Cloud Managed Networks

Hi,

What's the fastest way to change AP names in Aruba Central AOS-8? In AOS10 you can select multiple AP's and rename them easilly.

Is that possible on aos8?

I renamed 800 APs in Aruba Central AOS10 by using a API call like this with Python. But don't sure if this API call is working for ArubaOS8 where u have a virtual cluster (instant). 

Check the API datatbase here:

HPE GreenLake (deprecated)

HPE GreenLake (current)

Why don't upgrade your APs to AOS10?

Note1: Your AP will reboot

Note2: Check carefully the payload because not everybody have same config and other info will send in the API payload that can change your AP name.

Note3: My script is just an example, customize if you want.

Another handy link is the Central Automation Studio, created by an HPE employee. https://central.wifidownunder.com/settings.html

### Editable parameters ###
central_url = https://eu-apigw.central.arubanetworks.com
access_token = "keyhere"
file_location = r"C:\test\import.txt"
###########################

### Note: The Aruba Cental API URL is based on the datacenter location.
### Note: The access_token must be created in Aruba Central first and is valid for 2 hours.
### Note: The file location is the fullpath incl. filename to the import.txt CSV. The "r" is needed to make the variable a raw format.

### HTML header in json code contains the access_token.
header = {'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + access_token}

### Open the file_location CSV where "," is the delimter to devide the collums into two variables "serial" and "apname".
with open(file_location) as importfile:
   for line in importfile:
      serial, apname = line.split(',')
      print(serial.strip(), apname.strip())

### Aruba Central API URL.
      url = central_url+"/configuration/v2/ap_settings/"+serial

### HTML body in raw json format contains the API payload.
      payload = {"hostname": apname,
                 "ip_address": "",
                 "zonename": "",
                 "achannel": "",
                 "atxpower": "",
                 "gchannel": "",
                 "gtxpower": "",
                 "dot11a_radio_disable": False,
                 "dot11g_radio_disable": False,
                 "usb_port_disable": False}

### Execute the API POST
      r = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=header)

### Print the API Response code on screen
      response = r.text
      print (response)

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Marcel Koedijk | MVP Expert 2023 | ACEP | ACMP | ACCP | ACDP | Ekahau ECSE | Not an HPE Employee | Opinions are my own
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I always recommend using Central Automation Studio, it has many other features as well. check it out.

 https://central.wifidownunder.com/

### Editable parameters ###central_url = https://eu-apigw.central.arubanetworks.comaccess_token = "keyhere"file_location = r"C:\test\import.txt"############################## Note: The Aruba Cental API URL is based on the datacenter location.### Note: The access_token must be created in Aruba Central first and is valid for 2 hours.### Note: The file location is the fullpath incl. filename to the import.txt CSV. The "r" is needed to make the variable a raw format.### HTML header in json code contains the access_token.header = {'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + access_token}### Open the file_location CSV where "," is the delimter to devide the collums into two variables "serial" and "apname".with open(file_location) as importfile:   for line in importfile:      serial, apname = line.split(',')      print(serial.strip(), apname.strip())### Aruba Central API URL.      url = central_url+"/configuration/v2/ap_settings/"+serial### HTML body in raw json format contains the API payload.      payload = {"hostname": apname,                 "ip_address": "",                 "zonename": "",                 "achannel": "",                 "atxpower": "",                 "gchannel": "",                 "gtxpower": "",                 "dot11a_radio_disable": False,                 "dot11g_radio_disable": False,                 "usb_port_disable": False}### Execute the API POST      r = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=header)### Print the API Response code on screen      response = r.text      print (response)

I can only agree with Marcel and Ariyap. Central Automation Studio is easy to use and provides a lot of handy features to do a bulk updates and many other things. Really worth of testing it.

Best, Gorazd