Aruba AP Authentication

Campus AP Authentication - Provision AP for EAP-TLS

Reading Time: 19 minutesMost organizations are moving to a network where all ports are authenticated. This could lead to problems when we try to connect an AP to a network port as AP authentication is more than just an accept. There are two types of AP that might be considered. First, the Campus AP, which needs to connect … Read more

Port Forwarding with SD-Branch

Port Forwarding with SD-Branch - Add Policy to the WAN Port

Reading Time: 6 minutesAfter some time of absence, I’m back now, with a new lab in a new home. So I can build new cool stuff to test different and new setups. One part of the new LAB is SD-Branch and as I use my Synology Diskstation to backup this blog I need to create a rule to … Read more

LACP For AP’s With Two Ethernet Ports

LACP for AP's - Set GRE Striping IP

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

DHCP Vendor Class Identifier – DHCP Option 60

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

ArubaOS 8 Cluster

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

Aruba Instant Dynamic Proxy Settings via DHCP

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

IAP VPN Guest Solution With Captive Portal

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