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  • Blocking Corp devices from connecting to WiFi Guest Network

    Here in this short technote I’ll show how to restrict the guest access from the corporate devices that are meant to connect to corporate dot1x wireless instead. This is a common requirement for organisation to restrict access for the corporate devices to connect to their guest WiFi network.The main process in this solution is to… Read more

  • Network Loop Protection with Aruba Instant

    Aruba Instant APs (IAP) provide an effective way to connect to multiple LAN segments for branch offices/sites with APs that have multiple Ethernet ports like AP303H, AP205H, AP303Instant 8.4.x introduced the loop protection feature that detects and avoids the formation of loops on the Ethernet ports of an Instant AP. The loop protect feature can… Read more

  • Client Isolation Feature with Aruba Instant

    There are always cases where you need to ensure that the traffic between Wireless clients with in a subnet are not allowed. In the past using Instant APs (IAP), we could use Broadcast filter All (block Broadcasts and Unknown multicast. Except DHCP and ARP) and also enabling Deny inter user bridging feature that would provide… Read more

  • Wireless Mesh with Aruba Instant APs

    This is a short demo guide (23 pages) for demonstrating the new mesh enhancements in Instant 8.4 versions. We now can have much better control over the mesh cluster operation and selection. Here are the new enhancements that will be demonstrated. Read more

  • WiFi Uplink feature with Instant 8.5

    This is a short demo guide (18 pages) for demonstrating WiFi uplink feature on Instant 11ac APs. Now with Instant version 8.5 we have it.In this guide I’ll demonstrate this feature in two scenarios, one using a WiFi uplink to a WiFi hotspot and the other using WiFi uplink to connect to an existing Instant… Read more

  • Instant AP VPN Solution

    This is a short design and configuration guide (31 pages) to setup IPSEC VPN between Aruba Instant APs (IAP) and Aruba VPN concentrator (VPNC). The main aim here is to show case two of the most common forwarding modes namely Centralised L2 and Distributed L3. We’ll use an SSID in Centralised L2 mode while using… Read more