Managing Subscriptions
Aruba Central supports the following types of subscriptions:
Device subscription—Allows you to manage and monitor your devices from Aruba Central. The device subscriptions can be assigned only to the devices managed by Aruba Central. For example, if your account has any APs managed by Aruba Central, you can assign only service subscription to these devices.
Service subscription—Allows you to enable value added services on the Instant AP managed from Aruba Central. For example, if you have APs, you can assign a service subscription for Guest Access.
This section includes the following topics:
Manually Assigning Subscriptions
Removing Subscriptions from Devices
Assigning Subscriptions
Read through Assigning Device Subscriptions to understand the subscription assignment procedures:
Assigning Device Subscriptions
In case of Aruba Central automatic assignment of subscriptions is enabled by default and hence, all the services are selected for automatic subscription. You can also disable the auto subscription to manually assign subscriptions.
Disabling Automatic Assignment of Subscriptions.
To disable automatic assignment of subscriptions, use one of the following methods:
From the Subscription Assignment Page
1. In the page, under , click .
The page is displayed.
2. Under , toggle the slider. All the devices in your inventory are selected for automatic assignment of subscriptions. You can edit the list by clearing the existing selection and re-selecting devices.
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When a subscription assigned to a device expires or is cancelled, Aruba Central checks for the available subscription tokens in your account and assigns the longest available subscription token to the device. If your account does not have an adequate number of subscriptions, you may have to manually assign subscriptions to as many devices as possible. To view the subscription utilization details and the number of subscriptions available in your account, go to > page. |
Important Notes for MSP Users
If you want to enable automatic assignment of subscriptions to the devices mapped to your tenant accounts, note the following points:
Aruba Central assigns subscriptions only if the devices are mapped to a tenant account. If your account has devices that are not mapped to any tenant account and if these devices already have a subscription assigned, the existing assignments are preserved.
When a device is moved from a tenant account to the MSP, Aruba Central removes the subscription assigned to this device.
When the automatic subscription assignment is enabled, Aruba Central disables the device and tenant-specific overrides. MSP administrators can modify the subscription settings for a specific event only through the APIApplication Programming Interface. Refers to a set of functions, procedures, protocols, and tools that enable users to build application software. Gateway interface.
When the automatic subscription assignment is enabled, all the existing tenants and newly created tenants in the MSP view inherit the subscription assignment settings. Subsequently, Aruba Central assigns device subscriptions to the tenants and their respective devices.
If you migrate from the Standard Enterprise mode to the MSP mode, Aruba Central retains your device and service subscription settings.
If the devices are no longer mapped to a tenant account, MSP administrators can unassign subscriptions these devices.
Manually Assigning Subscriptions
To manually assign subscriptions to devices or override the current assignment:
1. In the page, under , click .
The page is displayed.
2. Ensure that the toggle is turned off.
3. Select the devices to which you want to assign subscriptions.
4. Click .
Important Notes for MSP Users
When you turn off the toggle:
Automatic assignment of subscription for all the existing tenants, including the MSP devices, are disabled.
All device subscriptions assigned to devices are preserved.
Devices must be assigned to tenant accounts before assigning a subscription to it. If a subscription is assigned to a device that is not mapped to any specific tenant account, Aruba Central displays the following error message: .
Removing Subscriptions from Devices
To remove the subscriptions from the devices, complete the following actions:
Removing a Device Subscription from a Device
1. On the > page, ensure that the toggle is turned off. The devices that have the subscriptions assigned are selected and highlighted in green.
2. Clear the check box for the device from which you want to unassign the subscription and click . The pop-up window with the message opens.
3. Click to confirm. The subscription is unassigned and the status for the device is marked as in the devices table.
Renewing Subscriptions
To renew your subscription, contact your Aruba Central sales specialist.
