Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell PowerConnect ArubaOS 5.0
- Contents
- About this Guide
- The Basic User-Centric Networks
- Configuring the User-Centric Network
- Deployment and Configuration Tasks
- Configuring the Controller
- Configuring a VLAN for Network Connection
- Deploying APs
- Additional Configuration
- Network Parameters
- Configuring VLANs
- Configuring Ports
- About VLAN Assignments
- Assigning a Static Address to a VLAN
- Using CLI
- Configuring a VLAN to Receive a Dynamic Address
- Enabling the DHCP Client
- Enabling the PPPoE Client
- Default Gateway from DHCP/PPPoE
- Configuring DNS/WINS Server from DHPC/PPPoE
- Using the WebUI
- Configuring Source NAT to Dynamic VLAN Address
- Configuring Source NAT for VLAN Interfaces
- Inter-VLAN Routing
- Configuring Static Routes
- Configuring the Loopback IP Address
- Configuring the Controller IP Address
- Configuring GRE Tunnels
- RF Plan
- Supported Planning
- Before You Begin
- Launching the RF Plan
- Using the FQLN Mapper in the AP Provision Page
- RF Plan Example
- Sample Building
- Create a Building
- Model the Access Points
- Model the Air Monitors
- Add and Edit a Floor
- Adding the background image and naming the first floor
- Adding the background image and naming the second floor
- Defining Areas
- Creating a Don’t Care Area
- Creating a Don’t Deploy Area
- Running the AP Plan
- Running the AM Plan
- Access Points
- Remote AP vs Campus AP
- Basic Configuration
- AP Names and Groups
- Virtual APs
- Configuring Profiles
- Profile Hierarchy
- Virtual AP Configurations
- Configuring High-throughput on Virtual APs
- Advanced Configuration Options
- Automatic Channel and Transmit Power Selection Using ARM
- APs Over Low-Speed Links
- AP Redundancy
- AP Maintenance Mode
- Managing AP LEDs
- Adaptive Radio Management (ARM)
- Remote Access Points
- Overview
- Configuring the Secure Remote Access Point Service
- Deploying a Branch Office/Home Office Solution
- Enabling Double Encryption
- Advanced Configuration Options
- Understanding Remote AP Modes of Operation
- Fallback Mode
- Configuring the fallback mode
- Configuring the DHCP Server on the Remote AP
- Advanced Backup Configuration Options
- DNS Controller Setting
- Backup Controller List
- Remote AP Failback
- RAP Local Network Access
- Remote AP Authorization Profiles
- Access Control Lists and Firewall Policies
- Split Tunneling
- Configuring the Session ACL
- Configuring ACL for restricted LD homepage access
- Configuring the AAA Profile and the Virtual AP Profile
- Wi-Fi Multimedia
- Uplink Bandwidth Reservation
- Secure Enterprise Mesh
- Mesh Access Points
- Mesh Links
- Mesh Profiles
- Mesh Solutions
- Before You Begin
- Mesh Radio Profiles
- RF Management (802.11a and 802.11g) Profiles
- Mesh High-Throughput SSID Profiles
- Mesh Cluster Profiles
- Ethernet Ports for Mesh
- Provisioning Mesh Nodes
- AP Boot Sequence
- Verifying the Network
- Remote Mesh Portals
- Authentication Servers
- Important Points to Remember
- Servers and Server Groups
- Configuring Servers
- Internal Database
- Server Groups
- Assigning Server Groups
- Configuring Authentication Timers
- 802.1x Authentication
- Overview of 802.1x Authentication
- Configuring 802.1x Authentication
- Example Configurations
- Authentication with an 802.1x RADIUS Server
- Configuring Roles and Policies
- Configuring the RADIUS Authentication Server
- Configure 802.1x Authentication
- Configure VLANs
- Configuring the WLANs
- Configuring the Guest WLAN
- Configuring the Non-Guest WLANs
- Authentication with the Controller’s Internal Database
- Configuring the Internal Database
- Configure 802.1x Authentication
- Configure VLANs
- Configuring the WLANs
- Configuring the Guest WLAN
- Configuring the Non-Guest WLANs
- Advanced Configuration Options for 802.1x
- Roles and Policies
- Stateful and WISPr Authentication
- Captive Portal
- Captive Portal Overview
- Captive Portal in the Base ArubaOS
- Captive Portal with the PEFNG License
- Example Authentication with Captive Portal
- Creating a Guest-logon User Role
- Creating an Auth-guest User Role
- Configure Policies and Roles via the WebUI
- Time Range
- Auth-Guest-Access Policy
- Block-Internal-Access Policy
- Drop-and-Log Policy
- Guest-logon Role
- Guest-Logon Role
- Configure Policies and Roles via the CLI
- Time Range
- Create Aliases
- Guest-Logon-Access Policy
- Auth-Guest-Access Policy
- Block-Internal-Access Policy
- Drop-and-Log Policy
- Guest-Logon Role
- Auth-Guest Role
- Guest VLANs
- Captive Portal Authentication
- Optional Captive Portal Configurations
- Personalizing the Captive Portal Page
- Securing Client Traffic
- Securing Controller-to-Controller Communication
- Configuring the Odyssey Client on Client Machines
- Advanced Security
- Virtual Intranet Access
- VIA
- Configuring the VIA Controller
- VPN Configuration
- Remote Access VPN for L2TP IPsec
- Remote Access VPNs for XAuth
- Remote Access VPN for PPTP
- Site-to-Site VPNs
- Dell Dialer
- Virtual Private Networks
- MAC-based Authentication
