When creating an enterprise WiFi Network Profile that uses the "WPA/WPA2-Enterprise" Network Type, you often must include an identity and/or password. These fields are used to authenticate the user's WiFi credentials. In some cases, you may want to supply unique user credentials to each device, instead of sharing a single user's credentials across devices. However, this can be tricky because ManageXR deploys WiFi Network Profiles to groups of devices via configurations, which means all devices on the same configuration will use the same WiFi Network Profile.
For cases like these, you should consider using Dynamic WiFi Parameters. Using a single WiFi Network Profile, you can use Dynamic WiFi Parameters to replace a static identity or password with dynamic information based on the device that the network is deployed to.
Parameter String | Replaced With |
%device_serial% | The device's serial number |
%device_name% | The device's name in ManageXR |
Example
Take a look at this WiFi Network Profile below:
If this WiFi Network Profile is deployed to a device with Serial Number "ABC123XYZ" and Name "Training0001", the WiFi network will get saved to the device with WiFi credential identity "Training0001" and password "ABC123XYZ".
This can be a powerful way to simplify your deployment and share a single WiFi Network Profile across many devices.
Troubleshooting Notes:
The Parameter String must be the complete identity or password. You cannot combine text with a Parameter String like "text%device_serial%text"
If you're using the %device_name% Dynamic WiFi Parameter and your device's name changes after you have deployed the WiFi Network Profile, you will need to manually remove/forget the network from the device and re-deploy it to have the updated name included in your installed WiFi Profile credentials.