Opening a Remote Console

In the Aruba Central UI, you can open the remote console for a CLI session through SSHSecure Shell. SSH is a network protocol that provides secure access to a remote device. for an Instant AP. You can reset the system configuration of an Instant AP by erasing the existing configuration on the Instant AP.

Resetting an AP through the Console

To reset an Instant AP through the Console, complete the following steps:

1. In the Network Operations app, set the filter to one of the options under Groups, Labels, or Sites. For all devices, set the filter to Global. Ensure that the filter selected contains at least one active access point.

The dashboard context for the selected filter is displayed.

2. Under Manage, click Devices > Access Points.

A list of access points is displayed in the List view.

3. Click an access point listed under Device Name.

The dashboard context for the access point is displayed.

4. In the Actions drop-down list, click Console.

A CLI session dialog box is displayed.

5. Execute the write erase all command in the command prompt.

6. Reboot the Instant AP.

In this procedure, the complete configuration including the Per AP Settings on the Instant AP is reset. After the reboot, the Instant AP is moved to default group and will not be present in the group to which it was previously attached.

For information on resetting an Instant AP to factory default configuration by using the reset button on the device, see Aruba Instant User Guide.