Page 2 - Network Topology; Interface setting
Aruba Mobility Controller Configuration Guide VIEW Certified Page 2 Network Topology The following topology was tested during VIEW Certification testing. Deployment Description It is required that voice users be placed on a separate VLAN (e.g., VLAN 10) and data users on a separate VLAN (e.g., VLAN ...
Page 3 - Connecting the APs; Known Limitations; Text Style; Typed command; Via console; None
Aruba Mobility Controller Configuration Guide VIEW Certified Page 3 Connecting the APs The APs need an IP address for communication with the mobility controller. The APs can connect to the controller over a L2 or L3 network. Ensure that DHCP is enabled on the subnets the APs are connected to and can...
Page 4 - Via the CLI; enable; Via the Web interface; Network Summary
Aruba Mobility Controller Configuration Guide VIEW Certified Page 4 Via the CLI By default, only SSH (Secure SHell) access to the switch (mobility controller) is permitted. 1. From a management system that has network connectivity to the switch, connect to the switch using SSH: ssh admin@<switch ...
Page 5 - Initial Setup
Aruba Mobility Controller Configuration Guide VIEW Certified Page 5 Initial Setup Before starting, please ensure that the Policy Enforcement Firewall module license is enabled on the Aruba mobility controller. Please contact Aruba Networks for licenses and installation information. On power-up, the ...
Page 6 - Assigning an IP to the Mobility Controller; Connecting APs; Provisioning APs
Aruba Mobility Controller Configuration Guide VIEW Certified Page 6 Assigning an IP to the Mobility Controller 1. Connect to the switch via the CLI. 2. Login with the configured username and password, admin /admin in this example. 3. Type enable at the > prompt. 4. Type the enable password, enabl...
Page 7 - SSID Configuration; CLI command configuration; Configuration
Aruba Mobility Controller Configuration Guide VIEW Certified Page 7 SSID Configuration CLI command configuration APs can be configured using the CLI or the Web interface. Each AP is identified by a unique location code. The APs can either be configured per location with unique settings using the AP’...
Page 8 - Access Point Configuration; Preamble settings
Aruba Mobility Controller Configuration Guide VIEW Certified Page 8 7. Select the AES - CCM option for WPA2-AES-PSK encryption. 8. Under WPA2 , select the PSK AES-CCM option. 9. Select PSK Passphrase (alphanumeric) from the Format drop-down list before typing in the passphrase. 10. Enter the PSK AES...
Page 9 - Channel and Tx power; Set to default
Aruba Mobility Controller Configuration Guide VIEW Certified Page 9 Channel and Tx power Channel and Tx power level can be manually set or configured to be assigned automatically depending on the RF environment. Please consult your facility’s RF site survey designed for voice to determine the correc...
Page 10 - CLI Commands; ESSID
Aruba Mobility Controller Configuration Guide VIEW Certified Page 10 CLI Commands Required Settings Default Settings Description Tx-power <0-4> 0 As per the environment. This need not be set if ARM is enabled. Channel <x> 1 This is the channel assigned to the radio. Need not be set if AR...
Page 11 - Short preamble; commands
Aruba Mobility Controller Configuration Guide VIEW Certified Page 11 CLI Commands Required Settings Default Settings Description Short preamble Tested: Enable Recommended: Disable Enable Set the short preamble to disable, to enable long-preamble-only support. CLI command configuration All of the com...
Page 12 - Web-based configuration; Basic Rates
Aruba Mobility Controller Configuration Guide VIEW Certified Page 12 Web-based configuration 1. Click the Configuration button. 2. In the navigation pane, select Radio from the WLAN sub-menu. 3. Click the 802.11b/g tab. 4. For Max Retries , enter 2 for voice. 5. Select the Short Preamble check box. ...
Page 13 - To assign the power and channel setting manually:
Aruba Mobility Controller Configuration Guide VIEW Certified Page 13 11. Click the 802.11 a tab. 12. For Max Retries, enter 2 for voice. 13. For the DTIM period, enter 3. 14. For Basic Rates and Supported Rates, consult the facilities RF site survey to determine if coverage is sufficient to support ...
Page 14 - Dynamic RF Management - ARM Aware Scanning; configure terminal; Security Policies and Quality of Service (QoS); The steps are as follows:
Aruba Mobility Controller Configuration Guide VIEW Certified Page 14 Dynamic RF Management - ARM Aware Scanning If Adaptive Radio Resource Management (ARM) Aware Scanning (RF scanning) is included in your firmware release, it can be enabled through the command line interface as follows: configure te...
Page 15 - Create an alias for the AVPP; Create policies for the wireless IP telephone user
Aruba Mobility Controller Configuration Guide VIEW Certified Page 15 Create an alias for the AVPP 1. Click the Configuration tab. 2. In the navigation pane, select Advanced from the Security sub-menu. 3. Click the Destinations tab. 4. To add a new destination, click the Add button. 5. Create a new n...
Page 16 - Assign policies to the role; Create a role, for example; phones; , and assign the policies to this role. This is the role that will
Aruba Mobility Controller Configuration Guide VIEW Certified Page 16 Assign policies to the role Create a role, for example phones , and assign the policies to this role. This is the role that will be assigned to the handsets when they are authenticated successfully. The Security Policies and QoS ca...
Page 17 - Authentication
Aruba Mobility Controller Configuration Guide VIEW Certified Page 17 user-role phones session-acl phone_acl ! Authentication In addition to the encryption, it is recommended that you use MAC authentication to authenticate the wireless IP telephones. On the Aruba System, the roles for wireless IP tel...
Page 18 - CLI commands to set up subnet roaming; Configure terminal; NetLink Gateway
Aruba Mobility Controller Configuration Guide VIEW Certified Page 18 Ensure that both switches have IP connectivity. A simple ping from each of the switches to the other switch can be used to verify connectivity. In a master local setup all AP, authentication, and firewall configurations will be mad...
Page 19 - Commands to verify setup for sub-net routing; From the Aruba 800:
Aruba Mobility Controller Configuration Guide VIEW Certified Page 19 Commands for the local switch (the Aruba 6000): The AP's IP address must be on same sub-net as the switch. Configure terminal masterip <ip address of the master> interface loopback ip address <ip_addr of the 6000> vlan ...
Page 20 - Checking the Configuration; The switch and AP are now ready for use with wireless IP telephones.
Aruba Mobility Controller Configuration Guide VIEW Certified Page 20 Checking the Configuration Verify connectivity by pinging between the switches, the AP’s, and the Avaya Voice Priority Processor and Avaya Call Server. The switch and AP are now ready for use with wireless IP telephones. To show AP...