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There are two methods for assigning physical OmniS/R ports to a Group. One method is 
static and requires manual configuration by the network administrator; the other method is 
dynamic and requires only the configuration of AutoTracker rules for port assignment to 
occur. The two methods are described in this section.

In the static method, the network administrator manually assigns a port to a Group through 
the 

and

 commands. The static method can be restrictive because it limits the 

mobility of users in a multi-Group network. Users can only move within their assigned 
Group. In addition, customized access for individual users is limited by this method. You can 
use the static method of port assignment with mobile and non-mobile groups. Static port 
assignment can be combined with dynamic port assignment for mobile groups, while static 
port assignment is the only method for assigning ports to non-mobile groups.

The dynamic method is available with the Group Mobility feature. Initially each port is part of 
the default Group #1 (only ports in the default Group and ports in mobile Groups are candi-
dates for dynamic port assignment). Based on the nature of traffic and configured 
AutoTracker policies, ports are dynamically assigned to the appropriate Group.

For example, if a device attached to a port transmits traffic from the 140.0.0.0 subnet, 
AutoTracker will check to see if a policy exists for this IP address. If it does, then it will move 
the port from the default Group to the first Group using this policy. If this device detaches 
from the network the port will be re-assigned to a Group without intervention by the network 
administrator. 

A port can belong to multiple mobile groups (up to 16) as long as devices attached to that 
port match policies of these mobile groups. However, an individual device, or MAC address, 
can only belong to one mobile group per protocol.

The dynamic method of port-to-Group assignment still requires the creation of Groups 
through the 

 command. The criteria for the dynamic assignment of ports to a Group are 

determined by AutoTracker policies that you can configure during the 

 procedure.

Only Ethernet ports can be dynamically assigned to Groups.

If more than one Group has the same type of rule, then ports matching that policy will be 
assigned to the first Group matching the policy. For example, if a device matched policies in 
both Groups 2 and 5, the port would be assigned to Group 2. To make the most out of 
Group Mobility it is best not to duplicate policies among Groups.

You can enable dynamic port assignment while creating a group through the 

 command. 

During the 

 procedure, you will be prompted

Answer 

 to this question to give this Group the capability of having ports and devices 

dynamically added to the Group. Port and devices will be dynamically assigned based on 
AutoTracker rules you define.

These ports may be automatically added to the mobile group during the 

 procedure or 

through the 

 command.