flex profile, the site tag also constitutes of some attributes which are specific to the physical site (and hence cannot be part of the profile which is a reusable entity). For example, the list of master APs for efficient upgrade is part of a site tag rather than that of a flex profile.

If flex-profile name or AP profile name is changed in the site tag, then the AP is forced to rejoin the controller by disconnecting the DTLS session. When a site tag is created, the AP and flex profiles are set to default values (default-ap-profile and default-flex-profile).

1. On the Configuration > Tags & Profiles > Tags page, click Site tab.
2. Click Addto view the Add Site Tag window.
3. Enter a name and description for the site tag.
4. Choose the required AP Join Profile to be attached to the site tag.
5. Choose the required Control Plane Name, if required.
6. If required, enable the Local Site.
7. Click Save & Apply to Device.

RF tag contains the IEEE 802.11a and IEEE 802.11b RF profiles. The default-rf-tag contains default IEEE 802.11a RF profile and the default IEEE 802.11b RF profile. Both these profiles contain the same default values for global RF profiles for the respective radios.

1. On the Configuration > Tags & Profiles > Tags page, click RF tab.
2. Click Add to view the Add RF Tag window.
3. Enter a name and description for the RF tag.
4. Choose the required Dot 11a RF Profile and Dot 11b RF Profile to be associated with the RF tag.
5. Click Save & Apply to Device.

APs can only be configured statically using the following tags: policy-tag, site tag and rf tag. The APs are identified by the Ethernet mac address and the association to AP and tag is stored on the controller as a configuration.

Modifying AP tag results in DTLS connection reset forcing the AP to re-join the controller. If only one tag is specified in the configuration, default tags are used for other types. For example, if only policy-tag is specified, the default-site-tag and default-rf-tag would be used for site-tag and rf-tag.

Choose the Configuration > Tags & Profiles > Tags page, and click AP tab to configure the following:

Tag Source

1. In the Tag Source tab, drag and drop the tag sources to change priorities.

2. Check the Revalidate Tag Sources on APs check box, if required.

3. Click Apply.

Static

1. In the Static tab, click Add.
2. In the Associate Tags to AP window, enter a MAC address.
3. Choose the appropriate Policy Tag Name, Site Tag Name, and RF Tag Name.
4. Click Save & Apply to Device.

Filter

1. In the Filter tab, click Add.
2. In the Associate Tags to AP window, enter a rule and AP name.
3. Use the slider to enable Active.
4. Enter the priority. The valid range is from 0 to 127.
5. Choose the appropriate Policy Tag Name, Site Tag Name, and RF Tag Name.
6. Click Save & Apply to Device.