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Chapter 36
802.11u Hotspots
ArubaOS incorporates Passpoint technology from the Wi-Fi Alliance Hotspot 2.0 Specification to simplify and
automate access to public Wi-Fi networks. Follow the procedures in this chapter to help mobile devices identify
which access points in your hotspot network are suitable for their needs, and authenticate to a remote service
provider using suitable credentials.
Hotspot 2.0 Pre-Deployment Information
Hotspot 2.0 is a Wi-Fi Alliance Passpoint specification based upon the 802.11u protocol that provides wireless
clients with a streamlined mechanism to discover and authenticate to suitable networks, and allows mobile
users the ability to roam between partner networks without additional authentication. For an overview
Hotspot 2.0 enhanced network discovery and selection technology, and a description of each of the hotspot
profile types, see Hotspot 2.0 Overview on page 883
Hotspot Profile Configuration Tasks
The following sections describe the procedure to configure the profiles for the hotspot feature.
l Configuring Hotspot 2.0 Profiles on page 886
l Configuring Hotspot Advertisement Profiles on page 891
l Configuring ANQP Venue Name Profiles on page 893
l Configuring ANQP Network Authentication Profiles on page 895
l Configuring ANQP Domain Name Profiles on page 896
l Configuring ANQP IPAddress Availability Profiles on page 897
l Configuring ANQPNAIRealm Profiles on page 898
l Configuring ANQP Roaming Consortium Profiles on page 902
l Configuring ANQP 3GPP Cellular Network Profiles on page 903
l Configuring H2QP Connection Capability Profiles on page 904
l Configuring H2QP Operator Friendly Name Profiles on page 906
l Configuring H2QP Operating Class Indication Profiles on page 907
l Configuring H2QP WAN Metrics Profiles on page 907
Hotspot 2.0 Overview
ArubaOS supports Hotspot 2.0 with enhanced network discovery and selection. Clients can receive general
information about the network identity, venue and type via management frames from the Dell AP. Clients can
also query APs for information about the network’s available IP address type (IPv4 or IPv6), roaming partners,
and supported authentication methods, and receive that information in Information Elements from the AP.
Generic Advertisement Service (GAS) Queries
An Organization Identifier (OI) is a unique identifier assigned to a service provider when it registers with the
IEEE registration authority. A Dell AP can include its service provider OI in beacons and probe responses to
clients. If a client recognizes an AP’s OI, it will attempt to associate to that AP using the security credentials
corresponding to that service provider.