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1028| AirGroup Dell Networking W-Series ArubaOS 6.5.x| User Guide
3. Under Global Setting > AirGroup Status, select Enabled from the drop-down list.
4. Click Apply.
To enable mDNS APVLANaggregation using the controller WebUI:
1. Navigate to Configuration > Advanced Services > All Profiles.
2. Under Profiles, select AP > APSystem > <Profile-Name>.
3. Under Basic > General, select the checkbox next to APmulticast aggregation.
4. Click Apply.
In the CLI
To enable AirGroup using the controller CLI:
(host) (config) #airgroup enable
To enable mDNS APVLANaggregation using the controller CLI:
(host) (config) #ap system-profile <profile-name> mcast-aggr
Disable AirGroup using WebUI
To disable AirGroup using the controller WebUI:
1. Navigate to Configuration > Advanced Services > AirGroup.
2. Select Settings tab.
3. Under Global Setting > AirGroup Status, select Disabled from the drop-down list.
4. Click Apply.
Disable mDNS APVLANaggregation using WebUI
To disable mDNS APVLANaggregation using the controller WebUI:
1. Navigate to Configuration > Advanced Services > All Profiles.
2. Under Profiles, select AP > APSystem > <Profile-Name>.
3. Under Basic > General, deselect the checkbox next to APmulticast aggregation.
4. Click Apply.
Disable AirGroup using CLI
To disable AirGroup using the controller CLI:
(host) (config) #airgroup disable
Disable mDNS APVLANAggregation using CLI
To disable mDNS APVLANaggregation using the controller CLI:
(host) (config) #ap system-profile <profile-name> no mcast-aggr
mDNS Multicast Response Propagation
In the AirGroup solution, all mDNS packets are terminated on the controller. The AirGroup solution works as a
unicast querier and responder on behalf of mDNS capable devices and eliminates the propagation of multicast
mDNS traffic in the WLAN.
For some services, terminating the mDNS packets at the controller does not allow the initial advertisement to
reach other devices. For example, the iChat or Messages Application uses mDNS response packet to announce
the arrival of a new user. The new user entry does not reach the existing users if the announcement or