Concept Guide
Table Of Contents
- About this Guide
- About Instant
- Setting up a W-IAP
- Automatic Retrieval of Configuration
- Instant User Interface
- Initial Configuration Tasks
- Basic Configuration Tasks
- Additional Configuration Tasks
- Customizing W-IAP Settings
- Modifying the W-IAP Hostname
- Configuring Zone Settings on a W-IAP
- Specifying a Method for Obtaining IP Address
- Configuring External Antenna
- Configuring Radio Profiles for a W-IAP
- Configuring Uplink VLAN for a W-IAP
- Changing USB Port Status
- Master Election and Virtual Controller
- Adding a W-IAP to the Network
- Removing a W-IAP from the Network
- VLAN Configuration
- Wireless Network Profiles
- Configuring Wireless Network Profiles
- Configuring Fast Roaming for Wireless Clients
- Editing Status of a WLAN SSID Profile
- Editing a WLAN SSID Profile
- Deleting a WLAN SSID Profile
- Wired Profiles
- Configuring a Wired Profile
- Assigning a Profile to Ethernet Ports
- Editing a Wired Profile
- Deleting a Wired Profile
- Link Aggregation Control Protocol
- Understanding Hierarchical Deployment
- Captive Portal for Guest Access
- Understanding Captive Portal
- Configuring a WLAN SSID for Guest Access
- Configuring Wired Profile for Guest Access
- Configuring Internal Captive Portal for Guest Network
- wConfiguring External Captive Portal for a Guest Network
- Configuring Facebook Login
- Configuring Guest Logon Role and Access Rules for Guest Users
- Configuring Captive Portal Roles for an SSID
- Configuring Walled Garden Access
- Authentication and User Management
- Managing W-IAP Users
- Supported Authentication Methods
- Supported EAP Authentication Frameworks
- Configuring Authentication Servers
- Understanding Encryption Types
- Configuring Authentication Survivability
- Configuring 802.1X Authentication for a Network Profile
- Configuring MAC Authentication for a Network Profile
- FConfiguring MAC Authentication with 802.1X Authentication
- hConfiguring MAC Authentication with Captive Portal Authentication
- Configuring WISPr Authentication
- Blacklisting Clients
- Uploading Certificates
- Roles and Policies
- Firewall Policies
- Content Filtering
- Configuring User Roles
- Configuring Derivation Rules
- Using Advanced Expressions in Role and VLAN Derivation Rules
- DHCP Configuration
- VPN Configuration
- IAP-VPN Deployment
- Adaptive Radio Management
- Deep Packet Inspection and Application Visibility
- Voice and Video
- Services
- AirGroup Configuration
- Configuring a W-IAP for RTLS Support
- Configuring a W-IAP for Analytics and Location Engine Support
- Configuring OpenDNS Credentials
- Integrating a W-IAP with Palo Alto Networks Firewall
- Integrating a W-IAP with an XML API interface
- CALEA Integration and Lawful Intercept Compliance
- W-IAP Management and Monitoring
- Managing a W-IAP from W-AirWave
- Image Management
- Resetting a W-IAP
- W-IAP and Client Monitoring
- Template-based Configuration
- Trending Reports
- Intrusion Detection System
- Wireless Intrusion Detection System (WIDS) Event Reporting to W-AirWave
- RF Visualization Support for Instant
- PSK-based and Certificate-based Authentication
- Configurable Port for W-IAP and W-AirWave Management Server Communication
- Configuring Organization String
- Managing a W-IAP from W-AirWave
- Uplink Configuration
- Intrusion Detection
- Mesh W-IAP Configuration
- Mobility and Client Management
- Spectrum Monitor
- W-IAP Maintenance
- Monitoring Devices and Logs
- Hotspot Profiles
- Understanding Hotspot Profiles
- Configuring Hotspot Profiles
- Creating Advertisement Profiles for Hotspot Configuration
- Configuring an NAI Realm Profile
- Configuring a Venue Name Profile
- Configuring a Network Authentication Profile
- Configuring a Roaming Consortium Profile
- Configuring a 3GPP Profile
- Configuring an IP Address Availability Profile
- Configuring a Domain Profile
- Configuring an Operator-friendly Profile
- Configuring a Connection Capability Profile
- Configuring an Operating Class Profile
- Configuring a WAN Metrics Profile
- Creating a Hotspot Profile
- Associating an Advertisement Profile to a Hotspot Profile
- Creating a WLAN SSID and Associating Hotspot Profile
- Creating Advertisement Profiles for Hotspot Configuration
- Sample Configuration
- ClearPass Guest Setup
- IAP-VPN Deployment Scenarios
- Terminology
On the DHCP server, the format for option 60 is “ InstantAP“, and the two formats for option 43 are
“<organization>,<ams-ip>,<ams-key>” and “<organization>,<ams-domain>” .
If you use the <organization>,<ams-ip>,<ams-key> format, the PSK-based authentication is used to access
the W-AirWave Management Platform server.
If you use the <organization>,<ams-domain> format, the W-IAP resolves the domain name into two IP
address as W-AirWave Primary W-AirWave Backup, and then W-IAP starts a certificate-based authentication
with W-AirWave Management platform server, instead of the PSK login.
For option 43, when you choose to enter the domain name, the IP address and key are not available.
Enabling DNS-based Discovery of the Provisioning AMP server
W-IAPs can now automatically discover the provisioning AMP server if the DHCP option 43 and Activate cannot
perform zero-touch provisioning and transfer W-AirWave configuration to the W-IAP.
When a domain option xxx is included in the DHCP configuration, the W-IAP will search the DNS server records
for aruba-airwave.xxx. When there is no domain option, the W-IAP will only the server records for aruba-
airwave.
To enable W-IAPs to automatically discover the AMP server, create a DNS record for aruba-airwave.xxx or
aruba-airwave in the DNS server. To use this feature on the W-AirWave side, enable certificate based login.
For information on how to enable certificate based login, see PSK-based and Certificate-based Authentication
on page 298.
Standard DHCP option 60 and 43 on Windows Server 2008
In networks that are not using DHCP option 60 and 43, it is easy to use the standard DHCP options 60 and 43
for an AP or W-IAP. For APs, these options can be used to indicate the master controller or the local controller.
For W-IAPs, these options can be used to define the W-AirWave IP, group, password, and domain name.
1. From a server running Windows Server 2008 navigate to Server Manager > Roles > DHCP
sever>domain DHCP Server > IPv4.
2. Right-click IPv4 and select Set Predefined Options.
Figure 85 Instant and DHCP options for W-AirWave: Set Predefined Options
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