ZTP with AirWave

Aruba supports ZTP Zero Touch Provisioning. A method of setting up devices that automatically configures the device using a switch feature. using:

• DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A network management protocol used for automatically assigning IP addresses and other communication parameters to devices connected to the network. servers for on-premise management (see DHCP server configuration for DHCP based ZTP).

• Activate for cloud-based management. Activate is a cloud-based inventory management and provisioning service (see Activate based ZTP with AirWave).

You can choose any of the ZTP methods based on your requirement. For example: If all the campuses and branches which an Enterprise manages are reachable within a private network, it is recommended to use DHCP based ZTP. If an Enterprise network spans multiple campuses and branches using WAN to communicate, use Activate based ZTP.