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Convert Controller AP to RAP

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  • 1.  Convert Controller AP to RAP

    Posted Mar 11, 2015 10:08 AM

    Hi community,

    we have a 650er Controller with Aruba OS 6.4.0.3 and some APs (135er + 105er).

    We have some rap3 they work fine, we hava iap105 convert to a rap it works also fine.

     

    So now I want to convert a Controller AP to a RAP, under AP installation I mark the ap and deploy it like the other RAPs (whitelist it, giver group and external IP of controller...).

    The AP restarts but it don´t come up to the controller, I cannot find anything in the eventlog.

     

    Anyona an idea?

     

    Thanks



  • 2.  RE: Convert Controller AP to RAP

    Posted Mar 11, 2015 10:24 AM

    HI,

     

    In order to provision an AP as a RAP you should meet the following requirements,

     

    1. VPN settings in the controller ( IKE pool and IKE PSK)

    2. RAP whitelist in case if you are provisioning cert based RAP

    3. a valid username and password ( Local Db) for PSK based deployment.

    3. UDP 4500 traffic should be allowed in the network.

     

    To ensure the above please run the following show commands,

     

    1. Show log security -- to confirm IKE related config and whitelist

    2. Show datapsth sessio -- to confirm whether 4500 traffic is flowing or not

     

    If possible please share the output of "show datapath session"

     

    Please feel free for any further help on this.



  • 3.  RE: Convert Controller AP to RAP

    Posted Mar 11, 2015 10:35 AM
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    Hi,

     

    ok, here is the putty log with the informations:

    I hope you find something

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    putty.txt   309 KB 1 version


  • 4.  RE: Convert Controller AP to RAP

    Posted Mar 11, 2015 10:50 AM
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    Hi,

     

    I couldn't find any 4500 traffic in the datapath and IKE messages in the log. I suspect the configuration itself. please verify the configuration once again.

     

    Hope the attached document will help you on solving the issue.

     

    Please feel free for any further help on this.

    Attachment(s)

    pdf
    RAP Installation-Updated.pdf   1.17 MB 1 version


  • 5.  RE: Convert Controller AP to RAP

    Posted Mar 11, 2015 10:52 AM

    ok, but why does IAP and RAPs work fine?



  • 6.  RE: Convert Controller AP to RAP

    Posted Mar 11, 2015 10:59 AM

    Hi,

     

    Please confirm me whether you are trying to deploy it as PSK based or Certbased ? I hope you are trying to deploy it in PSK based, so please ensure the PSK and username ans password are properly configured in both controller and RAP.

     

    Please feel free for any further help on this.



  • 7.  RE: Convert Controller AP to RAP

    Posted Mar 11, 2015 11:01 AM

    Hi 

    I use PSK, it ist the same PSK and username as the RAPs, so I don´t understand it...



  • 8.  RE: Convert Controller AP to RAP

    Posted Mar 11, 2015 11:08 AM

    Hi,

     

    I'm not seeing any 4500 traffic (NATT) between the AP and Controller. you need to work on this.

     

    please enable IKE logging level (logging level debugging security process  crypto subcat ike) also ensure the IKE pool is not exhausted.



  • 9.  RE: Convert Controller AP to RAP

    Posted Mar 11, 2015 11:13 AM

    The ike logging leven is on debugging.

    How can I check that the ike pool is not exhausted?



  • 10.  RE: Convert Controller AP to RAP

    Posted Mar 11, 2015 11:15 AM

    I see natt is not enabled, but the raps and iaps work fine without...

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  • 11.  RE: Convert Controller AP to RAP

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Mar 11, 2015 12:05 PM

    You need to configure logging:

     

    config t
    logging level debugging security subcat ike
    logging level debugging security process aaa
    logging level debugging security process authmgr
    

     After you have done that, try to connect the RAP.  After you try, we need to see the output of "show log security all | include ike" to understand what is happening.



  • 12.  RE: Convert Controller AP to RAP

    Posted Mar 11, 2015 12:22 PM
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    Hi,

     

    here is the logging output:

    Attachment(s)

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    putty.txt   883 B 1 version


  • 13.  RE: Convert Controller AP to RAP

    Posted Mar 19, 2015 12:04 PM

    The problem is not solved yet.

    I found a work arround, but thant´s not the easyest way to get ist work...

    It looks like the ap105er do not set the RAP flag correct, when I provissioned it as RAP from the controller.

    This is my workarround now:

    I set it hardcore:

    apboot>  purge

    apboot>  setenv master remote.arubanetworks.com (where this is the URL of your RAP controller).

    apboot>  setenv remote_ap 1

    apboot>  save

    apboot>  boot

     

    Than it works fine as rap...

     

    Maybe anyone have a idea for that problem



  • 14.  RE: Convert Controller AP to RAP

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Mar 19, 2015 12:07 PM

    If it is not working when you provision it from the controller, we need to see the audit-trail of when you are provisioning it to see what is wrong:

     

    "show audit-trail"

     



  • 15.  RE: Convert Controller AP to RAP

    Posted Mar 19, 2015 12:09 PM

    ok, thanks.

    I check this tomorrow and post the result.