Router Details

The Router Details page provides details of the selected Wi-Fi router, which includes the Router name, IP address, MAC address, serial number, radio, ports, and model type. This page also provides a summary of the wireless radios including the number of clients that are currently connected. Instant On currently supports AP11D devices to operate as a primary Wi-Fi router in the network.

Viewing Router Details

To view the Router Details page, follow these steps:

1. Tap the Inventory() tile on the Aruba Instant On home page or tap the Site Health() banner and then tap Show inventory.
2. Tap the router listed in the Inventory list. The Router Details page is displayed with details. View the Router details such as the Router name, IP address, MAC address, Serial number, SKU, Router type, radio, and the number of the clients connected on each radio channel.

Connectivity

The Instant On AP11D device is connected as a primary Wi-Fi router to the ISP provided modem, using an Ethernet cable. The Connectivity section lists the gateway IP address of the uplink and the Internet IP forwarded by the ISP provided modem to the router. The Instant On router acts as a DHCP service on the local network and provides IP addresses to requesting devices.

The following procedure configures the local network settings on an Instant On router:

1. Under the Connectivity section of the Router Details page, tap Advanced LAN parameters.
2. In the IP Assignment page, enter the Base IP address.
3. Under Subnet mask, tap the drop-down arrow () and select the IP address range for the network.
4. Tap Ok.

DHCP IP Address Reservation

In router mode deployments, the Instant On AP is used as a primary Wi-Fi router and also provides DHCP IP addresses to the Instant On APs connected to it. The router is capable of reserving DHCP IP addresses for clients and devices such that the same DHCP IP address is issued to the client or device when they connect to same the network in the future. This feature is supported when the devices are managed by a wired network. The devices of the site will always have an IP address on the default wired device. The clients can have their IP address reserved on any of the wired networks, and all the wired networks are managed by the router. In addition, this feature is supported for bridged wireless clients on site with a gateway.

The following Router mode deployments support DHCP IP address reservation:

• Router Mode - Wireless Only
• Router Mode - Wired and Wireless

Configuring DHCP IP Address Reservation in Router Mode - Wireless Only

On a wireless-only site, where an Instant On device is functioning as a primary Wi-Fi router, an IP address can be reserved through the client or device details page that you want to reserve the IP or by the Router Details page.

To reserve DHCP IP addresses from the Router Details page, follow these steps:

1. Under the Connectivity section of the Router Details page, tap Advanced LAN parameters.
2. Under IP address reservations for Router, tap Reserve an IP address. The list of clients connected to the site are displayed along with their IP addresses.
3. Tap on the client or device to reserve its DHCP IP address. The device and its IP address will be added to the IP address reservations for Router list.

   If you choose to modify the reserved IP address of the client or device, tap the edit icon next to the device or client name and enter the new IP address. The changes are auto saved when you tap the back arrow () icon.

4. Tap the back arrow () icon. The changes are auto saved.

To reserve an IP address from the Client Details page, follow these steps:

1. Select a wireless client connected to the primary Wi-Fi router.
2. In the Client Details page, tap the advanced menu () icon and tap IP reservation from the drop-down list.
3. Under IP address, modify the IP address of the client, if required and then tap Reserve. The device and its IP address will be added to the IP address reservations for Router list in the IP assignment page of the router.

Configuring DHCP IP Address Reservation in Router Mode - Wired and Wireless

In this mode, the DHCP IP address reservation can either be done in the Router Details or Client details page, as shown above for the wireless network, and from the Network Details page for the wired network.

To reserve DHCP IP addresses from the Network Details page, follow these steps:

1. Select a wired network to which a primary Wi-Fi router is connected.
2. In the Network Details page, tap More options and then tap IP assignment from the drop-down list.
3. Under IP address reservations for Router, tap Reserve an IP address. The list of clients associate to the wired network is displayed along with their IP addresses.
4. Tap on the client or device to reserve its DHCP IP address. The device and its IP address will be added to the IP address reservations for Router list.

   If you choose to modify the reserved IP address of the client or device, tap the edit icon next to the device or client name and enter the new IP address. The changes are auto saved when you tap the back arrow () icon.

5. Tap the back arrow () icon. The changes are auto saved.

Ports

Every network requires the E0/PT or ENET port of the AP or Router to be connected to the gateway or switch using an Ethernet cable. Each Instant On AP has a single port, except for the AP11D devices which have an additional 3 LAN ports—E1, E2, and E3 respectively. These ports can be used to connect additional APs in the network. To view the details of the ports and the uplink status, follow these steps:

1. Tap any of the AP11D routers listed in the Inventory list. The Router Details page is displayed.
2. Under the Ports section of the Router Details page, view the details of the ports that are connected, the uplink status, and the upload and download throughput rates.

