Air Slice
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Aruba's key differentiation, Air Slice, designed for 11ax APs optimizes user experience and assures QoA to enterprise applications. Air Slice combines AppRF and for classifying applications and it also supports custom flow definitions.
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AP Boot Time
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The AP fast boot is supported on AP-534, AP-535, and AP-555 access points for booting up within a minute with full functionality and configurations.
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AP Fast Recovery
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The 530 Series and 550 Series access points now support AP fast recovery feature for detecting firmware assert.
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AP Master Discovery
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ArubaOS now allows users to configure the preferred IP protocol for AP master discovery.
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AP USB Management
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ArubaOS supports a new infrastructure to manage any device that is plugged to an AP. The infrastructure allows describing a device through either configuration or by using predefined descriptors, device management through , plugin for devices, and sending notification to other processes.
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BLE Device Management
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ArubaOS now supports device management through the manager. The manager allows configuration of devices, provides visibility of detected devices, and categorizes the devices.
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BLE Operation Mode
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ArubaOS does not support in 203H Series (AP-203H), 203R Series (AP-203R and AP-203RP), 207 Series (AP-207), 220 Series (AP-224 and AP-225), and AP-228 access points.
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Captive Portal Authentication in Bridge Mode
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ArubaOS supports authentication for VAPs in the bridge forwarding mode.
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Enhancements to Centralized Licensing Feature
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ArubaOS allows L3 redundant Mobility Masters to be configured as relay servers. For more details, see ArubaOS 8.7.0.0 Licensing Guide.
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Configuring the Mobility Master IPv6 Address
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It is now optional to configure the IPv4 address of the Mobility Master or the managed device in a native IPv6 deployment.
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WebUI Support for Configuring IoT
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ArubaOS allows configuration of transport profile, radio profile, ZigBee service profile, and ZigBee socket device profile through the WebUI.
ArubaOS supports a new device class filter Exposure Notification.
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Cluster Dashboard Enhancements
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Cluster dashboard is now visible in nodes other than the Managed Network.
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Cluster Heartbeats Enhancements
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New show commands are introduced to display more information about the cluster heartbeats.
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Disable AP Factory Reset
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ArubaOS allows users to disable AP factory reset while the AP is operational.
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Dashboard Monitoring
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The following changes are introduced:
The Dashboard > Overview page displays the details of wired clients connected in bridge mode.
The Wireless Clients table under Dashboard > Overview page displays all the IP addresses that are associated with a particular client.
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Duplicate Address Detection (DAD)
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The Duplicate Address Detection (DAD) feature identifies and prevents IP conflicts in an IPv6 deployment and ensures that the configured unicast IPv6 address is unique before it is assigned to a interface on the AP.
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HE Pooling and Automatic Tri-Radio
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ArubaOS supports HE dedicated radios, pooling of HE clients to HE-preferred radio, and automatic tri-radio mode.
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IPv6 Support for RAPs in a Cluster
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ArubaOS now assigns inner IPv6 pool to Remote APs to establish tunnel in a cluster deployment.
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Mesh Links Table
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The Dashboard > Overview > Radios > Mesh Links page is displayed with the following information:
- Cluster name
- Status
- Uplink Age
- Portal Access Point
- Mesh Points
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Mesh Access List
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The mesh access list feature allows each AP to establish mesh links only with the whitelisted neighboring APs.
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Default Ciphers
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The managed devices and APs use SHA2 and Group 14 as default values.
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Fast BSS Transition (802.11r)
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Fast transition is now operational with WPA3-Personal, WPA3-Enterprise Basic, and WPA3-Enterprise Non-CNSA mode with GCM-256 encryption.
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Green AP Support
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AP-514, AP-515, AP-534, AP-535, AP-555, AP-504, AP-505, AP-505H, AP-518, and 570 Series access points support the Green AP, a power saving feature.
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Hotspot 2.0 Support
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530 Series, AP-555, and 570 Series access points now support 2.0.
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Hybrid Model Support
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ArubaOS supports hybrid model that addresses issues regarding Remote AP termination on VMC.
