Basic Setup of Aruba IAP-325-RW Instant Access Point

November 27, 2020

Subject: Basic Setup of Aruba IAP-325-RW Instant Access Point

Author: Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming (TARGETED INDIVIDUAL)

Country: Singapore

Date: 26 November 2020 Thursday Singapore Time

Type of Publication: Plain Text

Document version: 20201126.01

Assumptions

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An Aruba wireless controller already exists on the network.

Steps

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0. Unbox the new Aruba IAP-325-RW Instant Access Point and the IEEE 802.3at midspan.

1. Connect LAN cable from the switch to "Data In" port on the POE Injector (aka midspan).

2. Connect LAN cable from "Data and Power Out" port on POE Injector to Aruba IAP-325-RW Instant Access Point (ENET0 port).

3. Note down the MAC address of the new Aruba IAP-325-RW.

4. Run Advanced IP scanner on the network.

5. Look for the MAC address of the new Aruba IAP-325-RW IAP on Advanced IP Scanner. You will get the IP address of the new Aruba IAP-325-RW. The Aruba IAP-325-RW automatically obtains an IP address from the DHCP server on the network.

6. Login to the GUI of the Aruba IAP-325-RW at https://aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd:4343

7. This Aruba IAP-325-RW has been provisioned by the existing Aruba wireless controller on the network, so you cannot use the default username and password of "admin" to login any more.

I told my boss Donald Trump (fictitious name used) that the new Aruba IAP-325-RW is up on the network. Before I can even explore the configuration settings, my boss immediately rushed and beat me in configuring the new Aruba IAP-325-RW, leaving me with no opportunity to learn how to configure the new Aruba IAP-325-RW at all.

8. After my boss Donald Trump (fictitious name used) has configured the new Aruba IAP-325-RW, I tried to figure out how he configured it.

9. Once you login to the GUI of Aruba IAP-325-RW, click New.

10. Under "1. WLAN Settings" tab:

Name: Enter your desired wireless network name (SSID)

Primary usage: Employee

11. Under "2. VLAN" tab:

Client IP assignment: Network assigned

Client VLAN assignment: Default

12. Under "3. Security" tab:

Security Level: choose Personal

Key management: WPA-2 Personal

Passphrase format: 8-63 chars

Passphrase: Enter your desired wi-fi password

Retype: Enter your desired wi-fi password

MAC authentication: Disabled

Blacklisting: Disabled

Enforce DHCP: Disabled

Fast Roaming

802.11r: Not checked

802.11k: Not checked

802.11v: Not checked

13. Under "4. Access" tab:

Access Rules: Unrestricted

Click Finish.

14. I am not very sure about the detailed configuration settings my boss made. He never shared them with me. But from what I gather, he has to give the new Aruba IAP-325-RW a hostname and associate the newly created SSID to this Aruba IAP-325-RW access point.

15. When I have the opportunity to configure Aruba wireless products again in the future, I will publish a more refined and detailed guide again. Stay tuned.

REFERENCES

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[1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/11/26/332

[2] http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2011.3/03061.html

[3] https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=160639289719640&w=2

[4] https://lwn.net/ml/linux-kernel/3975b8c530ff122d2df69aa49d6caea0%40teo-en-ming.com/

[5] http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/pipermail/lfs-chat/2020-November/029162.html