3Com OfficeConnect WX4400, Reference Manual

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C
ONFIGURING AND
A
PPLYING
P
OLICIES
A policy is a set of WX configuration parameters that you can define once
in 3WXM and then apply to multiple WX switches. When you apply a
policy to a set of WX switches, all parameter settings in the policy are
applied to the switches and update the settings already on the switches.
How Changes Are
Managed
When you create a new policy, none of the settings for the policy are
applied to WX switches (even the ones you associate with the policy
when you create it), until you explicitly apply the policy to the switches.
After associating a new policy with a switch, all new switches that match
the WX model and version number of the policy automatically receive the
parameter settings in the policy. New switches are switches created using
the WX Switch wizard or any uploaded switches. However, policy
changes are not automatically applied to switches. Reapply the changed
policy to associated switches after making any changes to the policy
.
Viewing Policies
To view policies:
1 Select the Policies tool bar option.
2 To view the feature areas in the policy, click on the plus sign next to the
policy name.
Only the areas that are configured in the policy are listed.
Click on the plus sign next to individual feature areas.
3 To view the parameter settings in a feature area, select the feature area.
The settings appear in the Content panel.