Ap Provisioning - Aruba AP 60 Installation Manual

Manual Provisioning—APs can be individually provisioned using a serial console terminal
connected to the AP. Although this method is complex and requires considerable care,
manual provisioning can be used in almost any scenario, with or without access to the
WLAN switch.
Note
Each of these three methods is explained in the following sections. Use these procedures for
initial provisioning of APs. To change the configuration for APs that have already been
provisioned, go to Maintenance > Program AP > Re-Provision. See the AirOS User Guide for
more information on reprovisioning existing APs.
Aruba Discovery Protocol
Aruba Discovery Protocol (ADP) is a plug and play provisioning tool for AP60/61 Access
Points. ADP performs two tasks:
Obtains the IP address of the TFTP server from which it downloads the AP boot image
It discovers the IP address of the master Aruba WLAN switch in the network from which
the AP can download its configuration.
The address of the TFTP server that ADP discovers is the equivalent of the BOOTROM
environment variable serverip. The IP address of the Aruba master switch is the equivalent of
the environment variable master.
ADP can discover these values using DHCP or by discovery. In the case of DHCP, ADP relies
on a DHCP server which is configured to return the IP address of the Master switch using the
Vendor Specific Options in DHCP. To facilitate ADP, Aruba APs include this Vendor Specific
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Manual provisioning is intended for use when no Aruba WLAN Switch
is available, and is not generally recommended as the primary
method of AP provisioning. Plug and play or AP programming mode
are the preferred provisioning methods.
—When an AP60 powers up for the first time, the WLAN switch
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will recognize that it is detachable-antennas capable. The network
administrator must set the antenna gain manually before the AP60 can
function as an Access Point. Until the antenna gain is set, the AP60 with
detachable antennas will function as an Air Monitor but will not process
wireless packets as an Access Point. Refer to the AirOS User Guide for
instructions on manually setting antenna gain.
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