Applying a Configuration Template to an End Customer
A LAN service provider (LSP) can choose the required configuration template and apply it to one or more end customers (EC) assigned to the MSP tenant.
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On the navigation bar, select
Templates.
The Configuration Templates page is displayed, defaulting to the Template List tab.
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Select the checkbox for one or
more configuration templates.
Note:
- You can apply multiple templates at the same time.
- Venue Templates cannot be applied together. If you select more than one Venue Template, the Apply Template option is disabled.
- The Apply Template action is not supported for certain templates. If any unsupported template is selected, the Apply Template action is disabled.
- Each template can be applied up to a maximum of 2,500 times. If a selected template has already reached this limit, the template cannot be applied.
- A template that is already applied to the selected customer is automatically skipped.
- When multiple templates are selected, they are applied one after another.
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Click Apply Template.
The Apply Templates - Customers sidebar is displayed.
Configuration Templates - Apply Templates - Customers
The Apply Templates - Customers sidebar displays the following details:
- Customers: Displays the customer names.
- Status: Displays the status of the customer account (Active, Inactive, or Trial).
- Address: Displays the customer’s registered address.
- Customer Tags: Displays the tags associated with the customer.
- Venue Override
Value: Displays the configured venue override name with
an
icon. If no value is configured, the field
is displayed as empty.
You can use the Search option to display only the table entries matching the specified Customers or Customer Tags; enter a minimum of two characters. You can customize which fields appear in the table by clicking the
icon and selecting or deselecting the desired column names. Optionally,
you can click Reset to default to restore the default
subset of columns. Click Clear Filters to reset the filters.
You can sort the list by clicking the associated column header.
- Select one or more customers from the list.
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(Optional) Click Override
Template.
Note: The Override Template option is supported only for Venue templates.The Override Venue Template dialog box is displayed.
Override Venue Template
- Enter or update the
required details in the Override Venue Template
dialog box:
- Venue
Name: Displays the current venue name. Enter or
update the venue name as needed. Type the $
character to view available variables, such as
${EC.NAME}.When the template is applied, any variable entered is replaced with the customer account name. If no customer has been selected yet, the variable remains visible as typed until the confirmation stage.
- (Optional)
Description: Displays an empty or existing
description. Enter or update the description. Type the $
character to view and insert available variables, such as
${EC.NAME}.When the template is applied, any variable entered is replaced with the customer account name. If no customer has been selected yet, the variable remains visible as typed until the confirmation stage.
- Address: Displays the existing address for the
venue. Enter a new address or update the current address,
including street, city, and country details.
- Select
Use
address from customer to replace the
displayed address with the address stored in the
customer account. This ensures that the customer’s
address is applied. The map updates automatically to
reflect the entered or selected address.Note: Variables cannot be typed in the Address field. Only the Use address from customer option supports automatic address substitution.
- Select
Use
address from customer to replace the
displayed address with the address stored in the
customer account. This ensures that the customer’s
address is applied. The map updates automatically to
reflect the entered or selected address.
- Wi-Fi Country
Code: This field is read-only. The country code
can be added only when creating a Venue
Template. Refer to the RUCKUS One User Guide for
configuration details related to adding a venue.
The Wi-Fi country code defines the Wi-Fi channels and power levels available for access points at the venue. In most cases, it matches the venue’s location and does not need to be changed.
- Venue
Name: Displays the current venue name. Enter or
update the venue name as needed. Type the $
character to view available variables, such as
- Click Override
to save the override configuration for the selected customer(s).
The Venue Override Value column displays the venue name.
Hover over the
icon to view the final values that will
be applied for each customer.
- Enter or update the
required details in the Override Venue Template
dialog box:
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Click Next to proceed
to the confirmation screen of the Apply Templates -
Customers sidebar.
The Apply Templates - Customers page displays the Selected Customers, the Venue Override Value for each customer, and the Selected Templates.
Hovering over the
shows the final values that will be applied after variable substitution.
If variables were entered in fields such as Venue Name,
Description, or Address,
these fields appear with the customer‑specific values in the confirmation
preview.Note: When configuration templates are applied, all settings in the selected templates replace the existing settings at the venue level. Ensure that the access points are running a firmware version compatible with the template, and update the firmware if necessary. -
Click Apply
Template.
The selected templates are applied to the selected customers, and any overridden values update the corresponding settings in the associated venues.