NetScaler VPX – upgrade firmware
I am fairly new to NetScaler to I tried to upgrade the software via CLI. This is what I if done. Download the upgrade firmware via MyCitrix.com Backup the configuration Upgrade the software to the NetScaler appliance (I used pscp.exe on a Windows machine to upload the software to the directory /var/nsinstall/11.0/63.16. I created the … Read More
NetScaler VPX – management certificate
I would like to upgrade my current NetScaler VPX Express configuration via GUI. For some security reason Internet Explorer and FireFox aren’t able to access the GUI. They return the error message that the NetScaler is using a wrong SSL certificate. The default SSL self-signed certificate is installed on the appliance. I have uploaded a … Read More
Export StartTLS certificate from SMTP server
While configuring Office365 as the messaging (SMTP) server within Aruba ClearPass, I needed to upload the certificate from the StartTLS session to the certificate trust list from ClearPass. I had to export the certificate for smtp.office365.com via the following OpenSSL command: openssl s_client -showcerts -starttls smtp -crlf -connect smtp.office365.com:587 After running the command, you will see … Read More
Provision Aruba AP via CLI
Below you will find the necessary commands to provision an Aruba access-point via CLI. The commands add the access-point to the AP whitelist and provision the AP in the correct ap-group. Adding the AP to the whitelist is necessary when using control-plane security. whitelist-db cpsec add mac-address “94:b4:0f:c4:7e:98” description “ap01” whitelist-db cpsec modify mac-address “94:b4:0f:c4:7e:98” … Read More
Configuration Example, Wireless
Aruba MAS – Tunneled node
Today I played a bit with an Aruba Mobility Access Switch with Tunneled Node configuration to a Aruba Mobility Controller. More information on Tunneled Node can be found here. The configuration is straight forward. You need to configured a tunneled-node profile on the MAS and associate the access ports on the MAS to a VLAN, … Read More
Configuration Example, Switching
ProCurve – Secure Management
Managing networking components is possible via a web interface or via a command-line interface. It doesn’t matter which method you prefer, but it does matter that the connection should be secure. If you use telnet (cli) or http (web interface) the management traffic is send clear-text across the network. I still notice that a lot of … Read More