Basic Policy Tab
(Default Port Role View)
The Basic Policy Tab (Default Port Role view) displays the default policy role configured for each port
and lets you change the role, if desired. To access the
tab, select one or more devices or device groups in the left-panel tree, and
click the Basic Policy tab in the right panel. Select the Default Port Role option at
the top of the tab. The tab displays a table of port information for all the
selected devices. The Table Editor button
activates the editing row where you can change a port's
alias and default policy role.
IMPORTANT: The Basic Policy tab is not automatically updated. Instead, the tab must be refreshed using the
(Retrieve button) to update the table information each time you access this tab. The first time you access the
Basic Policy tab, the table is blank making it necessary to click
Retrieve to display port information. If you leave the Basic Policy tab and then return, the content of the table
will not have changed, even though conditions on device ports may have changed. You must again retrieve the information
for current data.
Use the table options and tools to find,
filter, sort, print, and export information in the table and customize table settings. You can access the Table
Tools through a right-mouse click on a column heading or anywhere in the table
body, or by clicking the Table Tools
button in the
upper left corner of the table (if you have the row count column displayed). For more information, see the
Table Tools Help topic.
Click areas in the window for more information.
- Display Name
-
- Slot
- The range of ports in some devices span multiple slots. For these devices, this column shows the board location (slot) within the chassis where the port is located.
- Alias
- The alias (ifAlias) for the interface. You can create a port alias to help identify that port based on your network configuration. You can add or change the alias for a port using the Table Editor.
- Default Role
- The default role configured for the port. A port's default role takes effect when an end user on a port fails to authenticate, or if authentication is inactive on the port. You can change the default role for a port using the Table Editor.
Table Editor
Use the Table Editor to change the alias and/or default role of a port. Select one or more
ports in the table, and click the Table Editor button .
The Table Editor row appears at the bottom of the table. You can enter an alias
in the Alias column. The Default Role column
has a drop-down list that displays the roles that have been enforced to the
selected devices where the ports are located. (If you have selected ports from
multiple devices, the list displays only those roles that the devices have in
common.) Once you
enter an alias and/or select a new role, a green exclamation mark 
indicates the
ports that have been changed (but not Applied) and the
Apply button 
becomes active. Clicking the
Table Editor button
at this point
cancels your changes, restores the original values, and hides the Table Editor.
Clicking the Apply button sets the
values that you've changed for the selected ports, removes the , and hides
the Table Editor row.
-
Table Editor Button
- Toggles the Table Editor row, where you can change a port's alias and default role.
-
Retrieve Button
- Contacts the selected devices or device groups to update the table information. While retrieving information, the button changes to a red octagon.
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