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Figure 5-10 Profile Adoption screen
5. Define the Preferred Group used as optimal group of Virtual Controller for adoption. The name of the preferred group
cannot exceed 64 characters.
6. Select the VLAN option to define a VLAN the access point’s associating Virtual Controller AP is reachable on. VLANs 0 and
4,095 are reserved and cannot be used. This setting is disabled by default.
7. Define the Hello Interval value in seconds.
The Hello interval is the interval between two consecutive hello keep alive messages exchanged between the access point
and the adopting wireless controller. These messages serve as a connection validation mechanism to ensure the
availability of the adopting wireless controller. Use the spinner to set a value from 1 - 120 seconds.
8. Define the Adjacency Hold Time value. This value sets the time after which the preferred controller group is considered
down and unavailable to provide services. Use the spinner to set a value from 2 - 600 seconds.
9. Enter Controller Hostnames as needed to define resources for adoption. Click +Add Row to add controllers. Set the
following parameters to define Controller Hostnames:
Host Use the drop-down menu to specify whether the controller adoption resource is defined
as a (non DNS) IP address or a hostname. Once defined, provide the numerical IP or
hostname. A hostname cannot exceed 64 characters.
Pool Use the spinner controller to set a pool of either 1 or 2. This is the pool the target Virtual
Controller belongs to. The default setting is 1.