Configuring the AP System Profile
The AP system profile configuration settings are divided into four groups, General, , , and . The , , and sections of this profile include configuration settings that often need to be adjusted to suit a specific network. The Advanced tab includes settings that do not need frequent adjustment or should be kept at their default values.
The AP system profile can be enabled using SSH Secure Shell. SSH is a network protocol that provides secure access to a remote device. for high end encryption. The AP provides a remote login function for each user to access the AP shell, SSH Secure Shell. SSH is a network protocol that provides secure access to a remote device. in such cases enables state-of-art encryption to avoid network attack or risk of malicious users. When an Aruba AP user establishes a remote login function using Linux, the AP uses Telnet to establish the connection. Now an Aruba AP can be connected using SSH Secure Shell. SSH is a network protocol that provides secure access to a remote device. protocol for security and high end encryption.
For console access via SSH Secure Shell. SSH is a network protocol that provides secure access to a remote device. , the user name is root and the password will the be same the console password specified in the AP system profile.
The following procedure describes how to configure AP settings using the AP system profile:
- In the node hierarchy, navigate to > System > Profiles tab.
- In the list, expand the AP menu, then select .
- Select the AP system profile you want to edit, or click + to create a new profile.
- Configure the profile parameters described in Table 1.
- Click .
- Click .
- In the window, select the check-box and then click .
To specify the server details to receive the core dump when an AP process crashes, select an AP system profile and click on Dump Collection. To allow the core dump files to be sent to the managed device, access the managed device command-line interface and issue the command.
The following table describes the configuration parameters in the AP system profile.
The following command configures the AP system profile in the command-line interface.
(host)[mynode](config)#ap system-profile <profile>
The following command configures the recovery mode parameter.
(host) [mynode] (config) #ap system-profile <profile-name>
(host) [mynode] (AP system profile "<profile-name>") #recovery-mode legacy
The following
command displays the new statistics on AP recovery mode.(host)[mynode] #show ap details ap-name <ap-name>
AP "<ap-name>" Radio 0 Operating Information
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Item Value Source
---- ----- ------
Very High throughput Enabled Configuration
High throughput Enabled Configuration
Mode AP Configuration
Band 802.11a
Primary Channel 36 Configuration
80MHz Channel Group 36-48 Configuration
EIRP 10.0 Configuration
Fast recovery start 2017-03-09 11:57:56
Fast recovery end 2017-03-09 11:58:00
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AP Hardware Offload
Hardware offload is a technology used by supporting AP models to achieve high throughput without occupying CPU Central Processing Unit. A CPU is an electronic circuitry in a computer for processing instructions. resource. This feature is enabled by default in the AP system profile. You can disable it in the AP system profile for test or debugging purpose only, under the direct supervision of Aruba Support.
The following table describes the AP hardware offload capabilities.
The following procedure describes how to configure AP hardware offload using the AP system profile:
- In the node hierarchy, navigate to > System > Profiles tab.
- In the list, expand the AP menu and then select .
- Select the AP system profile you want to edit, or click + to create a new profile.
- Under Advanced, select the GRE Generic Routing Encapsulation. GRE is an IP encapsulation protocol that is used to transport packets over a network. Offload or Bridge Offload check-box, and click .
- Click .
- In the window, select the check-box and click .
The following commands configure hardware offload parameters in the AP system profile.
(host)[mynode](config)# ap system-profile sys-635
(host)[mynode](AP system profile "sys-635")# gre-offload
(host)[mynode](AP system profile "sys-635")# bridge-offload
Configuring Flex Dual Band Support
ArubaOS 8.11.0.0 supports dual band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. support on AP-615 access points that provides flexibility for the radios of AP-615 to operate on different radio bands Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation.. AP-615 does not support tri-radio mode or split 5 GHz Gigahertz. mode. For example, radio 0 can operate on 2.4 GHz Gigahertz. or 5 GHz Gigahertz. band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. whereas radio 1 can work on 2.4 GHz Gigahertz. or 6 GHz Gigahertz. band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation..
AP-615 access points operate in 2.4 GHz Gigahertz. and 5 GHz Gigahertz. radio bands Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. by default. To enable the AP to broadcast on 6 GHz Gigahertz. radio band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation., set the flexible dual band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. radio mode to either 5 GHz Gigahertz. and 6 GHz Gigahertz. or 2.4 GHz Gigahertz. and 6 GHz Gigahertz. mode.
The following tables describes the different flex modes of dual band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. and the operating band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. of the radios.
Flex Dual Band Mode |
Radio 0 |
Radio 1 |
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Automatic |
2.4 GHz Gigahertz. |
|
5GHz-and-2.4GHz |
2.4 GHz Gigahertz. |
|
5GHz-and-6GHz |
||
2.4GHz-and-6GHz |
2.4 GHz Gigahertz. |
To following procedure configures flex dual band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. using the AP system profile:
- In the node hierarchy, navigate to > System > Profiles tab.
- In the list, expand the AP menu and then expand the menu.
- Expand the default menu to view the General settings of the default AP system profile.
- From the Flex Dual Band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. Mode drop-down list, select a flex dual band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. mode. For example, Automatic, 5GHz-and-2.4GHz, 5GHz-and-6GHz, and 2.4GHz-and-6GHz.
- Click Submit.
- Click Submit As and enter a name for the AP system profile.
- Click Save.
- Click .
- In the window, select the check-box and then click .