Status

The Status tab view under Ports is selected by default when you arrive on the Router Details page. The ports are visually represented on the page in the same manner as the actual physical ports on the device. The E0/PT or ENET port is always selected by default and acts as the default uplink port for the router. Tap on any of the ports to view the following details:

• Port number—The physical port number of the router.
• Port status—The speed of the trunk is displayed if the port is the member of a trunk.
• Upstream and Downstream throughput—The upstream and downstream throughput of the trunk is displayed when the port is the member of a trunk.

Port Details

Instant On currently supports an AP11D device to operate as a router in the network. The Port Details page for Routers consists of the following settings:

• Name of the port in read and write mode.
• A toggle switch that allows you to set the port status to Active () or Inactive () . This field is set to Active by default.
• Port access control (802.1X)—Configures port-based network access control designed to enhance 802.11 WLAN security. This field consists of a toggle switch which can be active () or inactive ().
  • Inactive ()—The toggle switch is set to inactive by default. This indicates that any client can connect to this port without requiring authentication.
  • Active ()—Indicates that the first device connected to the port must be authenticated prior to using the port. Configure the following RADIUS settings when this option is enabled:
    • Primary RADIUS Server—Configure the following parameters for the Primary RADIUS Server. If you are using the Instant On mobile app, tap More RADIUS parameters to view the below settings.
    • RADIUS Server IP address or domain name—Enter the IP address or fully qualified domain name of the RADIUS server.
    • Shared secret—Enter a shared key for communicating with the external RADIUS server.
    • Server timeout—Specify a timeout value in seconds. The value determines the timeout for a RADIUS request. The Instant On device attempts to send the request several times (as configured in the Retry count) before the user gets disconnected. For example, if the Timeout is 5 seconds, Retry counter is 3, user is disconnected after 20 seconds. The default value is 5 seconds.
    • Retry count—Specify a number between 1 and 5. Retry count indicates the maximum number of authentication requests that are sent to the server group, and the default value is 3 requests.
    • Authentication port—Enter the authentication port number of the external RADIUS server within the range of 1–65535. The default port number is 1812.

To configure a Secondary RADIUS Server, slide the toggle switch to the right () and update the required fields.

To Send RADIUS Accounting requests, slide the toggle switch to the right ().

Tap Done.

Included networks

• Untagged—This is the default setting. The port will receive and send traffic from the default network without using a VLAN tag. To custom map the port to an untagged VLAN, tap the Untagged network drop-down list and select a network from the list. Only one untagged network can be assigned to a port at a given time.
• Tagged—The port will receive and send traffic from the default network using the management VLAN tag. To custom map the port to a tagged VLAN, tap the checkboxes against the networks listed under Tagged networks. A maximum of 22 tagged networks can be mapped to a port at a given time.

Networks

After creating your network, you have the option to map the network to a VLAN port which, either allows traffic from all networks or only for a specific network. Each port in the Instant On AP11D device can be assigned a separate VLAN ID and configured to manage the network traffic. The following procedure describes how to map a network to a VLAN port:

1. Tap any of the AP11D routers listed in the Inventory. The Router Details page is displayed.
2. Select the Networks tab, under Ports to view the ports on the router.
3. From the Selected network drop-down list, choose the network you want to map a specific port.
4. Tap the port to which you want to assign the selected network.
5. Tap the Port details link.
6. Select one of the following options, under Included networks:
   • Untagged—This is the default setting. The port will receive and send traffic from the default network without using a VLAN tag. To custom map the port to an untagged VLAN, tap the Untagged network drop-down list and select a network from the list. Only one untagged network can be assigned to a port at a given time.
   • Tagged—The port will receive and send traffic from the default network using the management VLAN tag. To custom map the port to a tagged VLAN, tap the checkboxes against the networks listed under Tagged networks. A maximum of 22 tagged networks can be mapped to a port at a given time.

7. Tap Done to finish mapping the network to the port.

Connected Clients and Devices

The following procedure describes how to view the clients and devices connected to a specific port on the AP11D router:

1. Select a port on the router.
2. Tap the Clients and devices connected on this port link. You are redirected to the Clients and Devices page which displays the list of clients and devices connected to the port. By default, the clients and devices for All Networks applicable to the port are displayed. The clients and infrastructure devices directly connected to the port are displayed as a link to the client details page. The indirectly connected clients are displayed by their MAC address.
3. To filter the clients and devices connected to a specific network, tap the drop-down arrow () and select one of the networks.

This section provides details on the clients operating on the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios of the device:

• Number of clients connected—Denotes the number of clients connected to the radio.
• Operation channel—Denotes the radio channel on which the connected clients are operating.
• Radio transmit power—Denotes the radio transmit power rate (in dBm) for the connected clients.
• Airtime utilization—Denotes the airtime utilization (in %) detected by the radio.

Radio Details

The Radio Details page overrides the radio settings configured at the site level and allows you to configure 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio settings which are specific to the selected Instant On device.

