How to set up an Aruba Remote Mesh !" # $ ( % ) &' * '&+ &'( $ ) $ ! " $ # $ $ Prerequisites ,- . • • - , /0* '&+. -12& & • &'+* $ % 3 1. Create a new VLAN This is needed as so-called Mesh Private VLAN for control traffic between the remote mesh portal and the mesh points. • Configuration | Network | VLANs | Add a VLAN (901 in this example). There is no need to select a port. • Click Apply. November 16th, 2010 1 / 10 Dirk Vieregg How to set up an Aruba Remote Mesh 2. Assign an IP address to the VLAN • Configuration | Network | IP | IP Interfaces click on Edit next to the VLAN created in step 1. • We use a fixed IP address 192.90.1.1 and 255.255.255.0 as network mask. • Click Apply. 3. Create a DHCP pool and enable the DHCP server 3 $ - • 4 • 3 5% " 5$ - 5 64- 64- $ - + • 4 • 4 November 16th, 2010 2 / 10 Dirk Vieregg How to set up an Aruba Remote Mesh • 4 7 64- 8 • 4 4. Create a Mesh Radio Profile • 4 5 ,9 5 #"-: • # - 5# 6 " - # " - . ; ,='* 5# # - < % . • 4 November 16th, 2010 3 / 10 Dirk Vieregg How to set up an Aruba Remote Mesh 5. Create a Mesh Cluster Profile • 4 5 ,9 5 #4-: • # - 5# 5# 4 - # 4 - 6. ; , # 6 - . # "> ,9 1 . • 4 November 16th, 2010 4 / 10 Dirk Vieregg How to set up an Aruba Remote Mesh 6. Create dummy SSID for the mesh • 4 5 5 - 59 %5 $ $- # • 6. ; $ / ,$ $, ; . # 0 * '&+ ? 3 @A2'+ $ ! ; $ • 4 November 16th, 2010 5 / 10 Dirk Vieregg How to set up an Aruba Remote Mesh • 4 3 $ B 1# 16 1 C $ 0 - • 4 November 16th, 2010 6 / 10 Dirk Vieregg How to set up an Aruba Remote Mesh 7. Create a dummy Virtual AP Profile for the mesh • Configuration | Advanced Services | All Profiles | Wireless LAN | Virtual AP Profile in the blank field on the right hand side, type a name for a new Virtual AP Profile and click Add. (We call it VAP_testMESH.) • ; < % 4 # < %# - > # # 1 • 4 • $$- < -- , . 2 • 4 November 16th, 2010 7 / 10 Dirk Vieregg How to set up an Aruba Remote Mesh 8. Configure your wireless network (“real”) Virtual AP for the mesh • Configuration | Wireless | AP Configuration | AP Group click Edit for your wireless network AP group (not the mesh group). • Open Mesh in the tree structure and select Mesh Radio Profile. Change the Mesh Radio Profile to the one created in step 4. • Click Apply. • Select Mesh Cluster Profile in the tree structure and add the Mesh Cluster Profile created in step 5. The priority should be set to 1. • Click Add. • Click Apply. November 16th, 2010 8 / 10 Dirk Vieregg How to set up an Aruba Remote Mesh 9. Create an AP group configuration for the Remote Mesh Portal • Configuration | Wireless | AP Configuration | AP Group (AP Specific would work as well but is slightly different.) • Click New | type in a name for the AP group and click Add. (We use “AP group testNET (Remote Mesh Portal)” in this example.) • Click Edit next to the new AP group. • Wireless LAN | Virtual AP select the Virtual AP Profile for your wireless network SSID (not the mesh) and click Add. • Now select the Virtual AP for the mesh and click Add. • Click Apply. • Open Mesh in the tree structure and select Mesh Radio Profile. Change the Mesh Radio Profile to the one created in step 4. • Click Apply. November 16th, 2010 9 / 10 Dirk Vieregg How to set up an Aruba Remote Mesh • Select Mesh Cluster Profile in the tree structure and add the Mesh Cluster Profile created in step 5. The priority should be set to 1. • Click Add. • Click Apply. 10. Configure the Remote Mesh Portal • We assume that the AP is a Remote AP already. For information on how to set up Remote APs, please see the Aruba documentation. • Configuration | Wireless | AP Installation Remote Mesh Portal select the AP that is supposed to become a click Provision. • Change the AP group to the group we configured in step 9. This is the one with two VAPs. • Set the Mesh Role to Remote Mesh Portal. • Click Apply and Reboot. 11. Configure the Remote Mesh Points • Configuration | Wireless | AP Installation Remote Mesh Point select the AP that is supposed to become a click Provision. • Change the AP group to the group that contains your wireless network SSID configuration (not the mesh group) • The IP Settings must be set to “Obtain IP Address Using DHCP”. • Set the Mesh Role to Remote Mesh Point. • Click Apply and Reboot. • Be patient. It can take a few minutes until the Mesh Point establishes the connection to the Remote Mesh. November 16th, 2010 10 / 10 Dirk Vieregg