Setting Country Code
The initial Wi-FiWi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. setup of an Instant AP requires you to specify the country code for the country in which the Instant AP operates. This configuration sets the regulatory domain for the radio frequencies that the Instant AP uses. The available 20 MHzMegahertz, 40 MHz, or 80 MHz channels are dependent on the specified country code.
Country Code Configuration in Aruba Central from UI
If you provision a new Instant AP without the country code, Aruba Central exhibits the following behavior:
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Country Code Configured at Instant AP |
Country Code Configured in Group |
Behavior |
|---|---|---|
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No |
Yes |
The country code of the group is pushed to the newly added Instant AP. |
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No |
No |
Aruba Central displays the message in . A notification is also displayed at the bottom of the main window to set the country code of the new Instant AP. To set the country code, perform the following actions: 1. Click link on the notifications pane. The pop up is displayed. 2. In the table, click the edit icon. 3. Specify a country code from the drop-down list. 4. Click . |
If an Instant AP has a country code and joins Aruba Central using ZTPZero Touch Provisioning. ZTP is a device provisioning mechanism that allows automatic and quick provisioning of devices with a minimal or at times no manual intervention. configuration, then the country code of the Instant AP is retained. In this case, Aruba Central will not push the group country code.
Setting Country Code at Group Level
To set the country code of the Instant AP at the group level, complete the following steps:
1. In the app, set the filter to a group that contains at least one AP.
The dashboard context for the group is displayed.
2. Under , click > .
A list of access points is displayed in the view.
3. Click the icon.
The tabs to configure the access points are displayed.
4. Click , and click the tab.
The System details page is displayed.
5. Click .
6. In the drop-down list, select the country code for Instant AP.
7. Click .
8. Reboot Instant AP for changes to take effect.
By default, the value corresponding to the field is empty. This indicates that any Instant AP with different country codes can be a part of the group.
When the field is set, the field cannot revert to the default value. When the country code of the group is changed, the country code of the already connected Instant AP also will be updated.
Setting Country Code at Device Level
To set the country code of the Instant AP at the device level, complete the following steps:
1. In the app, set the filter to a group that contains at least one AP.
The dashboard context for the group is displayed.
2. Under , click > .
A list of access points is displayed in the view.
3. Click the icon.
The tabs to configure the access points are displayed.
4. Click , and click the tab.
The System details page is displayed.
5. Click .
6. In the pane, select an Instant AP, and then click the edit icon.
7. Select the new country code from the drop-down list.
8. Click
9. Reboot Instant AP for changes to take effect.
By default, the value corresponding to the is the country code set at the group level which can be then modified at the device level from the drop-down list. The country code of the Instant AP will always be the most recently set country code at the group level or device level.
Aruba Central now constantly displays the default tabs under the and option in the > page, When you click the or option and navigate out of the page, the respective default tabs under or option are still displayed when you visit the page next time.
The auto If there is a discrepancy in country code configuration, Aruba Central displays it as an override in the page.
Country Code Configuration at Group Level from API
Aruba Central provides an option to set and get the country code at group level through the APIsApplication Programming Interface. Refers to a set of functions, procedures, protocols, and tools that enable users to build application software. in .
To set or get the country code at group level through API, complete the following steps:
1. In the page, click .
The page is displayed.
2. Click the tab and generate a token key.
3. Download and copy the generated token.
4. In the window, click the urlUniform Resource Locator. URL is a global address used for locating web resources on the Internet. link listed under the column.
The page is displayed.
5. On the left navigation pane, select from the drop-down list.
6. Paste the token key in the field and press enter.
7. Click . The following options are displayed.
—This API allows to set country code for multiple groups at once. Aruba Central currently allows country codes of up to 50 Instant AP device groups to be configured simultaneously. To set the country codes of multiple groups, enter the group names and country code as inputs corresponding to the and labels respectively in the script { "groups": [ "string" ], "country": "string" } within the text box.
—This API allows to retrieve the country code set for a specific Instant AP group. To get the country code information of the Instant AP group, enter the name of the group for which the country code is being queried corresponding to the label in the script { "country": "string"} within the text box.
The APIs for setting and retrieving country code information are not available for the Instant AP devices deployed in template groups.
The following are the response messages displayed in the and sections:
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Set country code at group level |
Get country code set for group |
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201 - Successful operation 400 - Bad Request 401 - Unauthorized access, authentication required 403 - Forbidden, do not have write access for group 413 - Request-size limit exceeded 417 - Request-size limit exceeded 429 - API Rate limit exceeded 500 - Internal Server Error 503 - Service unavailable, configuration update in progress |
400 - Bad Request 401 - Unauthorized access authentication required 403 - Forbidden, do not have read access for group 413 - Request-size limit exceeded 417 - Request-size limit exceeded 429 - API Rate limit exceeded 500 - Internal Server Error 503 - Service unavailable, configuration update in progress |
For further details on APIs, see https://app1-apigw.central.arubanetworks.com/swagger/central.
