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Reading Time: 19 minutes Most organizations are moving to a network where all ports are authenticated. This could lead to problems when we try to connect an AP to a network port as AP authentication is more than just an accept. There are two types of AP that might be considered. First, the Campus AP, which needs to connect … Read more
Reading Time: 10 minutes This post describes how to set up a self-registration guest login page with sponsor approval. I use this ClearPass sponsored guest login at home for all my guests. Actually, my wife had the idea to use this kind of setup. The solution will be very easy but you will get a good overview of how … Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutes Most of you will use some kind of mail server to allow ClearPass sending mails. So even if you do not use ClearPass with Gmail, this might be interesting, even if the ClearPass part is the simple part of this post. If you use a Gmail account for sending emails from your ClearPass this might … Read more
Reading Time: 6 minutes After some time of absence, I’m back now, with a new lab in a new home. So I can build new cool stuff to test different and new setups. One part of the new LAB is SD-Branch and as I use my Synology Diskstation to backup this blog I need to create a rule to … Read more
Reading Time: 9 minutes I was asked on how to configure LACP for AP’s connected to a controller and I was not able to answer this question out of my mind so I decided to figure it out for myself. And as always, when I need to test something, I write a post about it. This is my post … Read more
Reading Time: 4 minutes In several meetings I get the question, how can I sent different DHCP options to different devices. The answer is to use the DHCP Vendor Class Identifier, DHCP option 60. Every device sends this option to the DHCP Server, and each DHCP Server can answer with specific options, depending on the option 60. I will … Read more
Reading Time: 6 minutes This is the first post regarding the Aruba Remote Access Points. There are several scenarios for this kind of AP and this first post is for a basic RAP setup. This basic RAP setup is about connecting the RAP to Aruba Controllers and the configuration on the Controller. Basic RAP Setup: What is a Remote … Read more
Reading Time: 8 minutes One of the coolest new features in ArubaOS 8 is the ArubaOS 8 Cluster. The first real Cluster for WLAN infrastructures. This post shows how simple the configuration of the ArubaOS 8 Cluster is. ArubaOS 8 Cluster: Requirements and Features To use the ArubaOS 8 Cluster you need to run at least AOS version 8.0. … Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutes I often get the question, how to connect our devices to central, as we do not allow direct access to the internet. Here is the answer, we can send the dynamic proxy settings via DHCP to our IAP’s, running at least firmware version 8.4. DHCP Part for Dynamic Proxy Settings First, you need to prepare … Read more
Reading Time: 7 minutes After my last post about an IAP VPN, I’ve got a lot of questions regarding an IAP VPN guest solution, either with or without a captive portal. This post is all about an IAP VPN guest solution. I use a controller as the VPN concentrator and for the captive portal. You can use ClearPass for the … Read more