Managing Mesh Cluster Profiles in the WebUI

Use the following procedures to manage your mesh cluster profiles.

This section contains the following topics:

Creating a Profile

The following procedure describes how to create a mesh cluster profile:

  1. In the Mobility Conductor node hierarchy, navigate to the Configuration > System > Profiles tab.
  2. Under the All Profiles pane, expand Mesh and click Mesh Cluster profile.
  3. Click + in Mesh cluster profile: New profile.
  4. Enter a Profile name.
  5. Configure the mesh cluster settings described in Table 1.

    Table 1: Mesh Cluster Profile Configuration Parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Cluster Name

    Indicates the mesh cluster name. The name can have a maximum of 32 characters, and is used as the MSSID Mesh Service Set Identifier. MSSID is the SSID used by the client to access a wireless mesh network. for the mesh cluster. When you first create a new mesh cluster profile, the profile uses the default cluster name Aruba-mesh. Use the Cluster Name parameter to define a new, unique MSSID Mesh Service Set Identifier. MSSID is the SSID used by the client to access a wireless mesh network. before you assign APs or AP groups to the mesh cluster profile.

    If you want a mesh cluster to use WPA2 Wi-Fi Protected Access 2. WPA2 is a certification program maintained by IEEE that oversees standards for security over wireless networks. WPA2 supports IEEE 802.1X/EAP authentication or PSK technology, but includes advanced encryption mechanism using CCMP that is referred to as AES.-PSK Pre-shared key. A unique shared secret that was previously shared between two parties by using a secure channel. This is used with WPA security, which requires the owner of a network to provide a passphrase to users for network access. -AES Advanced Encryption Standard. AES is an encryption standard used for encrypting and protecting electronic data. The AES encrypts and decrypts data in blocks of 128 bits (16 bytes), and can use keys of 128 bits, 192 bits, and 256 bits. encryption, do not use spaces in the mesh cluster name, as this may cause errors in mesh points associated with that mesh cluster.

    To view existing mesh cluster profiles, use the CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. command show ap mesh-cluster-profile.

    A mesh portal chooses the best cluster profile and provisions it for use. A mesh point can have a maximum of 16 cluster profiles.

    Default: Mesh cluster named Aruba-mesh.

    RF Band

    Indicates the band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. for mesh operation for multi-band radios. Select a, g, 6GHz, or all from the drop-down list.

    NOTE: You can configure 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. 6E mesh APs on the 6 GHz Gigahertz. radio band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. by selecting either 6GHz or all from the RF Radio Frequency. RF refers to the electromagnetic wave frequencies within a range of 3 kHz to 300 GHz, including the frequencies used for communications or Radar signals. Band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. drop-down list.

    NOTE: If you create more than one mesh cluster profile for an AP or AP group, each mesh cluster profile must use the same band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation..

    WPA Hexkey

    Configures a WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access. WPA is an interoperable wireless security specification subset of the IEEE 802.11 standard. This standard provides authentication capabilities and uses TKIP for data encryption.-PSK Pre-shared key. A unique shared secret that was previously shared between two parties by using a secure channel. This is used with WPA security, which requires the owner of a network to provide a passphrase to users for network access. . This key must be of 64 hexadecimal characters. Re-enter the key in the Retype text box.

    WPA Passphrase

    Sets the WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access. WPA is an interoperable wireless security specification subset of the IEEE 802.11 standard. This standard provides authentication capabilities and uses TKIP for data encryption. password that generates the PSK Pre-shared key. A unique shared secret that was previously shared between two parties by using a secure channel. This is used with WPA security, which requires the owner of a network to provide a passphrase to users for network access. . The passphrase must be between 8–63 characters, inclusive. Re-enter the password in the Retype text box.

    Encryption

    Configures the data encryption, which can be opensystem (no authentication or encryption), wpa2-psk-aes, or wpa3-sae-aes.

    NOTE: You must select wpa3-sae-aes from the drop-down list to configure data encryption for 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. 6E mesh APs on the 6 GHz Gigahertz. radio band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation..

    Default: opensystem.

  6. Click Submit.
  7. Click Pending Changes.
  8. In the Pending Changes window, select the check box and click Deploy Changes.

