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Aruba IAP as Wi-Fi controller. Is it possible?

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  • 1.  Aruba IAP as Wi-Fi controller. Is it possible?

    Posted Oct 28, 2022 10:18 AM
    Hi all,

    We have one Aruba IAP-305-RW (JX945A) and several Aruba AP-305 (JX936A). Is it possible to configure Aruba IAP-305 as a Wi-Fi controller for AP-305?


  • 2.  RE: Aruba IAP as Wi-Fi controller. Is it possible?

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Oct 28, 2022 05:58 PM
    no all the Instant APs when having L2 adjacency will form a cluster, like your IAP-305.
    APs that are not instant APs like your AP-305 will always need a controller.

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    Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba.
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  • 3.  RE: Aruba IAP as Wi-Fi controller. Is it possible?

    Posted Oct 31, 2022 08:10 AM
    Thanks for the clarification.
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  • 4.  RE: Aruba IAP as Wi-Fi controller. Is it possible?

    Posted Dec 12, 2022 06:22 PM
    Hi, Factory reset your Aruba AP-305 (JX936A) and connect to a network where DHCP is available. wait a few minutes until after AP boots up. then open your laptop and look for available WiFi networks starting with "Set-me-up-XXX". 

    If you can see it, then you can build an Instant Cluster with IAP-305-RW (JX945A) + AP-305 (JX936A). because all Aruba APs are now called Unified APs.

    Read below for more information

    https://blogs.arubanetworks.com/solutions/aruba-unified-ap-platform/ 

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    Harendra
    ACDX|ACEP|CWSP|
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  • 5.  RE: Aruba IAP as Wi-Fi controller. Is it possible?

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Dec 13, 2022 09:32 AM
    The AP-305 is a campus AP only. It's one of the last models that still came as Campus AP or Instant AP before the move to Unified APs.

    So what's written in the second part of the post above by NHN is not correct.

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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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