Wireless Access

Hello,

I have a customer who wants to connect some RAPs he purchased to a MyFi hotspot instead of a traditional wired internet connection. I have not done this but am told it's possible. Has anyone done this or have any recommendations on which hotspots seem to work best with the RAP in this setup?

Check out page 186 in the user guide for some direction.

http://support.arubanetworks.com/Documentation/tabid/77/DMXModule/512/Default.aspx?EntryId=8868

Supported modems

USB U720 (Novatel/Qualcomm)
l UM175 (Pantech)
l UM150 (Pantech)
l UMW190(Pantech)
l SXC-1080 (Qualcomm)
l Globetrotter ICON 225
l UMG181
l NTT DoCoMo L-05A (LG FOMA L05A)
l NTT DoCoMo L-02A
l ZTE WCDMA Technologies MSM (MF668?)
l Fivespot (ZTE)
l c-motech CNU-600
l ZTE AC2736
l SEC-8089 (EpiValley)
l Nokia CS-10
l NTT DoCoMo L-08C (LG)
l NTT DoCoMo L-02C (LG)
l Novatel MC545
l Huawei E220 for Movistar in Spain
l Huawei E180 for Movistar in Spain
l ZTE-MF820
l Huawei E173s-1
l Sierra 320
l Longcheer WM72
l U600 (3G mode)

USBConnect 881 (Sierra 881U)
l Quicksilver (Globetrotter ICON 322)
l UM100C (UTstarcom)
l Icon 452
l Aircard 250U (Sierra)
l USB 598 (Sierra)
l U300 (Franklin wireless)
l U301 (Franklin wireless)
l USB U760 for Virgin (Novatel)

Sierra USB-306 (HK CLS/1010 (HK))
l Sierra 306/308 (Telstra (Aus))
l Sierra 503 PCIe (Telstra (Aus))
l Sierra 312 (Telstra (Aus))
l Aircard USB 308 (AT&T's Shockwave)
l Compass 597(Sierra) (Sprint)
l U597 (Sierra) (Verizon)
l Tstick C597(Sierra) (Telecom(NZ))
l Ovation U727 (Novatel) (Sprint)
l USB U727 (Novatel) (Verizon)
l USB U760 (Novatel) (Sprint)
l USB U760 (Novatel) (Verizon)
l Novatel MiFi 2200 (Verizon Mifi 2200)
l Huawei E272, E170, E220 (ATT)
l Huawei E169, E180,E220,E272 (Vodafone/SmarTone (HK))
l Huawei E160 (O2(UK))
l Huawei E160 (SFR (France))
l Huawei E220 (NZ and JP)
l Huawei E176G (Telstra (Aus))
l Huawei E1553, E176 (3/HUTCH (Aus))
l Huawei K4505 (Vodafone/SmarTone (HK))
l Huawei K4505 (Vodafone (UK))
l ZTE MF656 (Netcom (norway))
l ZTE MF636 (HK CSL/1010)
l ZTE MF633/MF636 (Telstra (Aus))
l ZTE MF637 (Orange in Israel)
l Huawei E180, E1692,E1762 (Optus (Aus))
l Huawei E1731 (Airtel-3G (India))
l Huawei E3765 (Vodafone (Aus))

Huawei E3765 (T-Mobile (Germany)
l Huawei E1552 (SingTel)
l Huawei E1750 (T-Mobile (Germany))
l UGM 1831 (TMobile)
l Huawei D33HW (EMOBILE(Japan))
l Huawei GD01 (EMOBILE(Japan))
l Huawei EC150 (Reliance NetConnect+ (India))
l KDDI DATA07(Huawei) (KDDI (Japan))
l Huawei E353 (China Unicom)
l Huawei EC167 (China Telecom)
l Huawei E367 (Vodafone (UK))
l Huawei E352s-5 (T-Mobile (Germany))

Depending on the RAP model, you may be able to utilize WiFi as your uplink rather than a wired interface.... but this requires a RAP in Instant mode (a true RAP; 3, 109, or 155).

Review the following from the Instant User Guide:  http://www.arubanetworks.com/techdocs/Instant_41_WebHelp/InstantWebHelp.htm#UG_files/Uplink_conf/ConfigureWiFIUL.htm

Hello,

I was able to get this working with no issues today. The customer purchased a Verizon ULM290 (pantech) USB hotspot. I configured the RAP3 by checking the USB settings box and setting the devce type to pantech ULM290. Everything else was left at the default setting.