The following section describes the initial setup on the controllers and on the serial port.
If you select or in the initial window of the Wizard, you will be prompted to enter the information described in the following sections.
You can add the system information like Host name, country code, password, clock information.
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Host Name |
A user-defined name by which the managed device will be referenced. You can specify a name of up to 63 characters. |
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Country Code |
The country in which the managed device will operate. The country code determines the 802.11 802.11 is an evolving family of specifications for wireless LANs developed by a working group of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). 802.11 standards use the Ethernet protocol and Carrier Sense Multiple Access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) for path sharing. wireless transmission spectrum. You cannot change the country code for managed devices designated for certain countries, such as the U.S. or Israel. Improper country code assignment can disrupt wireless transmissions. Most countries impose penalties and sanctions for operators of wireless networks with devices set to improper country codes. |
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Admin Password |
Password of up to 32 characters for the admin user to log in to the managed device. |
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Time |
You can either manually set the date, time, and GMT Greenwich Mean Time. GMT refers to the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. GMT is the same as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) standard, written as an offset of UTC +/- 00:00. time zone. |
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NTP Network Time Protocol. NTP is a protocol for synchronizing the clocks of computers over a network. server IP address |
Enter the IP address of an NTP Network Time Protocol. NTP is a protocol for synchronizing the clocks of computers over a network. server from which the managed device will obtain its date and time settings. |
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Timezone |
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The default certificate installed in the managed device does not guarantee security in production networks. Aruba strongly recommends that you replace the default certificate with a custom certificate issued for your site or domain by a trusted Certificate Authority. See the ArubaOS 8.9.0.0 User Guide for more information about certificates. |
After entering the system information, you will be prompted to add the details of the Mobility Conductor so that the managed device can connect with the Mobility Conductor.
After adding the Mobility Conductor information, click and specify the uplink setting for the managed device to reach the Mobility Conductor.
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A summary of the setup is displayed after you add the Uplink information. |
The following step applies only to stand-alone controllers. After you have completed the basic configuration, you will be prompted to add the AirWave information as described in the below table:
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Connect to AirWave |
Specify if this controller is managed via an AirWave platform or not. |
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AirWave IP address |
Specify the IPv4 or IPv6 address of the AirWave platform. |
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Specify which SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. SNMP is a TCP/IP standard protocol for managing devices on IP networks. Devices that typically support SNMP include routers, switches, servers, workstations, printers, modem racks, and more. It is used mostly in network management systems to monitor network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention. protocol version is used (v2 or v3). |
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Community string |
Enter a string with 4 to 31 characters. |
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Username |
Enter the username with 1 to 31 characters. |
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Authentication password |
Enter the password with 4 to 128 characters. |
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Retype password |
Confirmation of the Authentication password. |
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Privacy password |
Enter a privacy password with 4 to 128 characters. |
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Retype password |
Confirmation of the Privacy password. |
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NTP Network Time Protocol. NTP is a protocol for synchronizing the clocks of computers over a network. server IP address |
Specify the network time server to use. This option is available only if time is set to in the controller information provided in Table 2. |
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Traps |
Generate all traps or just the ones for AirWave. |
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Send system logs to AirWave |
Send additional logs to AirWave for further analysis. |
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After entering the AirWave information, you will be prompted to add connectivity and licensing information. |