Aruba Networks Access Point Aruba AP 60/61 - Manual (Page 11)

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Installation Guide
Provisioning Access Points 2
Access Points are radio broadcast devices and as such are subject to
governmental regulation. Network administrators responsible for the
configuration and operation of Access Points must comply with local broadcast
regulations. Specifically, Access Points must use channel assignment and
antenna gain settings (for detachable antennas) appropriate to the location in
which the Access Point will be used. Aruba Networks, in compliance with
governmental requirements, has designed the AP60 and AP61 such that only
authorized network administrators can change these settings. For more
information on Access Point configuration, refer to the ArubaOS User Guide.
Provisioning provides the AP with initial network settings that allow it to locate
the host Aruba Mobility Controller. The following provisioning methods (listed in
the order of preference recommended by Aruba Networks) are available:
z Plug and Play—Also known as the Aruba Discovery Protocol. This is the easi-
est method for AP provisioning. With plug and play, Aruba APs can be con-
nected to the network and brought into operation automatically. Although
plug and play requires no manual intervention for the APs, this method does
require specific services to be configured on your network in advance.
z AP Provisioning—Using this AP programming mode, AP configuration parame-
ters are defined on the Mobility Controller (using the CLI or Web interface) and
then uploaded to the APs.
This method can be used for adding Aruba APs to a highly customized
network, or greatly simplified for the most common provisioning.
z Manual Provisioning—APs can be individually provisioned using a serial con-
sole terminal connected to the AP. Although this method is complex and
requires considerable care, manual provisioning can be used in almost any
scenario, with or without access to the Mobility Controller.
N OTE : Manual provisioning is intended for use when no Aruba Mobility
Controller is available, and is not generally recommended as the
primary method of AP provisioning. Plug and play or AP
programming mode are the preferred provisioning methods.