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Provisioning Access Points

Access Points are radio broadcast devices and as such are
subject to governmental regulation. Network administrators
responsible for the configuration and operation of Access Points
must comply with local broadcast regulations. Specifically,
Access Points must use channel assignment and antenna gain
settings (for detachable antennas) appropriate to the location in
which the Access Point will be used. Aruba Networks, in
compliance with governmental requirements, has designed the
AP60 and AP61 such that only authorized network administrators
can change these settings. For more information on Access Point
configuration, refer to the ArubaOS User Guide.
Provisioning provides the AP with initial network settings that
allow it to locate the host Aruba Mobility Controller. The following
provisioning methods (listed in the order of preference
recommended by Aruba Networks) are available:
Plug and Play—Also known as the Aruba Discovery Protocol.
This is the easiest method for AP provisioning. With plug and
play, Aruba APs can be connected to the network and brought
into operation automatically. Although plug and play requires
no manual intervention for the APs, this method does require
specific services to be configured on your network in advance.
AP Provisioning—Using this AP programming mode, AP con-
figuration parameters are defined on the Mobility Controller
(using the CLI or Web interface) and then uploaded to the APs.
This method can be used for adding Aruba APs to a highly
customized network, or greatly simplified for the most common
provisioning.
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, man-
ual provisioning can be used in almost any scenario, with or
without access to the Mobility Controller.
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