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
- Customizing W-IAP Settings
- Modifying the W-IAP Host Name
- 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 the W-IAP Installation Mode
- 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
- IPv6 Support
- Wireless Network Profiles
- Configuring Wireless Network Profiles
- Configuring Fast Roaming for Wireless Clients
- Configuring Modulation Rates on a WLAN SSID
- Multi-User-MIMO
- Management Frame Protection
- Disabling Short Preamble for Wireless Client
- Editing Status of a WLAN SSID Profile
- Editing a WLAN SSID Profile
- Deleting a WLAN SSID Profile
- Wired Profiles
- 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
- Configuring 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
- Enabling 802.1X Supplicant Support
- Configuring MAC Authentication for a Network Profile
- Configuring MAC Authentication with 802.1X Authentication
- Configuring MAC Authentication with Captive Portal Authentication
- Configuring WISPr Authentication
- Blacklisting Clients
- Uploading Certificates
- Roles and Policies
- DHCP Configuration
- Configuring Time-Based Services
- Dynamic DNS Registration
- VPN Configuration
- IAP-VPN Deployment
- Adaptive Radio Management
- Deep Packet Inspection and Application Visibility
- Voice and Video
- Services
- Configuring AirGroup
- Configuring a W-IAP for RTLS Support
- Configuring a W-IAP for Analytics and Location Engine Support
- Managing BLE Beacons
- Clarity Live
- 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
- Cluster Security
- W-IAP Management and Monitoring
- Uplink Configuration
- Intrusion Detection
- Mesh W-IAP Configuration
- Mobility and Client Management
- Spectrum Monitor
- W-IAP Maintenance
- Monitoring Devices and Logs
- Hotspot Profiles
- ClearPass Guest Setup
- IAP-VPN Deployment Scenarios
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
Configuring for W-AirWave Discovery Through DHCP
The W-AirWave can be discovered through the DHCP server. You can configure this only if W-AirWave was not
configured earlier or if you have deleted the precedent configuration.
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 AMP server.
If you use the <organization>,<ams-domain> format, the W-IAP resolves the domain name into two IP
addresses—W-AirWave Primary and W-AirWave Backup—and then the W-IAP starts a certificate-based
authentication with AMP 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 (ZTP )and transfer the 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 search 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 309.
Standard DHCP Options 60 and 43 on Windows Server 2008
In networks that are not using DHCP options 60 and 43, it is easy to use the standard DHCP options 60 and 43
for an W-IAP or AP. 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.
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