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Typical Switchport Configuration for Aruba AP

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  • 1.  Typical Switchport Configuration for Aruba AP

    Posted Apr 25, 2016 09:50 AM

    Just curious what a typical switchport configuration should look like for a campus Aruba AP.  Currently, for example, we have an AP-225 plugged into an hp procurve switchport and the hp procurve switchport is configured like this:  

     

    untagged vlan X (management vlan)

    spanning-tree admin-edge-port
    spanning-tree bpdu-protection
    loop-protect

     

    Are these spanning tree/loop protect commands necessary?  Harmful?  Beneficial?  Thanks.



  • 2.  RE: Typical Switchport Configuration for Aruba AP

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Apr 25, 2016 09:57 AM
    In an ideal setup, the port where your AP connects should be configured the
    exact same way as end user ports.


  • 3.  RE: Typical Switchport Configuration for Aruba AP
    Best Answer

    Posted Apr 25, 2016 06:35 PM

    Rather it depends on whether you tunnel traffic back to the controller or drop users off on the local switch.

    Tunnel configurations jest need an access port in whatever VLAN makes sense and the "client-like" port settings go at the controller's egress ports.

    Local drop-off would need to be trunks (assuming AP-management VLAN is different from client VLAN) with both AP and client VLANs (or more) configured.

     

    I tunnel so my APs are in the management VLAN, and client VLANs trunk to the controller.



  • 4.  RE: Typical Switchport Configuration for Aruba AP

    Posted Apr 25, 2016 06:37 PM

    the BPDU and Loop commands aren't necessary if you're sure that noone is going to plug the wrong devices in and that the port will always be used exclusively for an AP.

    (That assumption always sounds good, until actual events leave you wondering what you were thinking)