Category: Aruba Networks
Aruba Networks, ClearPass, Configuration Example, Security
ClearPass – custom MPSK
Multiple PreShared Key (MPSK) is the ideal replace for the old-fashioned static PSK environments. MPSK provides the flexibility and scalability which traditional PSK networks are lacking. MPSK provides a per device pre shared key. Aruba ClearPass is the authentication server to verify the pre shared key entered on a device. To create a pre shared … Read More
User tunnel not operational
HPE Aruba switches have the concept of user-based tunnelling. In short, the wired connections behave like a wireless connection. All traffic from the wired client is tunnelled to the central controller. This provides functions like central firewalling and micro-segmentation by blocking inter-user traffic. Yesterday I had a customer complaining that multiple clients weren’t able to … Read More
Aruba Networks, Configuration Example, Switching
AOS – WireShark: remote capture
AOS switches have the option to monitor / copy traffic from port A to port B. You also have the option to send the monitor traffic to a remote switch or even to a remote host. When the remote host is running WireShark, the monitored traffic can be analysed on the remote host. First you … Read More
Aruba Networks, Configuration Example
Migrate RAP from AOS 6.x to AOS 8.x
I guess something that many HPE Aruba wireless engineers have to do these days is migrating the “old” AOS 6.x environment to the new AOS 8.x with Mobility Masters. I am not going to explain what the differences between both are and what a Mobility Master does, but I have a tip when you need … Read More
Aruba Networks, ClearPass, Configuration Example, Security, Switching
Downloadable User-Roles and NTP sync
The HPE Aruba switches have this cool feature called downloadable user-roles (DUR). DUR enables the switch to use a central ClearPass server to download user-roles to the switch for authenticated users. More and more customers want to implement wired authentication to strengthen the security level of their network. Via DUR the switches perform an HTTPS … Read More
Aruba Networks, Configuration Example
Problems provisioning AP324?
I had to provision some AP324 APs on a standalone Aruba Mobility Controller. The controller runs AOS 8.2.0.2 code and functions as standalone controller. So what could be a problem when provisioning an AP324 via the GUI??? Well during the provisioning I couldn’t choose the desired custom AP group. I can only choose from both … Read More