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title: Set the Profile Distribution Mode for Users
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description: You have the choice to either create CloudConnexa Devices for your users and distribute the device profiles to your user's devices using a device management tool or email or some other offline manner, or you can allow CloudConnexa to automatically create devices and profiles when the users authenticate themselves and import profile using the Connect app installed on their devices.
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# Set the Profile Distribution Mode for Users

You have the choice to either create CloudConnexa Devices for your users and distribute the device profiles to your user's devices using a device management tool or email or some other offline manner, or you can allow CloudConnexa to automatically create devices and profiles when the users authenticate themselves and import profile using the Connect app installed on their devices.

The mode for **Profile Distribution** should be set to **Automatic** to allow users to import OVPN Profiles using their credentials. **Automatic** is the default. The **Profile Distribution** mode should be set to **Manual** if you want to manage devices and generate profiles for them. If Manual distribution is selected, the User must receive the Profile as a `.ovpn` file from you, and you will need to generate and download the Profile for each User’s Device.

Some reasons you may consider to use manual distribution are:

- Strict control over Device creation is needed.
- Another system, such as a Device management system, exists that can securely push profiles to User Devices.
- CloudConnexa is used exclusively for secure IoT communication, and the Device factory installs profiles.

If you want to change the profile distribution method, follow the steps below:

1. Sign in to your WPC's Administration Portal at your **Cloud ID** address (for example, `yourcompany.openvpn.com`).
2. Navigate to **Settings \> Users**.
3. Click **Edit**, which is located in the top right corner.
4. In the **Profile Distribution** section, choose either **Automatic** or **Manual**.
5. Click **Update**.
6. Check that the details shown in the confirmation dialog box are correct, and click **Confirm**.

## Tutorial showing how to change the mode of profile distribution

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