Creating Application and Token

To create an application, complete the following steps:

  1. In the WebUI app, set the filter to Global.
  2. Under Maintain, click Organization > Platform Integration > Rest API.

    Displays the API Gateway page.

  3. Click the My Apps & Tokens tab.
  4. The user with the HPE Aruba Networking Central Administrator role will be able to create apps for all the non-admin users by clicking + Add Apps & Tokens in the System Apps & Tokens tab.

  5. Click + Add Apps & Tokens.
  6. Figure 1  Add Apps and Tokens Option Page

  7. In the New Token pop-up window, do the following:
    1. Enter the application name.

      In the non-admin user profile, the Application Name field contains the logged-in user name and is non-editable.

    2. In the Redirect URI field, enter the redirect URL Uniform Resource Locator. URL is a global address used for locating web resources on the Internet..
    3. Click Generate. A new application is created and added to the

      Creates and adds a new application to the My Apps & Tokens table. My Apps & Tokens table displays the following details:

      • Name—Name of the application. In non-admin user profile, the Application Name field contains the logged-in user name and is non-editable. Any new tokens generated in non- admin user profile is associated with the same application name.
      • Client ID—Unique ID for each application.
      • Client Secret—Unique secret ID for each application.
      • Redirect URI—Redirect URL.
      • Application—Name of the application. For example, HPE Aruba Networking Central.
      • Tokens—Token created for the application. The option is available to admin user profile only.
      • Created At—Date on which the application was created.

To delete the added application, click delete icon on the row corresponding to an application and click Yes to delete that application.

Only users with HPE Aruba Networking Central Administrator role will be able to generate tokens with multiple application names. In non-admin user profile, the Application Name field contains the user name and is non-editable. Any new tokens generated in non- admin user profile is associated with the same application name. However, all the multiple application names and the associated tokens in non-admin user profiles from the earlier versions is retained in the Token List table.