How To: Aruba Instant AP for home use
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
- In this video, I'll walk through how to set up an Aruba Instant AP for home use. Covering how to login and set up the AP with key features to make it work in a residential environment and some of the great security features available.
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This video was super helpful! Our company disposed two of these and I was allowed to keep them, one for me and one for a co-worker.. Sending him this video also.. works great..
I have experience with Cisco Aironet Wi-Fi, but I have never deployed a single Aruba in the past. I have now a project to install 3 Aruba Wi-Fi AP. I think, there is a similarity between Cisco and Aruba's Wi-Fi configuration. Excellent training session.
Just got 2 515 from Amazon this talk was very very helpful!!
Thanks for the vlog. I picked up a set of 3 IAP-325s on eBay and was looking for a quick guide to set up a "cluster" at a local non-profit for their WiFi network. This vlog empowers me to do the setup without having to read through lengthy documentation!🖖
Did you have to pay anything extra for licensing or a controller?
Im thinking about getting an IAP-325 from eBay, but cant figure out if there will be extra costs.
@@ballons789 Look for the "Instant OS" in the IAP 325 listings, for controller less setup. Ask the vendor if you are not sure about it.
IMO, controller-less setup is the way to go for a small site (5-6 APs).
There's no licence fee requirement to get the "factory" firmware. On the admin page there's an option to query for factory updates. Be aware that factory updates are not often as paid "licensed" support. HTH
Thank you, this seems to be the only Instant AP setup video around. I did run into one issue where an AP was provisioned and so did not have the LEO file setup for the controller.
I am getting another AP and then will upload my own video. 🥳
This is an awesome video. I've been trying to find something like this forever. Thank you!
Finally got time to sit down and watch. Great tutorial!
Brilliant thanks for this video. Very helpful guide to getting the retired 305 I scored from work set up well for home.
Thanks for the tutorial. I have more confidence in purchasing several IAP-325 from eBay now.
Excellent video! Thank you Rocky
Thank you again for a very helpful video. Regarding fast roaming settings at 17:40, I’ve read various descriptions. But for home use, I think 802.11k may be more helpful than 802.11v. ‘11k’ lets the client choose the access point after being educated by the ‘neighbor report’. ‘11v’ is a lot about the access point steering clients, including dropping weak connecting clients.
Rocky, very good video and very helpful too. I'm definitely subscribing and following you here.
Best ,most informative aruba set up video on the web. Hope you decide to keep making content.
very helpful video, thank you !
Thank you for this video. I just got my very first Aruba AP 350 and was stuck on how to set it up...
Can you do a video on how to set up the guest network? Thank you !!!
Hello, please tell me, can I buy an Aruba ap-345-us access point on eBay and configure it for use at home? I live in the EU.
I’m SO happy to find that I’d gotten IAP225s from a local IT charity. The listing was for AP225 and in blissful ignorance I’d purchased them. It doesn’t seem to be possible to buy licenses from either Aruba or CDW, so repurposing discontinued APs and controllers also doesn’t appear possible.
What’s the model number on them? Are they controller APs? Instant APs don’t need any separate software to work.
@@RockyN IAP-225-US. A VERY welcome sight! And it’s so cool that they can use the same SSID and hand off to each other.
@@edbouhl3100 great! They just needed to be at the same firmware level to sync together.
Thank you for your clear tutorial, it is much appreciated. I am currently setting up two APs that are AP-303Hs. I want to add another ceiling mount type AP (AP-305 or 315) that I would purchase from eBay. Do you know, are all 3xx series APs Unified and, as I understand it, bootable into Instant? Or, are were some, older, 3XX series locked as CAP or Instant?
Not all of the 300 series of APs are Universal/Instant capable. Check the Ordering Guide for that AP series for details. www.arubanetworks.com/assets/og/OG_AP-300Series.pdf
AP-325 that are 2016 or older don't have enough RAM onboard to be able to run the newer 8.6(?) FW that lets you switch to IAP mode
The details are: Campus AP-32x units built between August 2015 and January 2016 have 256 MB of SDRAM and are not supported for to conversions to IAP code. These units have a serial number that started with DD (e.g. DD0003824). Campus AP-32x units with a serial number in the legacy 9-digit "Aruba format" of DZ (e.g DZ0001000) and later, as well as all units with a 10-digit "HPE format" (typically starting with "CN") have 512MB SDRAM and will accept the IAP code.
@@RockyN Unfortunately I ended up with one of these older units along with a newer one; however, upon opening it up, it seems the radios actually use the mini-pcie slot, albeit very much larger board and with more heat-sinking (and 5V on some alternate pins to power the amplifiers). I'm whipping up a PCB right now to test the radio cards out on desktop PCs, I'll let you know how it goes
Hi Rocky, I'm looking at the AP22 but I'd like to know it it's possible to setup VLANs to segment device types with it or if I need to use a switch. You showed a screen with Client VLAN assignment but I'm not sure if that can all be done on the AP or if it needs a switch. Alternatively, when you create separate SSIDs does that really segment all traffic like a VLAN or is it just in name only and doesn't really offer any security befits? Thanks!!!