Follow these steps to override the site level radio settings and configure 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio settings specific to the device:

1. Under Radios, tap on () Radio details.
2. Slide the toggle switch () beside Specific radio management for 2.4GHz Radio and 5 GHz Radio respectively to view the device specific radio settings.
3. Choose a Channel width for each of the following:
   1. 2.4 GHz Radio—20MHz (default) or 20/40 MHz.
   2. 5 GHz Radio—20/40 MHz, 20/40/80 MHz (default), or 20/40/80/160 MHz.
   • The channel width of 160 MHz is supported only on AP25 access points. This includes AP25 access points which are deployed as mesh points.
   • When the channel width is set to 20/40/80/160 MHz, the only corresponding channels available for selection are 36 and 100.

4. Based on your selection for each radio, the Channel selection options are refreshed. All channels are enabled by default and are displayed in orange. The disabled channels are displayed in gray.
5. Configure the Transmit power range for the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios by adjusting the slider between a minimum and maximum value. For example, if the slider is set between Very high and Max, the radio transmits between 30 dBm and maximum power. The available values are:

   Transmit Power Level	Threshold for 2.4 GHz Radio (in dBm)	Threshold for 5 GHz Radio (in dBm)
   Low	6 dBm	15 dBm
   	9 dBm	18 dBm
   	12 dBm
   Medium	15 dBm	21 dBm
   	18 dBm
   High	21 dBm	24 dBm
   	24 dBm	27 dBm
   	27 dBm
   Very high	30 dBm	30 dBm
   Max	This is the default setting.	This is the default setting.

The changes made in the above procedure are saved automatically.

Network Assignment

The Network Assignment screen allows you to assign an Instant On AP to the wireless networks configured on site.

The following procedure describes how to assign an Instant On AP to a wireless network:

1. Under Radios, tap on () Network assignment.

   The Network Assignment screen is displayed.

2. Under Allow access to the following networks, slide the toggle switch beside the listed wireless networks, to the right () to assign the AP to a network.

Advanced Menu

Locating Your Instant On Router

The Locate option helps you to locate your device when there are many devices in the site. The locator light will be active for 30 minutes after you turn on the toggle switch. The light is turned off by default.

To locate your Instant On device, follow these steps:

1. Tap the advanced menu () icon in the title bar of the Router Details page.
2. Tap Locate.
3. Slide the Activate lights toggle switch to the right (). The locator light is activated on the switch.

Running a Connectivity Test

The Network tests option is used to test the reachability of an Instant On device. To perform a network test, you need to select a Source device on which the commands will be executed, and a Destination to be reached.

To run a network test on an Instant On router, follow these steps:

1. Tap the advanced menu () icon in the title bar of the Router Details screen.
2. Tap on Connectivity test from the drop-down menu. The Connectivity screen is displayed.
3. Under Source, select an Instant On device from the drop-down list.

   Only active devices of a site can be selected in this field. It could be a Switch or an AP.

4. Under Destination, enter the hostname or IP address of the device to which the source device should connect.
5. Tap Start connection test.

Restarting Your Instant On Router

To restart your router, follow these steps:

1. Tap the advanced menu () icon in the title bar of the Router Details screen.
2. Select Restart from the drop-down menu. The appropriate assistant page is displayed.
3. Click Restart.

Replacing a Router from the Inventory

Instant On allows you to replace a router from the inventory when it goes offline. A new AP11D router or any existing router from the site can be used to replace your old router. The old router needs to be manually reset to use as a normal AP.

To replace the router from the inventory, follow these steps:

1. Tap the Inventory () tile on the Aruba Instant On Solution home page or tap the Site Health () banner and then click on Show inventory. The Inventory page is displayed.
2. Tap the offline router that you want to replace. The Router Details page is displayed. A rectangular bar appears below the device name when an alert is triggered.
3. Tap the Alerts link. You will be directed to the Alert Details page which provides more information about the unusual activity and a link to replace the router.
4. In the Alert Details page, tap on the replace link. The Replace router page is displayed. Alternatively, you can also perform this action by tapping the advanced menu () icon in the title bar of the Router Details screen and selecting Replace device from the menu.
5. Unplug the router you want to replace and plug in your new Instant On AP11D device into your ISP modem.
6. When your device lights are alternating between green and amber, tap Continue. The mobile app begins BLE scanning to discover your new router. It usually takes around 4-5 minutes for the router to be detected.
7. Once your router is detected, tap Replace to configure the device as your primary Wi-Fi router. NOTE: If the mobile app detects more than one primary Wi-Fi router in the area, you will see a message stating that more than one router is detected. In this scenario, keep the preferred router plugged and unplug the remaining routers from the network.
8. If the BLE scanning fails to discover your router in the vicinity, tap the Add Wi-Fi router manually button and choose to add your router to your network by entering the serial number or by scanning the barcode of the router.
9. If you still cannot find your device, select I don't see my Wi-Fi router button to view the troubleshooting options.