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Category: Aruba Instant

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Aruba InstantOS Time based Service

    This is a short tech note for configuring Time Based Services, with Instant 8.6.xInstant APs back in 6.4.x days supported enabling or disabling a SSID for clients at a particular time of the day.Starting with the 8.4.x version you can now use a time range profile for user roles. This…

  • Aruba InstantOS and LACP

    Here in this short technote that demonstrates the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) features for the Aruba APs that have more than one Ethernet ports. IAPs support LACP which is based on IEEE802.3ad standard. This is used to balance traffic over aggregate ports. 2.1 Switch Configuration We’ll start with the…