Get Started with SD-WAN

Before getting started with your EdgeConnect SD-Branch or Microbranch deployment, browse through the solution overview andSupported Devices for AOS-10.

To start using the SD-WAN Software-Defined Wide Area Network. SD-WAN is an application for applying SDN technology to WAN connections that connect enterprise networks across disparate geographical locations. solution, ensure that you have a valid HPE Aruba Networking Central subscription and licenses for the SD-Branch devices.

  • If you are an existing HPE Aruba Networking Central customer with a valid subscription key and device licenses, access the HPE Aruba Networking Central UI and complete the provisioning tasks.
  • If you are an existing HPE Aruba Networking customer with valid device licenses, but not an HPE Aruba Networking Central customer, sign up for HPE Aruba Networking Central. After a successful registration, HPE Aruba Networking sends a verification e-mail with a link to the HPE Aruba Networking Central portal. For more information, see HPE Aruba Networking Central Help Center.

HPE Aruba Networking Central offers a 90 day evaluation subscription for customers who want to try the HPE Aruba Networking cloud solution for managing their networks. When you sign up for HPE Aruba Networking Central, an evaluation subscription is automatically assigned, unless you purchased a subscription. To purchase subscriptions, contact the HPE Aruba Networking support team.

Click the links below to navigate to the help pages that describe procedures for creating an HPE Aruba Networking Central account, onboarding your devices, organizing your devices, configuring, managing, and monitoring your networks.

Step 1: Create an account on HPE GreenLake

HPE Aruba Networking Central can be accessed from the HPE GreenLake portal using the following URLs Uniform Resource Locator. URL is a global address used for locating web resources on the Internet.:

Starting 2024, the https://common.cloud.hpe.com/ URL will be deprecated.

For more information about accessing the HPE GreenLake portal and adding the HPE Aruba Networking Central app, see Creating an HPE Aruba Networking Central Account.

Step 2: Add Devices on HPE GreenLake

You can now add the devices that you want to manage using HPE Aruba Networking Central on the HPE GreenLake portal. To manage devices from HPE Aruba Networking Central, trial users must manually add the devices to the HPE GreenLake portal.

For more information on adding devices, see Onboarding Devices.

Step 3: Assign Subscriptions on HPE GreenLake

By default, an evaluation license key is assigned for users who sign up for a free trial of HPE Aruba Networking Central. The evaluation license key allows you to manage up to 60 devices from HPE Aruba Networking Central.

You can either enable automatic assignment of license or manually assign Foundation and Advanced licenses to your devices. By default, the automatic license assignment is disabled.

For more information on managing subscriptions, see Managing Subscription Keys.

Step 4: Manage Users and Roles on HPE GreenLake

Before the users access and start using HPE Aruba Networking Central, you must assign the users appropriate roles and permissions on the HPE GreenLake portal.

For more information on user roles, see HPE Aruba Networking Central User Roles in the HPE GreenLake Portal.

Step 5: Organize Your SD-WAN Setup

A site in HPE Aruba Networking Central refers to a physical location where a set of devices are installed.

For more information on assigning gateways to sites and labels, see Assigning Gateways to Sites and Assigning Labels to Gateways.

Step 6: Assigning Gateways to Groups

A group in HPE Aruba Networking Central functions as a configuration container for devices added in HPE Aruba Networking Central.

For more information on groups and group configuration workflows, see Assign Gateways to a Group and Assigning a Group Role to a Gateway Group.

Step 7: Connect HPE Aruba Networking Gateways to HPE Aruba Networking Central

The HPE Aruba Networking gateways have the ability to automatically provision themselves and connect to HPE Aruba Networking Central once they are powered on.

For more information, see Connecting HPE Aruba Networking Gateways to HPE Aruba Networking Central.

Step 8: Configure Gateways for SD-WAN Deployment

HPE Aruba Networking Central offers various options to configure gateways such as creating a logical subset of devices as groups, device-specific configurations, bulk configurations, and APIs Application Programming Interface. Refers to a set of functions, procedures, protocols, and tools that enable users to build application software..

For more information, see Provisioning Gateways.

Step 9: Establish Secure Communication

The EdgeConnect SD-Branch appliances use HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure. HTTPS is a variant of the HTTP that adds a layer of security on the data in transit through a secure socket layer or transport layer security protocol connection. WebSockets and IPsec Internet Protocol security. IPsec is a protocol suite for secure IP communications that authenticates and encrypts each IP packet in a communication session. tunnels for secure communication.

For more information on communication ports, see Configure Communication Ports.

Step 10: View Logs, Alerts, and Audit

HPE Aruba Networking Central allows you to create various types of reports, view alerts and logs pertaining to your gateway device. You can perform the following:

  • Reports—Allows you to create various types of reports.

  • Alerts and Events—Allows you to view and configure alerts.

  • Audit Trail—View the logs generated for all the device management, configuration, and user management events triggered in HPE Aruba Networking Central.

Step 11: Monitor Gateways, Clients, and Network Health

You can monitor the health of the device and network. For more information, view the following: