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Reading Time: 9 minutesI was asked on how to configure LACP for AP’s connected to a controller and I was not able to answer this question out of my mind so I decided to figure it out for myself. And as always, when I need to test something, I write a post about it. This is my post … Read more
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn several meetings I get the question, how can I sent different DHCP options to different devices. The answer is to use the DHCP Vendor Class Identifier, DHCP option 60. Every device sends this option to the DHCP Server, and each DHCP Server can answer with specific options, depending on the option 60. I will … Read more
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis is the first post regarding the Aruba Remote Access Points. There are several scenarios for this kind of AP and this first post is for a basic RAP setup. This basic RAP setup is about connecting the RAP to Aruba Controllers and the configuration on the Controller. Basic RAP Setup: What is a Remote … Read more
Reading Time: 8 minutesOne of the coolest new features in ArubaOS 8 is the ArubaOS 8 Cluster. The first real Cluster for WLAN infrastructures. This post shows how simple the configuration of the ArubaOS 8 Cluster is. ArubaOS 8 Cluster: Requirements and Features To use the ArubaOS 8 Cluster you need to run at least AOS version 8.0. … Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesI often get the question, how to connect our devices to central, as we do not allow direct access to the internet. Here is the answer, we can send the dynamic proxy settings via DHCP to our IAP’s, running at least firmware version 8.4. DHCP Part for Dynamic Proxy Settings First, you need to prepare … Read more
Reading Time: 7 minutesAfter my last post about an IAP VPN, I’ve got a lot of questions regarding an IAP VPN guest solution, either with or without a captive portal. This post is all about an IAP VPN guest solution. I use a controller as the VPN concentrator and for the captive portal. You can use ClearPass for the … Read more
Reading Time: 27 minutesI’m using Microsoft Active Directory in my Lab for most of the tasks, like user authentication, DNS services, and DHCP. The windows VM is getting bigger and bigger so I decided to switch to Linux. The goal is, to have my user directory, my DNS zones and DHCP subnets managed in OpenLDAP. This post shows the … Read more
Reading Time: 6 minutesDuring the last month, I had several projects which use Aruba InstantAP Mesh. So I would like to share my experience with Aruba InstantAP Mesh. IAP Mesh is a technology to either connect remote IAP’s to the cluster, if no ethernet connection is available, or to connect different networks with each other when no wired … Read more
Reading Time: 10 minutesIn this post, I describe how I use an Aruba Instant AP for tunnel all my traffic to my controller at home. This IAP VPN is very helpful when I need to show some lab scenarios. But you can also use it as your secure connection from a small branch office to the headquarter. Sure, you … Read more
Reading Time: 10 minutesI was writing some new posts and realized that I missed one basic post for you. If you ever went through the process of provisioning many new AP’s to a controller, you may be looked for a simpler way to do the provisioning work. The solution is the whitelist. Every ArubaOS controller has an internal whitelist … Read more