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Intelligent Temperature Monitoring System
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ArubaOS supports the intelligent temperature monitoring system. When enabled, the temperature is dynamically controlled and the AP is allowed to cool down.
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IoT Data Filter
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ArubaOS supports data filters in the Iot transport profile that reduce the traffic on the telemetry interfaces.
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IP Classification-based Firewall
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ArubaOS supports IP classification-based that help to identify the IP address and geolocation from where malicious activities originate.
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IPv6 Support for CPPM Downloadable User Role
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ArubaOS now allows to download the ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) user role using the IPv6 address.
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Native IPv6 Support
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ArubaOS provides native IPv6 support that allows enterprises to deploy pure IPv6 wireless network in a
Mobility Master-Managed Device topology.
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OpenSSL Upgrade
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OpenSSL is upgraded from 1.01c to 1.02t for ArubaOS 8.7.0.0-.
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Optimizing cluster live upgrade
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The live upgrade process is optimized to take less time to upgrade all the devices in a cluster.
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Radio Selection for Mesh Links
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ArubaOS now allows to configure the 5 radio used for mesh links. This feature is supported in dual-5 and split-5 radio enabled APs. This feature is designed to offer better control of the environment in mesh networks.
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Multiple Policy Domains Support
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ArubaOS now supports mulitple policy domains for group profiles.
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Spectrum Analysis Support
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AP-504, AP-505, AP-505H, AP-514, AP-515, AP-518, and 570 Series access points now support spectrum analysis feature.
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Support for Diffie-Hellman Groups in Enhanced Open Security
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ArubaOS supports Diffie-Hellman Groups 20 and 21 for Enhanced Open security. Previously ArubaOS supported only Diffie-Hellman Group 19 for Enhanced Open Security.
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Support for Input-Filter on BLE devices
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ArubaOS supports a input-filter for devices. Only devices that should be reported are stored in the -table.
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Support for IPv4 and IPv6 APs in a Cluster
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ArubaOS allows both IPv4 and IPv6 APs to connect to a cluster seamlessly, irrespective of the cluster IP
address family.
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Support for IoT Southbound API
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ArubaOS supports an Southbound that allows interaction with devices.
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Support for New Modem
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AP-303H Remote Access Point now supports GT Netstick GLU-194ST modem.
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Support for SHA2 and DH Group
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ArubaOS supports HMA-SHA2 and Diffie–Hellman Group 14 as the default Ciphers. Therefore, the managed devices and APs use SHA2 and Group 14 as default values. Also, a new crypto isakmp policy, 10015 is introduced to support SHA2 and Group 14.
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Support for SHA-2 Authentication
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ArubaOSsupports -2 authentication for enhanced security and encryption.
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Support for SSH Protocol on APs
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ArubaOS allows protocol over telnet protocol for high end encryption and enhanced security to avoid any network attack or risk of malicious users.
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Support for Wiliot Sensor
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ArubaOS supports Wiliot sensors that provide battery-free tags.
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Thermal Shutdown Support
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ArubaOS supports thermal shutdown feature for all 802.11ax APs and for mesh mode APs.
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Virtual Intranet Access
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ArubaOS allows you to configure IPv6 address of the managed device in VIA connection profile.
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VLAN Pooling Resiliency
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The pooling resiliency feature automatically assigns clients to the next available ID if a particular pool is full.
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Wi-Fi Uplink Support on 802.11r APs
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ArubaOS now provides support for uplink on all enabled APs.
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Web Server version support
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ArubaOS supports v1.2 as the default protocol in the Web Server.
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Working with IPv6 RAs
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ArubaOS provides support for Search List (-SL) option through IPv6 Router Advertisements that
allows the IPv6 clients to resolve incomplete domain names.
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ZigBee Sockets
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Zigbee Socket Device may be configured and applied as a filter in transport profile. With ZSD, specify the source endpoint, destination endpoint, destination profile ID or destination cluster ID and the packets between the ZigBee devices and server are transmitted through the Aruba Telemetry Websocket.
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