Principles of RADIUSdesk Profiles

Each Voucher, Permanent User and BYOD Device will have a profile attached to it. 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 will include the following:

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

• Each profile can consist of zero or more profile components.
• Profile components can be considered as small functional block or groups
• You can for instance hav a profile component which will limit the bandwidth of a user's connection.

• The Profiles applet includes a simplified edit interface where you can choose which limits you want to impose in the profile.
• When you save it the system will generate the profile with its profile components based on the items selected in the simplified edit interface.

• The Profiles applet also includes a FUP edit interface.
• This should be used if you want to implement Fair Usage Policies.
• The FUP functionality will be discussed in its own dedicated advanced page.

• With the advanced edit option. you can manually attach or remove Profile Components to a Profile.

• A Profile is typically part of a cloud (Owned by a cloud).
• There is however the option to make a Profile system wide.

• If you logged into RADIUSdesk as the root user, there will be a System Wide checkbox that can be selected.
• Selecting it will make the Profile available across clouds.