Configuring Aruba Instant Access Point

To configure Aruba Instant Access Point:

  1. Login to the Aruba Instant Access portal. The Aruba Instant page appears.
  2. Click New to create a new SSID. The New WLAN window appears.
  3. In the WLAN Settings tab:
  4. In the New (SSID) field enter a name for the SSID.
  5. In the Primary usage options select Guest.
  6. Click Next.
  7. The VLAN tab options appears.
  8. Keep the DHCP setting as per your network design.
  9. Client IP assignment here Network Assigned is chosen.
  10. For Client VLAN assignment here Default. is chosen
  11. Click Next.
  12. The Security tab options appear.

In the Security Level section do the following:

  1. From the Security page type, drop-down list select External.
  2. From the Captive portal profile, drop-down list select New
  3. The New screen appears.
  4. Enter the details as shown in the above figure and then click OK.
  5. The newly created captive portal appears in the Captive portal profile drop-down list.
  6. From the Auth server 1 drop-down list select New.
  7. The New Server screen appears.
  8. Create a server pointing to IPS server. Enter the details as shown in figure and then click OK.
  9. The configured Security tab options appear as in the following figure.
  10. Click Next. The Access tab options appear.
  11. In the Access Rules section:
  12. Move the slider to Role-based,
  13. Under the Roles section, click New to create a new role ‘pre-logon’.
  14. Under the Access Rules section click New to create an access rule for the role. The New Rule window appears.
  15. Select the options as shown in the above figure.
  16. From the Destination drop-down list select ‘to a particular server’.
  17. In the IP box enter the IPS server’s IP address.
  18. Click OK.
  19. The Access Rule appears in the Access Rules for list box.
  20. Select the Assign pre-authentication role check box and then select ‘pre-logon’ from the drop-down list.
  21. Click Finish to complete the settings.