Method 1: Perform Auto Discovery Of The Controller Using The Ap Registrar - Ruckus Wireless SmartZone 100 Getting Started Manual

Method 1: Perform Auto Discovery of the
Controller Using the AP Registrar
AP Registrar is a Ruckus Wireless-hosted cloud based software service (@ ap-
registrar.ruckuswireless.com) that provides Ruckus customers a simple, easy to
use and completely secure "controller discovery" mechanism for securely adding
and registering Ruckus APs to be managed by an appropriate controller.
The following are some of benefits of using the AP Registrar:
• APs are registered to the controllers using their serial numbers
• APs and controller mappings are fully controllable
• Customers can provision the AP Registrar via secure JSON APIs that are
protected by a unique customer key
Configuring the AP Registrar
The AP Registrar can be programmed using RESTful JSON APIs. In order to provide
security to access the AP Registrar, it is important for you to obtain a certificate from
Ruckus Wireless.
Please follow these IMPORTANT steps to obtain a certificate and the API Guide
from Ruckus Wireless to access the AP Registrar.
1 Ensure that you have purchased on-going support for all your Ruckus equipment
and products.
2 Ensure that you have a signed and fully executed NDA with Ruckus Wireless. If
you have not signed NDA, reach out to Ruckus Wireless APR support team.
3 Ensure that you have signed the AP Registrar T&C (Terms and Conditions)
document. Reach out to Ruckus Wireless APR support team for the T&C
document
4 Provide the domain name (FQDN - non wildcard) from where you will access the
AP Registrar.
NOTE: This is needed to provide correct access to the API. It is recommended to
set up a specific FQDN (for example, apr.customerdomain.com) and set the A-
Record to the IP address from which they will need to access the AP Registrar.
5 Provide your GPG signed public key.
SmartZone 100 Getting Started Guide for SmartZone 3.5.1, 800-71518-001 Rev A
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