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Using Global Groups for Group Configuration
To apply group configurations using the AWMS global groups feature, first navigate to the Groups > List
configuration page. Click the Add button to add a new group, or click the name of the group to edit settings for
an existing group. Click the Duplicate icon to create a new group with identical configuration to an existing
group.
 To have global group status, a group must contain no devices; accordingly, access points can never be added to
a global group. Global groups are visible to users of all roles, so they may not contain devices, which can be
made visible only to certain roles. Figure 71 illustrates this configuration page.
Figure 71 Groups
> List Page Illustration
 To set a group as a global group, navigate to the Groups > Basic configuration page for an existing or a newly
created group. Select Yes for the Is Global Group field under the global group section. When the change is
saved and applied, the group will have a check box next to fields on the Basic, Security, SSIDs, AAA Servers,
Radio, Cisco WLC Config, LWAPP APs, PTMP/WiMAX, Proxim Mesh and MAC ACL tabs. Figure 72
illustrates this configuration page.
Figure 72 Groups
> Basic Page for a Global Group
 When a global group configuration is pushed to subscriber groups, all settings are static except for settings
with the checkbox selected; for fields with checkboxes selected, the value or setting can be changed on the
corresponding tab for each managed group. In the case of the Groups > SSIDs configuration page, override
options are available only on the Add configuration page (navigate to the Groups > SSIDs configuration page
and click the Add button). Global templates are also configurable as part of global groups; see “Creating and
Using Templates” on page 175 for
more information.
 Once global groups have been configured, groups may be created or configured to subscribe to a particular
global group. Navigate to the Group > Basic configuration page of a group and locate the Use Global Groups
section. Select the Yes radio button and select the name of the global group from the drop-down menu. Then
click Save and Apply to push the configuration from the global group to the subscriber group. Figure 73
illustrates this page.