Principles of RADIUSdesk Profiles

A profile is assigned to each voucher, permanent user and BYOD device. Profiles are used to control the behavior of the RADIUS client through which a user (voucher, permanent user or BYOD device) connects to the network. This includes the following points:

• Limiting the bandwidth.
• Limiting the total data available over a certain period of time, e.g. a monthly data cap.
• Preventing the user from connecting before a certain date.
• Preventing the user from connecting after a certain date.

• Each profile can consist of zero or more profile components.
• Profile components can be considered as small functional blocks or groups
• For example, you can have a profile component that limits the bandwidth of a user's connection.

• The Profile applet contains a simplified editing interface where you can select which restrictions you want to make in the profile.
• When you save it, the system creates the profile with its profile components based on the elements selected in the simplified editing interface.

• The Profile applet also contains an interface for editing Fair Usage Policies (FUP)
• This should be used if you want to implement Fair Usage Policies.
• The FUP functionality is covered on a separate page for advanced users.

• The advanced editing option allows you to manually add or remove profile components from a profile.

• A profile is usually part of a cloud (owned by a cloud).
• However, it is possible to make a profile system-wide.

• If you have logged in to RADIUSdesk as the root user, there is a System-wide checkbox that you can activate.
• If you activate it, the profile becomes available in all clouds.