- Control Plane Security
- Control Plane Security Overview
- Configuring Control Plane Security
- Whitelists on Master and Local Controllers
- Environments with Multiple Master Controllers
- Replacing a Controller on a Multi-Controller Network
- Troubleshooting Control Plane Security
- Adding Local Controllers
- IP Mobility
- VRRP
- RSTP
- W-600 Series Controller
- OSPFv2
- Wireless Intrusion Prevention
- IDS Features
- IDS Configuration
- WLAN Management System
- Client Blacklisting
- Link Aggregation Control Protocol
- Management Access
- Certificate Authentication for WebUI Access
- Public Key Authentication for SSH Access
- Radius Server Authentication
- Radius Server Username/Password Authentication
- RADIUS Server Authentication with VSA
- RADIUS Server Authentication with Server-Derivation Rule
- Disabling Authentication of Local Management User Accounts
- Verifying the configuration
- Resetting the Admin or Enable Password
- Setting an Administrator Session Timeout
- Management Password Policy
- Managed RFprotect Sensors
- Managing Certificates
- Configuring SNMP
- Configuring Logging
- Guest Provisioning
- Managing Files on the Controller
- Setting the System Clock
- Software Licenses
- IPv6 Client Support
- Voice and Video
- License Requirements
- Configuring Voice
- Configuring Video
- QoS
- External Services Interface
- Understanding ESI
- Understanding the ESI Syslog Parser
- ESI Configuration Overview
- Configuring Health-Check Method, Groups, and Servers
- Defining the ESI Server
- Defining the ESI Server Group
- Redirection Policies and User Role
- ESI Syslog Parser Domains and Rules
- Managing Syslog Parser Domains in the WebUI
- Managing Syslog Parser Domains in the CLI
- Managing Syslog Parser Rules
- Monitoring Syslog Parser Statistics
- Example Route-mode ESI Topology
- ESI server configuration on controller
- IP routing configuration on Fortinet gateway
- Configuring the Example Routed ESI Topology
- Health-Check Method, Groups, and Servers
- Defining the Ping Health-Check Method
- Defining the ESI Server
- Defining the ESI Server Group
- Redirection Policies and User Role
- Syslog Parser Domain and Rules
- Example NAT-mode ESI Topology
- Basic Regular Expression Syntax
- DHCP with Vendor-Specific Options
- External Firewall Configuration
- Behavior and Defaults
- 802.1x Configuration for IAS and Windows Clients
- Internal Captive Portal
- VIA End User Instructions
- Provisioning RAP at Home
- Index
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In the CLI
Use the following command to configure 802.11k profiles. The available parameters for this profile are described
in Table 29.
wlan dotllk <profile>
bcn-measurement-mode {active|beacon-table|passive}
clone <profile>
dot11k-enable
force-disassoc
Configuring RF Optimization
ArubaOS includes an RF Optimization profile that allows you to configure settings for detecting interference.
The controller can detect interference near a wireless client station or AP is based on an increase in the frame
retry rate or frame receive error rate.
In the WebUI
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Wireless > AP Configuration window. Select either the AP Group or AP
Specific tab.
z If you selected the AP Group tab, click the Edit button by the AP group name for which you want to
configure the RF Optimization profile.
z If you selected the AP Specific tab, click the Edit button by the AP for which you want to create the RF
Optimization profile.
2. Expand the RF Management menu, then expand the RF Optimization Profile menu.
3. Select the profile you want to edit from the Profile Details window pane.
or
Enter a new RF Optimization profile name in the field at the bottom of the Profile Details window, then click
Add. Next, select that profile name from the profile list to edit its parameters.
4. Configure your RF Optimization radio settings. Table 30 outlines the parameters. Click Apply to save your
settings.
Table 30 RF Optimization Profile Parameters
Parameter Description
Station Handoff Assist Allows the controller to force a client off an AP when the RSSI drops below a defined
minimum threshold.
Default: Disabled
Detect Association Failure Enables or disables detection of station association failures.
Default: Disabled
Detect interference Select this checkbox to enable the interference detection.
Default: Disabled
Interference Threshold Percentage increase in the frame retry rate or frame receive error rate before
interference monitoring begins on a given channel.
Interference Threshold Exceed
Time
Amount of time the frame retry rate or frame receive error rate should be exceed by the
threshold before interference is reported. Max 360000.
Interference Baseline Time Time, in seconds, the air monitor should learn the state of the link between the AP and
client to create frame retry rate (FRR) and frame receive error rate (FRER) baselines.
RSSI Falloff Wait Time Time, in seconds, to wait with decreasing RSSI before a de-authorization message is
sent to the client.
Maximum value: 8 seconds
Default value: 0 seconds