Controller Based WLANs

Product and Software: This article applies to RAP-5 and AP-70, to the RN code branch, and ArubaOS 5.0 and later.


Sometimes, existing USB modems are replaced by a newer version from the same manufacturer. You can use the controller to find out the vendor and product IDs of this USB modem for provisioning purposes.

To find the vendor and product IDs from the controller for a new USB modem, follow these steps:

1) After the AP comes up, provision usb_type to be anything (other than 0 or any), and make sure the priority_ethernet >= priority_cellular.


(MM-Inet) #show ap active


Active AP Table


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Name Group IP Address 11g Clients 11g Ch/EIRP/MaxEIRP 11a Clients 11a Ch/EIRP/MaxEIRP AP Type Flags Uptime Outer IP


---- ----- ---------- ----------- ------------------- ----------- ------------------- ------- ----- ------ --------


00:0b:86:66:32:c9 default 10.8.7.74 0 AP:HT:6/21.5/21.5 0 RAP-5WN A 1h:28m:33s N/A











(MM-Inet) #show ap provisioning ap-name 00:0b:86:66:32:c9





AP "00:0b:86:66:32:c9" Provisioning Parameters


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Item Value


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AP Name 00:0b:86:66:32:c9


AP Group default


Location name N/A


SNMP sysLocation N/A


Master 10.162.167.2


Gateway N/A


Netmask N/A


IP Addr N/A


DNS IP N/A


Domain Name N/A


Server Name aruba-master


Server IP N/A


Antenna gain for 802.11a N/A


Antenna gain for 802.11g N/A


Antenna for 802.11a both


Antenna for 802.11g both


IKE PSK N/A


PAP User Name N/A


PAP Password N/A


PPPOE User Name N/A


PPPOE Password N/A


PPPOE Service Name N/A


USB User Name N/A


USB Password N/A


USB Device Type option


USB Device Identifier N/A


USB Dial String N/A


USB Initialization String N/A


USB TTY device path N/A


Remote AP No


Link Priority Ethernet 100


Link Priority Cellular 90


Mesh Role none


Installation default


Latitude N/A


Longitude N/A


Altitude N/A


Antenna bearing for 802.11a N/A


Antenna bearing for 802.11g N/A


Antenna tilt angle for 802.11a N/A


Antenna tilt angle for 802.11g N/A


Mesh SAE sae-disable



2) Plug in the modem, and reboot the AP. The AP loads the drivers, but it does not use them. The AP comes up as an Ethernet RAP as in step 1.

3) Issue the "show ap debug usb ap-name <name>" command.



#show ap debug usb ap-name 00:0b:86:66:32:c9





USB Information


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Parameter Value


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Manufacturer Novatel


Product Novatel


Serial Number 091121311011000


Driver (none)


Vendor ID 1410


Product ID 6000








These are the vendor and product IDs that you need to use for provisioning.