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Using an AP-225 as a home stand alone Access point

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  • 1.  Using an AP-225 as a home stand alone Access point

    Posted Apr 16, 2024 09:22 AM

    I have acquired an AP-225 and want to set it up on my home network to act as another Wi-Fi Access point, but it doesn't seem to to broadcast an SSID so I cant connect to it to set it up. I have tried a factory reset.

    Is this possible.

    Many thanks



  • 2.  RE: Using an AP-225 as a home stand alone Access point

    Posted Apr 16, 2024 10:20 AM

    For standalone operations you would need an IAP-225 model. The AP-225 requires a controller to operate.



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  • 3.  RE: Using an AP-225 as a home stand alone Access point

    Posted Apr 16, 2024 10:40 AM

    Hi Herman

     

    Damn, that is what I was starting to suspect, thanks for confirming, will need to return it, shame, it looked like it would have been an ideal for my use, I know they are discontinued, but great quality and functionality compared with consumer Aps

     

    Thanks very much for your swift response.

     

    BR

     

    Andy




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  • 4.  RE: Using an AP-225 as a home stand alone Access point

    Posted Apr 27, 2024 10:50 AM

    Hi Herman

    I have acquired what has been described as an IAP-325 (see image of label on rear), however when I power this up, I can not detect a broadcast SSID of the format SetMeUp 

    This is what I should expect isn't it?

    Any Ideas?

    Many thanks

    Andy


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  • 5.  RE: Using an AP-225 as a home stand alone Access point

    Posted May 01, 2024 10:24 AM

    If you already tried to factory reset it with a paper clip (google to get the right process), you may need to console into it to see what's going on - it could contain a corrupted firmware or worse yet, it is a faulty unit.

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  • 6.  RE: Using an AP-225 as a home stand alone Access point

    Posted May 02, 2024 08:08 AM

    Seems like you found the issue already.



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    Herman Robers
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    If you have urgent issues, always contact your Aruba partner, distributor, or Aruba TAC Support. Check https://www.arubanetworks.com/support-services/contact-support/ for how to contact Aruba TAC. Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.

    In case your problem is solved, please invest the time to post a follow-up with the information on how you solved it. Others can benefit from that.
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  • 7.  RE: Using an AP-225 as a home stand alone Access point

    Posted May 02, 2024 08:21 AM

    Hi Herman

    Yes thanks, very strange, I now will have to buy a USB-RS232 cable to try and connect to the console of the AP-225 and see if I can reflash it with IAP firmware

    Many thanks

    Andy


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