Configuring Guest and Employee User Profiles on IAPs

The local database of an Instant Access Point (IAP) consists of a list of guest and employee users. The addition of a user involves specifying a login credentials for a user. The login credentials for these users are provided outside the HPE Aruba Networking Central system.

A guest user can be a visitor who is temporarily using the enterprise network to access the Internet. However, if you do not want to allow access to the internal network and the Intranet, you can segregate the guest traffic from the enterprise traffic by creating a guest WLAN Wireless Local Area Network. WLAN is a 802.11 standards-based LAN that the users access through a wireless connection. and specifying the required authentication, encryption, and access rules.

An employee user is the employee who is using the enterprise network for official tasks. You can create employee WLANs, specify the required authentication, encryption and access rules and allow the employees to use the enterprise network.

The user database is also used when an IAP is configured as an internal RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service. An Industry-standard network access protocol for remote authentication. It allows authentication, authorization, and accounting of remote users who want to access network resources.  server. The local user database of APs can support up to 512 user entries.

To configure users, complete the following steps:

  1. In the WebUI, set the filter to a group containing at least one AP.

    The dashboard context for the group is displayed.

  2. Under Manage, click Devices > Access Points.

    A list of APs is displayed in the List view.

  3. Click the Config icon.

    The tabs to configure the APs are displayed.

  4. Click Show Advanced.
  5. Click the Security tab.

    The Security page is displayed.

  6. Click User For Internal Server.
  7. In the Users pane, click the + icon.
  8. In the Add User window, enter the following information, and then click OK.
    1. In the Username text-box, enter a username.
    2. In the Password text-box, enter the password.
    3. In the Retype text-box, retype the password to confirm.
    4. In the Type drop-down list, select a type of user from the drop-down list.
  9. To edit a user settings:
    1. In the Users pane, select the username to edit.
    2. Click the edit icon to modify the user settings.
    3. Click OK.
  10. To delete a user:
    1. In the Users pane, select the username to delete.
    2. Click the delete icon.
    3. Click OK.
  11. To delete all users, select Delete All in the Users pane, and then click Yes.
  12. Click Save Settings.

Deleting a user only removes the user record from the user database, and will not disconnect the online user associated with the username.