Instant On APs are configured differently from the IAPs I showed in the video. They come with a cloud management account. They do support vlans, which would separate traffic, but you would then need a switch that has those same vlans and then a device (router) to route the vlan traffic to where it needs to go. www.arubainstanton.com/files/Aruba_Instant_On_Deployment_Guide.pdf
The SSIDs can be set up on different vlans.
Hello, thanks for this video. Where can I find the differences between the JX952A vs JX954A?
The jx952a is a controller ap. The other is an instant ap.
This is an awesome video. One difficulty I am having is ACL for Web Content. I try to test it with setting something obvious like shopping, auction, web email and search engine. Web Email maybe worked for couple times but all else seem to just keep working. Except... Actual Ebay or Amazon app gets blocked even with Web category (not App Category).
Is Web content block still working as intended, or does it need license? Thank you
The web filtering is provided by a company called Web Root. They catalog the internet. If it’s it hitting your rule then the site is not cataloged correctly. There is no subscription needed for this with Instant APs. Glad you got something from the video.
@@RockyN Thank you very much for the quick reply. It sounds like I must have something wrong on my setting in that case. At this least gives me a hope to keep tinkering. Thank you again
Great video. I want to use this AP at a marina dock for our clients. How can I set this up so it doesn't use a password for client access? We have Enginus units up for about 9 years and they are all failing one by one. All our client's are aware that these units are wide open and told not to use them for personal stuff. With 600 slips a password would be a pure nightmare for us. If this 570 unit works as advertised we will install 10 or fifteen on seperate fiber networks that are client use only. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'd recommend contacting a local or national Aruba reseller for help with your project. The Instant APs would work by setting up an open SSID network that does not require a password to connect. One of the new features is called "Enhanced Open" and if the client supports it, it will encrypt the traffic. Search CZcams for this video "Aruba WPA3: The New Standard for Wi Fi Security", start it at 3:25. I'd also consider the new Aruba InstantOn series of outdoor APs which includes cloud management: www.arubainstanton.com/products/access-points/access-point-17/
Is this something that can be configured on a standard AP-500? Or is there an IAP-500? I can’t seem to find any IAP models
Aruba offers a 500 series of access points. These are all universal APs and have the Instant software, but can be used with a hardware controller or cloud managed. If you have an AP50xx it will boot up as an Instant AP, if you are not using a controller or Central cloud management.
Hey, Rocky. Thanks for this video. I recently got a 535 off of eBay and was a little discouraged about the contract stuff. My wireless speeds have been really bad (my Ubiquiti AC-Pro was getting more than double the speeds), but I'll use this video as a guide.
As for the firmware update, it seems like whenever I try doing the automated firmware update, but it never comes back up when it reboots after installation. It will instead show a solid red light. Not sure if you or anyone here can give a hint as to why it's doing that, but I left it on for an hour after it reboots. I kept having to press the reset switch.
Thanks again.
Glad you liked the video. The AP535 is a beefy AP that requires 30W Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) at the minimum. The solid red light indicates it's not getting enough power and is restricted mode. See page 2 of this doc: support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=a00100489en_us You can also read the power requirements on the datasheet on pages 4 and 5 on this doc: www.arubanetworks.com/assets/ds/DS_AP530Series.pdf I would suggest you purchase a POE Injector that is 30W 802.3at or two of them to give it full 60w (bt) power.
@@RockyN Thanks for responding! I posted a comment here again, but realized that I misread what you wrote.
Thank you for the documentation. It's hard to find anything on this AP and have only been able to get bits and pieces. This helps a lot. I realized that my current injectors aren't compliant, so I'll have to shop around. The best I could do is get the amber light, but I was able to upgrade the firmware with that. Just need a bt injector to get it out of power restriction mode.
I have Aruba AP 305 and I want to use it for my home. I have never used it before and thus clueless. I can have installed an optical fiber to LAN converter and then will have a LAN without power as input for Aruba. Will they both work together or I need some more things. And please tell me that whether this IAP 305 can get me good speed over 70-80 feet or not?
Looking forward to your help.
The AP needs to get power some how, so if your media converter does not provide Power-Over-Ethernet (PoE), then you will need a power supply for the AP. What is the media converter connected to? Assuming th e70-80 feet is open space, no issues at all with speed, unless there is a ton of walls between the AP to your wireless device.
@@RockyN thanks a lot.
I have AP 305 and not IAP 305. Powering it using adapter.
Will that be an issue as many says I need a controller. Rhat would be a hell lot of money for powering just 1 AP for home use.
