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Persuading an AP205 to talk to Aruba Activate

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  • 1.  Persuading an AP205 to talk to Aruba Activate

    Posted Jun 09, 2020 10:30 AM

    Hi

    i'm sitting here in lockdown with an APIN0205 model AP wondering if I can persuade it to talk to Aruba activate in order to convert it into a RAP

     

    There is a white sticker on the back that says AP-105 so not sure if  the APIN... bit means it can be converted to an instant AP or not.

     

    From the console I can do a factory reset and reboot but a printenv from the CLI says the bootenv is "boot ap".

     

    haven't set up aruba-master in my local home dns  so the AP gets to the running ADP stage and keeps rebooting

     

    Can I set this AP up to talk to activate.arubanetworks.com where I've added it to the IAPto RAP folder?

     

    Rgds 

    Alex

     

     

     



  • 2.  RE: Persuading an AP205 to talk to Aruba Activate

    Posted Jun 09, 2020 10:34 AM

    p.s. would setting "option 43 activate-disable=False;" on my dhcp server  nudge it towards using Activate ?

     



  • 3.  RE: Persuading an AP205 to talk to Aruba Activate

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Jun 09, 2020 10:41 AM

    alexsuoy,

     

    Only Instant-based APs (or Universal APs) attempt to talk to activate.  APs purchased as Campus APS do not.