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
To unlock a PIN with the PUK code provided by the operator:
(Instant AP)# pin-puk <pin_puk> <pin_new>
To renew the PIN:
(Instant AP)# pin-renew <pin_current> <pin_new>
Wi-Fi Uplink
The Wi-Fi uplink is supported on all the W-IAP models, except for the 802.11ac W-IAP models (W-IAP-2xx Series
access points). However only the master W-IAP uses this uplink. The Wi-Fi allows uplink to open, PSK-CCMP,
and PSK-TKIP SSIDs.
l For single-radio W-IAPs, the radio serves wireless clients and the Wi-Fi uplink.
l For dual-radio W-IAPs, both radios can be used to serve clients but only one of them can be used for the Wi-
Fi uplink.
When the Wi-Fi uplink is in use, the client IP is assigned by the internal DHCP server.
Configuring a Wi-Fi Uplink Profile
The following configuration conditions apply to the Wi-Fi uplink:
l To bind or unbind the Wi-Fi uplink on the 5 GHz band, reboot the W-IAP.
l If the Wi-Fi uplink is used on the 5 GHz band, mesh is disabled. The two links are mutually exclusive.
l For W-IAPs to connect to an ArubaOS-based WLAN using Wi-Fi uplink, the controller must run ArubaOS
6.2.1.0 or later.
In the Instant UI
To provision a with the Wi-Fi uplink:
1. If you are configuring a Wi-Fi uplink after restoring factory settings on a W-IAP, connect the W-IAP to an
Ethernet cable to allow the W-IAP to get the IP address. Otherwise, go to step 2.
2. Click the System link on the Instant main window.
3. In the System section, click the Show advanced options link. The advanced options are displayed.
4. Click the Uplink tab.
5. Under Wi-Fi, enter the name of the wireless network that is used for the Wi-Fi uplink in the Name (SSID)
text box.
6. Select the type of key for uplink encryption and authentication from the Key management drop-down
list. If the uplink wireless router uses mixed encryption, WPA-2 is recommended for the Wi-Fi uplink.
7. Select the band in which the VC currently operates, from the band drop-down list. The following options are
available:
l 2.4 GHz (default)
l 5 GHz
8. Select a passphrase format from the Passphrase format drop-down list. The following options are
available:
l 8–63 alphanumeric characters
l 64 hexadecimal characters
Ensure that the hexadecimal password string is exactly 64 digits in length.
9. Enter a Pre-Shared Key (PSK) passphrase in the Passphrase text box and click OK.
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