When you select all from the RF Radio Frequency. RF refers to the electromagnetic wave frequencies within a range of 3 kHz to 300 GHz, including the frequencies used for communications or Radar signals. Band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. drop-down list to configure a 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. 6E AP, its 6 GHz Gigahertz. radio supports WPA3-SAE-AES Advanced Encryption Standard. AES is an encryption standard used for encrypting and protecting electronic data. The AES encrypts and decrypts data in blocks of 128 bits (16 bytes), and can use keys of 128 bits, 192 bits, and 256 bits. opmode whereas its 2.4 GHz Gigahertz./5 GHz Gigahertz. radio supports WPA2 Wi-Fi Protected Access 2. WPA2 is a certification program maintained by IEEE that oversees standards for security over wireless networks. WPA2 supports IEEE 802.1X/EAP authentication or PSK technology, but includes advanced encryption mechanism using CCMP that is referred to as AES.-PSK Pre-shared key. A unique shared secret that was previously shared between two parties by using a secure channel. This is used with WPA security, which requires the owner of a network to provide a passphrase to users for network access. -AES Advanced Encryption Standard. AES is an encryption standard used for encrypting and protecting electronic data. The AES encrypts and decrypts data in blocks of 128 bits (16 bytes), and can use keys of 128 bits, 192 bits, and 256 bits. opmode. This is to ensure that the 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. 6E mesh point can connect to the 2.4 GHz Gigahertz./5 GHz Gigahertz. radio of other APs.

Associating a Mesh Cluster Profile to Mesh APs

The following procedure describes how to associate a mesh cluster profile to a group of mesh APs or an individual mesh AP. If you configure multiple cluster profiles with different cluster priorities, you manually override the link metric algorithm because the priority takes precedence over the path cost. In this scenario, the mesh portal uses the profile with the highest priority to bring-up the mesh network.

  1. In the Managed Network node hierarchy, navigate to Configuration > AP Groups.
  2. Select an AP group.
  3. Navigate to the AP group <Group Name> Mesh tab and expand the Mesh Cluster profile.
  4. To add a Mesh Cluster profile, click + in the Mesh cluster window,
    1. To add an existing cluster, click Add existing cluster and select a cluster from the cluster name table. Click Submit.
    2. To add a new cluster, click Create new cluster and enter a Cluster name. Click Submit.

Editing a Mesh Cluster Profile

The following procedure describes how to edit a mesh cluster profile. If you modify any mesh cluster profile setting, you must reprovision your AP. For example, if you change the priority of a cluster profile from 5 to 2, you must reprovision the AP before you can assign priority 5 to another cluster profile. Reprovisioning the AP causes it to automatically reboot. For more information, see Provisioning Mesh Nodes.

  1. In the Mobility Conductor node hierarchy, navigate to the Configuration > System > Profiles tab.
  2. Under the All Profiles pane, expand Mesh > Mesh Cluster profile and then select the profile you want to edit.
  3. Change the mesh cluster settings as desired. Table 1 describes the parameters you can configure for new and existing mesh clusters.

    A mesh cluster profile configured with wpa2-psk-aes encryption must have a defined WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access. WPA is an interoperable wireless security specification subset of the IEEE 802.11 standard. This standard provides authentication capabilities and uses TKIP for data encryption. hexkey or a WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access. WPA is an interoperable wireless security specification subset of the IEEE 802.11 standard. This standard provides authentication capabilities and uses TKIP for data encryption. passphrase (or both). If you have configured one encryption type but not the other, and want switch from a hexkey to a passphrase or vice versa, you must add the new encryption type, click Save, then remove the encryption type you no longer want and click Save again. You cannot delete one encryption type and add a different type in a single step.

  4. Click Submit.
  5. Click Pending Changes.
  6. In the Pending Changes window, select the check box and click Deploy Changes.

Deleting a Mesh Cluster Profile

You can delete a mesh cluster profile only if no APs or AP groups are associated with that profile.

The following procedure describes how to delete a mesh cluster profile:

  1. In the Mobility Conductor node hierarchy, navigate to Configuration > System > Profiles tab.
  2. Under the All Profiles pane, expand Mesh > Mesh Cluster profile.
  3. Click the Delete icon next to the name of the profile you want to delete.