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Installing profiles as a restricted administrator

Installing profiles as a restricted administrator

Restricted administrators can install the profiles they can access to their designated devices. Administrators can also view where a profile is used.

Note

Restricted administrators must have Allow to Install enabled to install a profile. See Creating administrator profiles.

To install a profile:
Tooltip

Use this option to install a modified profile to specified devices, such as a test environment.

  1. Log in as a Restricted Administrator.
  2. Select an ADOM.
  3. In the tree menu, select a profile.
  4. In the content pane, right-click a profile, and select Install. The Select Installation Targets window opens.
  5. In the Available Entries pane, double-click a device to add it to the Selected Entries pane.
  6. Click Install Preview to view the CLI script that will be installed on the selected devices.
    Click Download to download a copy of the install preview.
  7. Click Install. The Install window opens and a progress bar appears at the top of the page.
  8. Click Close.
To install IPS profiles:
  1. Log in as a Restricted Administrator.
  2. At the top-left side of the page, click Install Wizard.
  3. Select the IPS Sensors to be installed, and click Next.
  4. In the Available Entries pane, double-click a device to add it to the Selected Entries pane, and click Next.
  5. Click Install Preview to view the CLI script that will be installed on the selected devices.
    Click Download to download a copy of the install preview.
  6. Click Next to begin installation to the selected device(s).
  7. Click Close.

Installing profiles as a restricted administrator

Restricted administrators can install the profiles they can access to their designated devices. Administrators can also view where a profile is used.

Note

Restricted administrators must have Allow to Install enabled to install a profile. See Creating administrator profiles.

To install a profile:
Tooltip

Use this option to install a modified profile to specified devices, such as a test environment.

  1. Log in as a Restricted Administrator.
  2. Select an ADOM.
  3. In the tree menu, select a profile.
  4. In the content pane, right-click a profile, and select Install. The Select Installation Targets window opens.
  5. In the Available Entries pane, double-click a device to add it to the Selected Entries pane.
  6. Click Install Preview to view the CLI script that will be installed on the selected devices.
    Click Download to download a copy of the install preview.
  7. Click Install. The Install window opens and a progress bar appears at the top of the page.
  8. Click Close.
To install IPS profiles:
  1. Log in as a Restricted Administrator.
  2. At the top-left side of the page, click Install Wizard.
  3. Select the IPS Sensors to be installed, and click Next.
  4. In the Available Entries pane, double-click a device to add it to the Selected Entries pane, and click Next.
  5. Click Install Preview to view the CLI script that will be installed on the selected devices.
    Click Download to download a copy of the install preview.
  6. Click Next to begin installation to the selected device(s).
  7. Click Close.