Performing Selective Enablement of Groups

Perform selective enablement of groups if you have not configured distributed overlay fabric for role propagation. For more information about distributed overlay fabric, see Fabric Wizard Overview.

Selective enablement of groups is used to select the Aruba Central group for which you want to enable role propagation on ArubaOS 10 SD-Branch gateway. Typically, these client groups are mapped to different SD-WAN Software-Defined Wide Area Network. SD-WAN is an application for applying SDN technology to WAN connections that connect enterprise networks across disparate geographical locations. branch sites within the Aruba Central network.

To selectively enable the groups that map to the clients in the respective sites using Aruba Central, complete the following procedure:

  1. In the Aruba Central app, complete the following steps:

    1. Set the filter to Global.
    2. Under Manage, click Security > Client Roles. The Client Roles page is displayed.
  2. In the Use a switch fabric for a role propagation? options, select No.
  • Delete all configured groups before enabling a switch fabric for role propagation.

    1. In the What is the role of the Aruba gateways? options, select Branch. Delete all configured groups to change the role to WLAN Wireless Local Area Network. WLAN is a 802.11 standards-based LAN that the users access through a wireless connection. gateways.
    2. Click the + icon to add the groups.

    1. Select the groups you want to assign.
    2. Click Assign.
    3. Click Save.

    The following animation shows you how to select group for which you want to enable role propagation on ArubaOS 10SD-Branch gateway.