The Automatic option in the Flex Dual Band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. Mode drop-down list is available only for AP-615 in a Mobility Conductor-Managed Device topology.
When you select Automatic option from the Flex Dual Band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. Mode drop-down list, the default values of 5 GHz Gigahertz. and 2.4 GHz Gigahertz. are assigned to radio 0 and radio 1 operating bands Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. respectively during initial boot up of the AP on the managed device. However, the radio 0 and radio 1 values may change to either 2.4 GHz Gigahertz., 5 GHz Gigahertz., or 6 GHz Gigahertz. when AirMatch dynamically assigns the operating bands Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation..
The following command enables the flex dual band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. support for an AP on stand-alone controllers.
(host) [mynode] (AP system profile "default") #flex-dual
The following command enables the flex dual band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. support for an AP in a Mobility Conductor-Managed Device topology.
(host) [mynode] (AP system profile "default") #flex-dual-mode
The following command provides the status of the flex dual band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. support for an AP.
(host) [mynode] #show ap active
Mesh Support for AP-615
ArubaOS 8.11.0.0 now extends mesh support for AP-615. The mesh link and Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. uplink features continue to operate on the band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. configured in the AP system profile. When the radio modes are changed, the mesh and wifi uplink modules will restart and resume on the radio defined in the existing configuration.
Important Points to Note
- The mesh AP reboots when the flex-dual band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. assignment is changed.
- The mesh AP will find a common band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. available that both in mesh-rf band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. and flex-dual band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation..
- If the assigned flex-dual band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. is out of range with the mesh rf-band, the mesh AP will automatically change to all mode.
- The 6 GHz Gigahertz. band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. supports only the wpa3-sae-aes encryption method. The encryption mode is automatically converted from wpa2-psk-aes to wpa3-sae-aes for the 6 GHz Gigahertz. band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation..
- The 2.4 GHz Gigahertz. and 5 GHz Gigahertz. band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. supports only opensystem and wpa2-psk-aes encryption method. The encryption mode is automatically converted from wpa3-sae-aes to wpa2-psk-aes for the 2.4 GHz Gigahertz. and 5 GHz Gigahertz. band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation..
- If the provisioned rf-mesh band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. is ALL or 6GHz, then wpa3-sae-aes operating mode is only allowed.
- If the provisioned rf-mesh band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. is not available on the flex-dual band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation., it will let the AP use the all rf-mesh band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. all to instead of the rf band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. you configured. It means that if the rf band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. configuration is not in the flex-dual mode, it will let the AP open all the mesh radios to connect.
When flex-dual band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. is enabled, the radios of the mesh AP operates as following:
- When the rf-mesh band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. is g and the encryption is either opensystem or wpa2-psk-aes:
- If the flex-band is 5 GHz Gigahertz. and 2.4 GHz Gigahertz., then radio 0 on 5 GHz Gigahertz. and radio 1 on 2.4 GHz Gigahertz..
- If the flex-band is 5 GHz Gigahertz. and 6 GHz Gigahertz., then radio 0 on 5 GHz Gigahertz. and radio 1 on 6 GHz Gigahertz..
- If the flex-band is 2.4 GHz Gigahertz. and 6 GHz Gigahertz., then radio 0 on 2.4 GHz Gigahertz. and radio 1 on 6 GHz Gigahertz..
- When the rf-mesh band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. is a and the encryption is either opensystem or wpa2-psk-aes:
- If the flex-band is 5 GHz Gigahertz. and 2.4 GHz Gigahertz., then radio 0 on 5 GHz Gigahertz. and radio 1 on 2.4 GHz Gigahertz..
- If the flex-band is 5 GHz Gigahertz. and 6 GHz Gigahertz., then radio 0 on 5 GHz Gigahertz. and radio 1 on 6 GHz Gigahertz..
- If the flex-band is 2.4 GHz Gigahertz. and 6 GHz Gigahertz., then radio 0 on 2.4 GHz Gigahertz. and radio 1 on 6 GHz Gigahertz..
- When the rf-mesh band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. is 6GHz and the encryption is wpa3-sae-aes:
- If the flex-band is 5 GHz Gigahertz. and 2.4 GHz Gigahertz., then radio 0 on 5 GHz Gigahertz. and radio 1 on 2.4 GHz Gigahertz..
- If the flex-band is 5 GHz Gigahertz. and 6 GHz Gigahertz., then radio 0 on 5 GHz Gigahertz. and radio 1 on 6 GHz Gigahertz..
- If the flex-band is 2.4 GHz Gigahertz. and 6 GHz Gigahertz., then radio 0 on 2.4 GHz Gigahertz. and radio 1 on 6 GHz Gigahertz..
- When the rf-mesh band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. is all and the encryption is wpa3-sae-aes:
- If the flex-band is 5 GHz Gigahertz. and 2.4 GHz Gigahertz., then radio 0 on 5 GHz Gigahertz. and radio 1 on 2.4 GHz Gigahertz..
- If the flex-band is 5 GHz Gigahertz. and 6 GHz Gigahertz., then radio 0 on 5 GHz Gigahertz. and radio 1 on 6 GHz Gigahertz..
- If the flex-band is 2.4 GHz Gigahertz. and 6 GHz Gigahertz., then radio 0 on 2.4 GHz Gigahertz. and radio 1 on 6 GHz Gigahertz..
The 6GHz band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. does not support opensystem encryption mode. If the provisioned encryption mode is opensystem, then 6 GHz Gigahertz. band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. will not be enabled and used by mesh even after the operating mode is converted.