Creating an Adaptive Policy

You can use an Adaptive Policy with RADIUS or DPSK to authenticate clients. Clients that meet all the conditions defined in the Adaptive Policy will be able to connect. Enable the Adaptive Policy from the DPSK services. For information on how to add a DPSK network, refer to .

Complete the following steps to create an Adaptive Policy:

  1. From the navigation bar, select Network Control > Policies & Profiles.
    The Policies & Profiles page is displayed.
  2. Add the Adaptive Policy from the Policies & Profiles page or from the Adaptive Policy tile.
    • Complete the following steps to add an Adaptive Policy from the Policies & Profiles page.
    1. In the Policies & Profiles page, click Add Policy or Profile, select the Adaptive Policy tile, and click Next.
      The Add Adaptive Policy page is displayed.
      Add Adaptive Policy Page
    2. Complete the Step3 and Step4 to create an Adaptive Policy, and the RADIUS Attribute Groups.
    • Alternatively, complete the following steps to add an Adaptive Policy from the Adaptive Policy page.
    1. In the Policies & Profiles page, click Adaptive Policy, and add the Adaptive Policy in the following order:
      1. Select the RADIUS Attribute Groups tab and click Add Group. Refer to Step3 RADIUS Attribute Groups.
      2. Select the Adaptive Policy tab and click Add Policy. Refer to Step3 Adaptive Policy.
  3. Complete the following fields to add Adaptive Policy and RADIUS Attribute Groups:

    Adaptive Policy:

    • Profile Name: Enter the name for the Adaptive Policy.
    • Policy Type: Select RADIUS or DPSK.
    • Access Conditions: Complete the following steps to configure the Adaptive Policy.
      1. Click Add. The Add Access Condition dialog box is displayed.
        Add Access Condition Dialog Box
      2. Complete the following fields:
        • Condition Type: Select a condition type from the drop down list.
        • Condition Value: Enter the condition value.
      3. Click Add.
    • RADIUS Attribute Group: The configured RADIUS attributes are applied to the clients when this policy is matched. Complete the following steps to configure the RADIUS attribute group.
      1. Click Select Group. The Select RADIUS Attribute Group dialog box is displayed.
      2. Select the RADIUS Attributes Group from the table or click Add Group to create a new RADIUS Attributes Group. The Add RADIUS Attribute Group dialog box is displayed.
      3. Complete the following fields:
        • Profile Name: Enter the name for the RADIUS Attribute Group.
        • RADIUS Attributes: These attributes will be returned when a client connects. Select the RADIUS Attributes from the table or complete the following steps to add a RADIUS Attributes:
          1. Click Add. The Add RADIUS Attribute dialog box is displayed.
            Add RADIUS Attribute Dialog Box
          2. In the Attribute Type field, select the attribute type from the drop down list. To open the Attribute Type sub level, click arrow mark in the empty field below the Attribute Type.
          3. Select Condition Value as Add (Multiple), Add or Replace (Single), or Add if it Doesn't Exist and enter a valid number in the field next to the Condition Value.
          4. Click Add to add the configured RADIUS attribute to the RADIUS Attributes table.
      4. Click Add to add the configured RADIUS attribute group to the RADIUS Attributes Group table.
      5. Click Select.
  4. Click Apply.
    The Adaptive Policy is created and is displayed in the Adaptive Policy tab, and the created RADIUS Attribute Group is displayed in the RADIUS Attribute Groups tab.
  5. Complete the following steps to create the Adaptive Policy Sets.

    You can create a set of authentication rules by adding number of Adaptive Policy. The credentials of the connecting device will be verified against the created set of authentication rules. If the device matches the rule, it will be connected.

    1. Select Adaptive Policy Sets tab and click Add Sets.
      The Add Adaptive Policy Set page is displayed.
      Adding Adaptive Policy Set
    2. Enter the name for the Adaptive Policy Set.
    3. Complete the following steps to select the access policies:
      Selecting Access Policies
      1. Click Select Policies. The Select Access Policies dialog box is displayed.
      2. Select the policies from the list or create a policy. Click Add Policy to create a new policy. Refer to Step3.