Provisioning Templates – FortiManager 5.2

To import an SSID:

  1. From the SSIDs page, select Import in the toolbar. The Import SSID dialog box opens.
Import SSID

Enter the following information:

Import from device Select a device from which to import the SSID or SSIDs from the dropdown list. This list will include all the devices available in the ADOM.
Virtual Domain Is applicable, select the virtual domain from which the SSIDs will be imported.
Available Objects List The available objects that can be imported.

Select an object or objects and then select the down arrow to move the selected object or objects to the Selected Objects List.

Selected Objects List The objects that are to be imported.

To remove an object or objects from the list, select the object or objects and then select the up arrow. The selected items will be moved back to the Available Objects List.

New Name Select to create a new name for the object or objects that are being imported, and then type the name in the field.
  1. Select OK to import the SSID or SSIDs.

Custom AP profiles

The custom AP profiles menu lists all of the custom AP profiles available in the ADOM. Profiles can be created, edited, cloned, deleted, imported, and searched.

To view the custom AP profiles, in the Provisioning Templates tree menu, select an ADOM, then select WiFi Templates > Custom AP Profiles.

Custom AP profiles

The following information is available:

Name The profile’s name.
Comments Comments about the profile.
Platform The platform that the custom AP profile applies to.
Radio 1 The function of the Radio 1 in the profile.
Radio 2 If applicable, the Radio 2 function in the profile.
Last Modified The date and time that the entry was last modified including the administrative user name of the user who made the change.

The following options are available:

Create New Create a new custom AP profile. See To create a new custom AP profile (Radio operation mode disabled):.
Delete Select to delete the selected custom AP profiles. See To delete a custom AP profile:.
Import Select to import custom AP profiles. See To import a AP profile:.
Clone Select an entry from this list, right-click and select Clone from the context menu to clone the entry.
Select All Select an entry from this list, right-click and select Select All from the context menu. You can then right-click and select another action to perform on the selected entries.
Search Search the custom AP profiles by entering a search term in the search field.
Column Settings Right-click the column header to view and edit column settings. Column settings include the option to restore columns to their default state. Left-click column heading to drag-and-drop the column to change the column order.

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