Any suggestions please
@@RockyN Yeah it's just open space with a couple of walls.
@@zerohatersUkraine There are power supplies for APs or you can get what is called a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) injector for it. The PoE injectors are fairly inexpensive on eBay. Have you booted your AP? Does it broadcast the SetMeUp SSID or anything? You want to have an Instant AP (IAP) that is discussed in this video. If you have a controller AP, you will need a controller and licenses to use it.
Wow... Hi I have a question, I have fios router with 1gb speed but the router itself doesn't have enough coverage for my 5600sqf home, for that reason I did buy a year ago the orbi ax6000 as an ap mode work good in my level but when I do go downstairs I got poor connection ( too bad for a almost $700 wifi mesh), now I was thinking to upgrade it for the same mesh but with the extra satellite ($999) more expensive, I have over 35 devices connected plus school home for 3 kids, Nas, 4k streaming video, surveillance, etc, a very use network, I was thinking since my Verizon router is an ax6000 router instead of upgrade to a Orbi ax6000 3 pack, I was thinking to add Access points like this guys but I have no idea if is compatible or not, do I need a switch or just plug it to my router and connect the ap to each other?, do you think this option works or should I do the orbi one? I like this arubas, thanks for your help
I would not recommend the Aruba Instant APs for your situation on what you described. I would stick with the Orbi solution.
@@RockyN yeah... you are 100% right I will stick with the Orbi
Hi Thanks for your sharing. Currently I have a HP2530 layer 2 switch connected with a AP HP MSM430, may I know can I use the Aruba instant on to connect and mesh the wifi ? What are your advise, Thank You = )
Does the switch provide Power-over-Ethernet? If not, you would need either a PoE injector or a power supply for the AP. An AP305 or AP505 would work great. The term Mesh is when you are setting up a wireless bridge between two APs to extend the network.
@@RockyN Thanks for your reply. As the distance is a bit far, I think that spot only have power adapter , not POE Cat6. Just wondering can AP HP MSM430 compatible with AP305 and AP505?? Or i Need to replace the HP MSM430 with AP305 or AP505 ? again, thanks..
@@sl-us2og The MSM430 is not an Aruba product and so it would not cluster/join the Instant VC or have the ability to form a point to point wireless bridge/mesh. It’s old tech, about ten years old.
@@RockyN OK.understood.if in this case , the only way is connect the HP 2530 switch to aruba ap305. Is there any model I can use as a mesh ? Thanks .
@@sl-us2og You can still use the older AP, it just won't mesh with a AP305. All Aruba AP's have the mesh functionality, the only requirement is they have to run the same firmware version. So some of the older 200 series are capped on older firmware. So be aware of that if you look to buy another AP. Good luck.
Thank you for the video. I have a APIN0325 that I can not get to broadcast the Setup SSID. Connected to POE only green LED will slowly blink. Any help? Thanks!!!
Sorry for the late reply, did you resolve the issue? Depending on the firmware loaded, the early releases the login was admin/admin. Anything after AOS8.6 it's admin/serial number. If you can find what IP address it got, you can connect to it via the LAN/wired connection. I'd also try resetting the device via the reset pin button on the back of the unit. Hold it down for 7-10 seconds until you see it flash several times quickly, then release and let it reboot. The full boot process does take about five minutes. So be patient when trying to connect too soon. Hope that helps.
You may have an AP version, it is trying to find the controller and won't start without it, I would connect the console cable and see what it does, you can convert the AP to IAP and after you can configure via ssid- SetMeUp
@@RockyN I did not, I ended up going with the Instant On models and am up and running with them.
I followed this configuration with an AP-505, however I am getting very poor speeds for a WiFi 6 AP (100-300mpbs). Any ideas?
Yes, the real speed comes from bonding radio channels together for higher throughput. Channels are 20/40/80/160. In 5Ghz frequency there are 24 x 20Mhz channels, to get 40 Mhz you combine 2 x 20 MHz channels this makes 12 x 40 MHz , or 4 x 20 MHz to get 80 MHz, making 6 x 80 MHz available. WiFi is a shared media and so anytime two devices devices broadcast at the same time this causes rebroadcast, or contention in the air. This slows down everything. The challenge is where you live in a neighborhood or apartment there can be a lot of other wireless networks trying to use those same channels. Using 80 MHz channels conflicts with a lot of other people’s networks and can slow you and them down. Your device needs to support it as well. You turn on 80 MHz channels under the Radio>ARM settings. Give it a try and see if improves things for you.
