Airgroup Components - Aruba IAP-335 User Manual

For more information on configuring AirGroup services, see
IAP on page 288.

AirGroup Components

AirGroup leverages key elements of the Aruba solution portfolio including operating system software for
Instant, ClearPass Policy Manager, and the VLAN-based or role-based filtering options offered by the AirGroup
services. The components that make up the AirGroup solution include the Instant, ClearPass Policy Manager,
and ClearPass Guest. The version requirements are described in the following table:
Table 62: Instant, ClearPass Policy Manager, and ClearPass Guest Requirements
Component
Instant
ClearPass Policy Manager software
ClearPass Guest Services plugin
Starting from ClearPass Policy Managerversion 6.0, the ClearPass Guest and the AirGroup Services plug-in are
integrated into a single platform.
AirGroup maintains seamless connectivity between clients and services across VLANs and SSIDs. The following
table summarizes the filtering options supported by Instant:
Table 63: AirGroup Filtering Options
Features
Allow mDNS and DLNA traffic to propagate
across subnets/VLANs
Limit mDNS and DLNA traffic on the network
VLAN-based AirGroup service policy
enforcement
User-role-based AirGroup service policy
enforcement
Portal to self-register personal devices
Device-owner-based policy enforcement
Shared user-list-based policy enforcement
Shared role-list based-policy enforcement
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Configuring AirGroup and AirGroup Services on an
Minimum Version for mDNS
Services
Instant 6.2.0.0-3.2.0.0
ClearPass Policy Manager 5.2
ClearPass Guest 6.2.0
Instant Deployment Models
Integrated with ClearPass
Guest
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Minimum Version for DLNA
Services
Instant 6.4.0.2-4.1.0.0
ClearPass Policy Manager 6.2
ClearPass Guest 6.3.0
Integrated with
ClearPass Policy
Manager
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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