Administrator Guide

To create a new branch config group:
1. Navigate to Configuration>Branch>Smart Config and select the Management tab.
2. Click the New button under the branch config group list. You are prompted to enter a name for the new
branch config group profile.
3. Click OK.
4. Next, click the Model drop-down list and select the model type of your branch controllers. Each profile can
support a single controllermodel .
5. Click the IP Address Management drop-down list and select the Static or Dynamic option.
6. If you select Dynamic, each branch office controller will get an IP address using DHCP.
7. If you select Static, the WebUI gives you the option to select export and download the static IP address
template export-RemoteNode.csv, or select import and upload a completed static IP address .csv file.
8. Click Apply to save your settings.
The export-RemoteNode.csv template defines the following settings for each branch controller in the branch
config group. Complete the template by adding information for up to four IP address pools for each branch
controller.
Parameter Description
MAC Address MAC address of the controller.
Description A brief description of the controller
Time Zone A text string indicating the controller's time zone.
NOTE: This string must contain three or more characters of a supported time zone in any of
the the formats described in Table 62, for example, HongKong or UTC+08 or CCT.
DST Specify ON or OFF to indicate if the controller's time zone is currently using daylight
savings time.
Pool Name of an IP address pool. The template supports up to four different address pools, so
different address pools can be used for APs, employees, or guest users.
Domain Name of the branch controller domain.
DNS IP address of the DNS server.
Vlan ID of the branch controller VLAN.
Vlan IP IP address of the branch controller
Mask
Netmask of the branch controller network.
Exclude List A comma-separated list of IP addresses or IP address ranges that should not be assigned to
clients associated to that branch controller. If this field includes multiple entries, they must
be grouped within quotation marks. For example, "15.15.15.11-
15.15.15.20,15.15.15.25,15.15.15.31-15.15.15.40"
Table 61: Branch Config Group Template Setting
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