@@RockyN I am definitely getting better performance with the 80 MHz turned on. I did an iperf test from my iPhone 12 to a VM and got around 570mbps. I purchased this AP-505 as a test to see if it would be a good fit to replace my current setup, which is 3 Unifi AP AC Lites. They have been pretty decent APs for the 2+ years I've had them but I'm ready for an upgrade and decided to go with Aruba. I like the AP-505, but I'm not sure if I should go with the 505 or 515. My current APs typically have around 10 clients per AP, many of which roam around. Do you think 515 is overkill for home use? Would there be an advantage of the 4x4 MIMO?
@@KevinButzen I don't like wasting money, so there are few things to consider, in no particular order. AP505 is a 2x2:2 vs the AP515 is a 4x4:4 on 5ghz. Most clients are 1 or 2 radios typically, so for a home environment, not a ton of devices, it may not matter much. AP505 can easily be supported by 15W PoE vs the AP515. List price difference 695 vs $1,095. The last consideration is WiFi 6e that is due out this year. If this is a big purchase, you may want to wait 6-9 months for all the new WiFi 6e APs to come out. These will add a third set of radios that use the 6Ghz radio frequency and more than double the bandwidth. So you can easily do 80Mhz and 160 Mhz channels which will mean really fast wifi. Good luck!
@@RockyN I’ve definitely put some thought into waiting for the 6e APs. The only problem with that for me is that I don’t buy my APs new. I bout my 505 open box on eBay for just under $300. This means I would probably have to wait over a year for the 6e generation APs to make it to eBay and they’d be pretty hard to come by. Definitely will be a future upgrade for me but I don’t think I’m willing to wait that long.
Have you had any experience putting a sonos port on Aruba a.p. ?
I don't know what you mean? Do you mean plugging in a Sonos device into the second port on an AP? If so, you will need to update the second ports configuration under the wired port profile for it to work correctly. If you referring to wirelessly connecting a Sonos to your SSID, one of the main things to disable is ARP filtering to disabled.
hi Bro,
Can we configure Instant on Unified AP (AP303, AP203,...)??
Older APs were not universal APs. They were either loaded with Instant AP (IAP) or Controller AP (CAP) firmware and were sold as such. An IAP could be converted to a CAP, but you could not previously convert a CAP to an IAP. This has recently changed with the coming release of AOS10. A CAP managed by an AOS 8.6 controller can now be converted to an IAP. This requires the Mobility Controller to have a license for that AP and from the CLI can issue commands to convert it. community.arubanetworks.com/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread?MID=32849 So if you buy a used AP100/AP200 series AP from ebay or something, make sure it is already an IAP.
Can I use an Aruba 535 at home ? Does it need the 48v power and data cable from my internet box ?
If anyone can help thanks
Yes, it either needs a power supply, a power-over-ethernet (POE) injector or you plug it into a POE switch. Your internet box will need to have routing functions. The AP will not act like a router and secure your network from the direct internet link.
hello..how to check all access point aruba 225(not iap) firmware in controller ?
The APs get their firmware from the controller, so whatever firmware version that is running on the controller is what is running on the AP. This can be seen at the bottom of any page in the GUI, or on the maintenance screen.
Hello,I have 6 Aruba apin0205 access point and wish to know if all can have the same SSID and password thus if I move from one place to another with typing in the password. I want to know how to configure them to adopt the same SSID.
If you plug all the APs into the same POE switch and on the same VLAN, they will cluster together to form a virtual controller (VC) as described in this video. They will share the same configuration and SSIDs. Hope that answers your questiton.
Aruba - AP-93 Factory Reset and Initial Installation how to do it please tell visually from start to finish
The AP93 is over ten years old. If it’s an instant AP, this video still applies, just reset it with the reset button. Otherwise the unit you have is a controller based AP (CAP), and this video is not applicable and you’re out of luck. Trash it and move on.
Aruba Instant or Instant On?
This demo is for the Aruba Instant AP. Instant-ON is the Aruba cloud platform for SMB with a special set of products.
how about, if i've 2 AP?
If you have two APs and they are running the same level of instant firmware, they will form a virtual controller (VC) or cluster. This will allow you to manage them as one.
after a hard reset my aruba 207 has a hidden wifi network, when connecting to it it asks for the name and password, any idea?
Can you login to the mgmt interface? Any hidden SSID will be listed there and you can delete it or change the password for it
@@RockyN what do you mean by mgmt interface?
@@jeandubois-lt6rd I meant the web GUI where you configure the Aruba AP.
@@RockyN is it possible that it only shows this setmeup wifi when you connect it via POE? I don't have it here, using a 12v adapter
@@jeandubois-lt6rd The setmeup SSID is the default SSID it broadcasts in a default state. Depending on the firmware version, login would be admin/admin or admin/serial number. From there you can follow the instructions in this video to set it up. You can reset the unit by using a paper clip and holding the reset button on the back of the AP for ten seconds after powering it on. This will get the AP in a factory default state.
oh no, don't use lastpass :)
how to: return that cloud based bullshit and get something else.