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Access Profiles and Service Profiles Overview

Dynamic profiles enable you to configure parameters that enable access and services to subscribers.

Access profiles, also known as client profiles, contain the parameters to grant access and provide basic service to a subscriber during initial login. By configuring the access profile with Junos OS predefined variables, you also enable the service to be activated for those subscribers at login. The RADIUS variables in an access profile map to one or more VSAs.

Service profiles contain parameters that activate or deactivate services for a subscriber. You can apply a service profile with an access profile at login, or apply the service profile separately to modify a service. A service profile maps to a Service VSA.

Functionality Supported in Access and Service Profiles

The types of variables, expressions, and default values that you can use depends on the type of dynamic profile.

Table 1 lists the types of variables supported by access profiles and service profiles.

Table 1: Types of Variables Supported in Dynamic Profiles

Type of Dynamic Profile

Junos OS Predefined Variable (Local)

Junos OS Predefined Variable (RADIUS)

User-Defined Variable

Access Profile

Yes

Yes

Yes

Service Profile

Yes

No

Yes

Table 2 lists the default values, expressions, and unique identifiers supported by access profiles and service profiles.

Table 2: Default Values and Expressions Supported in Dynamic Profiles

Type of Dynamic Profile

Default Values

Expressions

Unique Identifiers

Access Profile

Yes (RADIUS predefined variables only)

No

Yes (Schedulers and Scheduler maps only)

Service Profile

Yes (User-defined variables only)

Yes (Service activation only)

Yes (Firewall filters only)

Published: 2013-02-11