Renaming an AP
You can change the name of an AP provisioned in Aruba Central. The AP can be online or offline. When you rename an AP or a VC, the AP or VC does not reboot, and the client traffic is not affected. The new name must be a character string of upto 32 ASCIIAmerican Standard Code for Information Interchange. An ASCII code is a numerical representation of a character or an action. or non-ASCII characters, including spaces.
To rename an AP, complete the following steps:
1. In the app, select one of the following options:
To select a group in the filter:
a. Set the filter to one of the options under . Ensure that the filter selected contains at least one active access point.
The dashboard context for the group is displayed.
b. Under , click > .
A list of access points is displayed in the
To select an access point in the filter:
a. Set the filter to .
b. Under , click > .
A list of access points is displayed in the
view.c. Click an access point listed under .
The dashboard context for the access point is displayed.
d. Under , click > .
2. Click the icon.
The tabs to configure access points are displayed.
3. Click the tab.
The
table is displayed.4. To edit an AP, select an AP in the table, and then click the edit icon.
5. Under , modify the AP or VC name in the field.
6. Click .
The AP name is updated on the AP immediately. It may take up to 1 minute for the new AP name to get reflected in Aruba Central.
Renaming an AP depends on various privileges and access permissions that are assigned to each user to make configuration changes.