Uplink config command: # sh wifi-uplink config Once the AP has rebooted you can confirm the uplink setup with the following commands: If there are choices, my preferences are in bold. The following commands will complete the same setup as above, only using the CLI instead of the IAP GUI. IAP as Wifi-sta Configuration (CLI Config) Assign the port profile to the ethernet ports as necessary.Set the port Security to either ‘Trusted’ (easiest) or ‘Untrusted’ if you want to assign different roles to the users.IMPORTANT: This needs to be VC managed as the AP is doing NAT on the client traffic.Set the Client IP assignment to ‘Virtual Controller Managed’.Change VLAN Management mode to ‘Access’.Configuration>Networks>Create/Modify the wired port profile to allow traffic.Configuration>Access Points>Enable eth0 bridging.If you have an AP with multiple ethernet ports, you can skip step 1 and simply assign the port profile at the end to the needed AP ports. I talk about eth0 mainly as some AP only have a single uplink. Pictures are included in the gallery below. If you want to hang a wired client off of the AP ethernet port, you’ll need to do the following steps.
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It took me a few tries before I figured that out. The last tip I’ll provide is ensure that something is plugged into the eth0 port of the AP, otherwise the AP doesn’t like to come online. You can do this very easily by going to Configuration>DHCP Server as shown in the image below. In order for this to work, you’ll need to setup a DHCP scope on the IAP and tell the client ethernet link (or client WLAN) to use that scope for assigning client addresses. It’s important to note that when connecting clients to the IAP operating as a wifi-sta, the clients will undergo NAT as the idea is that the AP is bridging traffic to the existing Wi-Fi network.
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However, my recommendation is that you use the 5 GHz band (under the Uplink settings) for your backhaul and that you use the 2.4 GHz radio on the IAP to service clients (under Network>”Network Name”>802.11>Band>2.4 GHz). The nice thing about this mode is that you can still use the radio that is providing the uplink for the AP to serve clients.
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With that out of the way, let’s get to the config! The steps below will walk you through setting up an Aruba Instant AP (IAP) as a wifi-sta uplink. The client bridge is purpose built to hang up to 15 devices off of while using it as the wireless to wired interface for your devices AND is very cost effective.
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I’ve had some questions lately from several about if Aruba has a way for an AP to operate as a “workgroup bridge” and I’m happy to say that the answer is YES! In Aruba lingo the term that I want to drill into you is “ Wifi-sta” as this is what we’ll call this workgroup mode.īefore I go into details on how to set this up, please note that in my opinion Aruba has a much better offering for doing this in the Aruba 501 Wireless Client Bridge.