Users Guide

6 | Dell PowerConnect W-Series ArubaOS 6.1 | User Guide
Adding the background image and naming the second floor.........................................104
Defining Areas ........................................................................................................................104
Creating a Don’t Care Area ..................................................................................................104
Creating a Don’t Deploy Area...............................................................................................105
Running the AP Plan .............................................................................................................105
Running the AM Plan ............................................................................................................106
Chapter 4 Access Points .................................................................................................................. 107
Basic Functions and Features......................................................................................................107
AP Names and Groups ..................................................................................................................108
Creating an AP group.............................................................................................................109
in the WebUI ...................................................................................................................109
Creating an AP group in the CLI...................................................................................109
Assigning APs to an AP group .............................................................................................109
In the CLI..........................................................................................................................110
AP Configuration Profiles..............................................................................................................110
Wireless LAN Profiles............................................................................................................110
AP Profiles ...............................................................................................................................112
QoS Profiles.............................................................................................................................113
RF Management Profiles.......................................................................................................113
Mesh Profiles ..........................................................................................................................114
Other Profiles ..........................................................................................................................114
Viewing Profile Errors............................................................................................................114
Profile Hierarchy.............................................................................................................................114
Deploying APs.................................................................................................................................116
Running the RF Plan...............................................................................................................117
Ensure APs Can Connect to the Controller ........................................................................117
Configure Firewall Settings ..........................................................................................117
Enable Controller Discovery.........................................................................................117
From a DNS Server ........................................................................................................118
From a DHCP Server ......................................................................................................118
Using the Aruba Discovery Protocol (ADP) ...............................................................118
Ensure APs Can Obtain IP Addresses.................................................................................119
Enabling the DHCP server on the controller in the WebUI .....................................119
Enable the DHCP server on the controller in the CLI ...............................................119
Provisioning APs for Mesh ...................................................................................................120
Installing APs on the Network..............................................................................................120
Updating the RF Plan..............................................................................................................120
Provisioning Installed APs ............................................................................................................120
Remote AP (RAP) vs Campus AP (CAP)..............................................................................121
AP Provisioning Wizard.........................................................................................................121
Provisioning an Individual AP...............................................................................................121
Provisioning Multiple APs using a Provisioning Profile...........................................124
Assigning Provisioning Profiles ...................................................................................124
Troubleshooting..............................................................................................................125
Configuring a Provisioned AP.......................................................................................................125
AP Installation Modes ...........................................................................................................125
In the WebUI ...................................................................................................................125
In the CLI..........................................................................................................................126
Renaming an AP .....................................................................................................................126
Renaming in the WebUI ................................................................................................126
Renaming in the CLI .......................................................................................................126
Optimize APs Over Low-Speed Links ..................................................................................127
Configuring the Bootstrap Threshold..........................................................................127
Prioritizing AP heartbeats.............................................................................................130
AP Redundancy ......................................................................................................................130