User's Guide

AirTight Management Console Configuration
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The Aruba WLAN architecture consists of Aruba Mobility Controllers and APs. At any time, the Aruba
Mobility Controller has all the information about the APs and devices seen/associated with these APs.
Integration with Aruba allows the system to fetch this information from Aruba Mobility Controller. Using
this information the system can automatically classify devices managed by Aruba Mobility Controllers,
and do location tracking of devices seen by Aruba APs in sensor-less or sensor and AP mixed
environment.
Select Aruba Integration Enabled check box to integrate AirTight Management Console to obtain data
from the configured mobility controllers, which are individually enabled.
When you select the Aruba Integration Enabled check box, you can configure Automatic Synchronization
Settings. The system disables a mobility controller, by default. However, automatically enables Aruba
integration when you add a new Aruba Mobility Controller.
Current Status displays the current status of the Aruba - Running, In Process or Stopped. An Error
status is shown in one of the following cases.
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One of the configured and enabled Aruba Mobility Controllers has a hostname, which cannot be
resolved.
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One of the configured and enabled Aruba Mobility Controllers is not reachable.
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System server is stopped.
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Internal error, in which case you need to contact Technical Support.
The Imported APs percentage indicates total number of APs imported from enabled Aruba mobility
controllers as a fraction of maximum allowed. The maximum allowed depends on type of appliance. The
status displayed is as of the last synchronization event. It is recommended that the utilization remains
below 80%. If the utilization exceeds 80%,the system performance may degrade and result in side effects
such as sluggish UI and sensor disconnections.
Under Automatic Synchronization Settings, select the System-Aruba Mobility Controller Synchronization
Interval.
Synchronization Interval (Minutes)specifies the interval for which the server synchronizes with the
enabled Aruba mobility controllers.
(Minimum: 15 minutes; Maximum: 60 minutes; Default: 30 minutes)
Click Restore Defaults to restore the default values for the fields on the Aruba Integration dialog.
Add Aruba Mobility Controller
You can add one or more Aruba Mobility Controllers. AirTight WIPS communicates with these controllers
and fetches wireless device details from them.
To add an Aruba Mobility Controller, do the following.
1.
Go to Configuration>WIPS>WLAN Integration>Aruba.
2.
Select the location for which you want to add an Aruba Mobility Controller.
3.
Click Add Controller. Enter the details as described in the table below.
Field
Description
Controller (IP Address/Hostname)
IP address or hostname of the Aruba Mobility Controller with which
AirTight WIPS communicates.
Port Number
Port number of the Aruba Mobility Controller from which data is
imported.