Wireless Access

Hi, all,

after establishing two new working Wifi-SSIDs (employee profile) on our Aruba 7205 controller suddenly another SSID named "auruba-ap" as an open Wifi appeared. 

After connecting to this SSID, the client receives an IP-address out of the same network from the accesspoints IP-scope.

Neither was this SSID administratively created nor its listed in the SSIDs. 

After a detailed search for this SSID we found some entries at configuration > system > profiles > 802.1x Authentication (which we don't use) / AAA / Virtual AP and deleted them. The wifi name was not mentioned int the menu SSID.

Also we deleted all entries from the configuration in the CLI regarding to te SSID. But the SSID is still transmitted with the other ones and machine can connect to it. 

Trying to establish a wifi SSID with the same name ended up in the message > Error: Duplicate ESSID "aruba-ap" <.

Are there any other places to look for to get rid of this wifi?

Thanks in advance.

I've seen sometimes during initialization/boot of APs that they shortly broadcast the aruba-ap SSID, but it should go away very quickly if the APs can communicate to the controller.

Can you check the 'show ap bss-table' from the controller? Does the ssid show up there? If it doesn't, it's not the controller controlling/broadcasting the SSID.

Others may have seen this happen... otherwise it may be best to work with your Aruba partner and or TAC to find out where that broadcasted SSID is coming from.

Hi, all,

after establishing two new working Wifi-SSIDs (employee profile) on our Aruba 7205 controller suddenly another SSID named "auruba-ap" as an open Wifi appeared. 

After connecting to this SSID, the client receives an IP-address out of the same network from the accesspoints IP-scope.

Neither was this SSID administratively created nor its listed in the SSIDs. 

After a detailed search for this SSID we found some entries at configuration > system > profiles > 802.1x Authentication (which we don't use) / AAA / Virtual AP and deleted them. The wifi name was not mentioned int the menu SSID.

Also we deleted all entries from the configuration in the CLI regarding to te SSID. But the SSID is still transmitted with the other ones and machine can connect to it. 

Trying to establish a wifi SSID with the same name ended up in the message > Error: Duplicate ESSID "aruba-ap" <.

Are there any other places to look for to get rid of this wifi?

Thanks in advance.

Hi, all,

after establishing two new working Wifi-SSIDs (employee profile) on our Aruba 7205 controller suddenly another SSID named "auruba-ap" as an open Wifi appeared. 

After connecting to this SSID, the client receives an IP-address out of the same network from the accesspoints IP-scope.

Neither was this SSID administratively created nor its listed in the SSIDs. 

After a detailed search for this SSID we found some entries at configuration > system > profiles > 802.1x Authentication (which we don't use) / AAA / Virtual AP and deleted them. The wifi name was not mentioned int the menu SSID.

Also we deleted all entries from the configuration in the CLI regarding to te SSID. But the SSID is still transmitted with the other ones and machine can connect to it. 

Trying to establish a wifi SSID with the same name ended up in the message > Error: Duplicate ESSID "aruba-ap" <.

Are there any other places to look for to get rid of this wifi?

Thanks in advance.

Hi, all,

after establishing two new working Wifi-SSIDs (employee profile) on our Aruba 7205 controller suddenly another SSID named "auruba-ap" as an open Wifi appeared. 

After connecting to this SSID, the client receives an IP-address out of the same network from the accesspoints IP-scope.

Neither was this SSID administratively created nor its listed in the SSIDs. 

After a detailed search for this SSID we found some entries at configuration > system > profiles > 802.1x Authentication (which we don't use) / AAA / Virtual AP and deleted them. The wifi name was not mentioned int the menu SSID.

Also we deleted all entries from the configuration in the CLI regarding to te SSID. But the SSID is still transmitted with the other ones and machine can connect to it. 

Trying to establish a wifi SSID with the same name ended up in the message > Error: Duplicate ESSID "aruba-ap" <.

Are there any other places to look for to get rid of this wifi?

Thanks in advance.

Hi VaD,

thanks for your question. The SSID is not mentioned at the virtual ap profile list.

Hi, all,

after establishing two new working Wifi-SSIDs (employee profile) on our Aruba 7205 controller suddenly another SSID named "auruba-ap" as an open Wifi appeared. 

After connecting to this SSID, the client receives an IP-address out of the same network from the accesspoints IP-scope.

Neither was this SSID administratively created nor its listed in the SSIDs. 

After a detailed search for this SSID we found some entries at configuration > system > profiles > 802.1x Authentication (which we don't use) / AAA / Virtual AP and deleted them. The wifi name was not mentioned int the menu SSID.

Also we deleted all entries from the configuration in the CLI regarding to te SSID. But the SSID is still transmitted with the other ones and machine can connect to it. 

Trying to establish a wifi SSID with the same name ended up in the message > Error: Duplicate ESSID "aruba-ap" <.

Are there any other places to look for to get rid of this wifi?

Thanks in advance.

Hi VaD,

thanks for your question. The SSID is not mentioned at the virtual ap profile list.

Hi, all,

after establishing two new working Wifi-SSIDs (employee profile) on our Aruba 7205 controller suddenly another SSID named "auruba-ap" as an open Wifi appeared. 

After connecting to this SSID, the client receives an IP-address out of the same network from the accesspoints IP-scope.

Neither was this SSID administratively created nor its listed in the SSIDs. 

After a detailed search for this SSID we found some entries at configuration > system > profiles > 802.1x Authentication (which we don't use) / AAA / Virtual AP and deleted them. The wifi name was not mentioned int the menu SSID.

Also we deleted all entries from the configuration in the CLI regarding to te SSID. But the SSID is still transmitted with the other ones and machine can connect to it. 

Trying to establish a wifi SSID with the same name ended up in the message > Error: Duplicate ESSID "aruba-ap" <.

Are there any other places to look for to get rid of this wifi?

Thanks in advance.