Provisioning Access Points - Aruba AP-80M Installation Manual

Provisioning Access Points

Access Points are radio transmission devices and as such are subject to
governmental regulation. Network administrators responsible for the
configuration and operation of Access Points must comply with local
transmission regulations. Specifically, Access Points must use channel
assignment appropriate to the location in which the Access Point will be used.
Aruba Networks, in compliance with governmental requirements, has designed
the AP 80 such that only authorized network administrators can change these
settings. (In some countries, for example Japan, the chipset disables J52, W52,
and W53 for outdoor use, and network administrators cannot change this
setting.)
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 configuration
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.
These two methods are 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
ArubaOS User Guide for more information on reprovisioning existing APs.
Maintenance > Program AP > Re-Provision
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. See the
Installation Guide
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