Overview of Instant AP Users

The Instant AP users can be classified as follows:

Administrator—An admin user who creates SSIDs Service Set Identifier. SSID is a name given to a WLAN and is used by the client to access a WLAN network., wired profiles, and DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A network protocol that enables a server to automatically assign an IP address to an IP-enabled device from a defined range of numbers configured for a given network.  server configuration parameters; and manages the local user database. The admin users can access the virtual controller Management UI User Interface..

Guest administrator—A guest interface management user who manages guest users added in the local user database.

Administrator with read-only access—The read-only admin user does not have access to the Instant CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions.. The WebUI will be displayed in the read-only mode for these users.

Employee users—Employees who use the enterprise network for official tasks.

Guest users—Visiting users who temporarily use the enterprise network to access the Internet.

The user access privileges are determined by Instant AP management settings in the AirWave Management client and Aruba Central, and the type of the user. The following table outlines the access privileges defined for the admin user, guest management interface admin, and read-only users.

Table 1: User Privileges

User Category	Aruba Central or AMP in Management Mode	Instant AP in Monitor Mode or without AMP or Aruba Central
administrator	Access to local user database only	Complete access to the Instant AP
read-only administrator	No write privileges	No write privileges
guest administrator	Access to local user database only	Access to local user database only