
The
page allows you to create sites, view the list of sites configured in your setup, and assign devices to sites. The page includes the following functions:
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Allows you to convert existing labels to sites. To convert labels, download the CSVComma-Separated Values. A file format that stores tabular data in the plain text format separated by commas. file with the list of labels configured in your setup, add the site information, and upload the CSV file. For more information, see Home. |
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Displays a list of sites configured. It provides the following information: —Name of the site. —Physical address of the site. —Number of devices assigned to a site. The table also includes the following sorting options to reset the table view on the right: Aruba Central. —Displays all the devices provisioned in—Displays the list of devices that are not assigned to any site. You can also use the filter and sort icons on the and columns to filter and sort sites respectively. |
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Allows you to create a new site. |
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Allows you to add sites in bulk from a CSV file. |
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Displays a list of devices provisioned. It provides the following information: —Name of the device —Group to which the device is assigned. —Type of the device. |
Creating a Site
To create a label, complete the following steps:
1. In the app, set the filter to .
2. Under , click .
3. Click the tab.
4. Set the toggle switch to .
5. To add a new site, click . The pop-up window opens.
6. In the pop-up window, enter the following details:
a. —Name of the site. The site name can be a maximum of 255 single byte characters. Special characters are allowed.
b. —Address of the site.
c. —City in which the site is located.
d. —Country in which the site is located.
e. —State or province in which the site is located.
f. —(Optional) ZIP or postal code of the site.
7. Click . The new site is added to the table.
Adding Multiple Sites in Bulk
To import site information from a CSV file in bulk, complete the following steps:
1. In the app, set the filter to .
2. Under , click .
3. Click the tab.
4. Set the toggle switch to .
5. Click . The pop-up opens.
6. Download a sample file.
7. Fill the site information and save the CSV file in your local directory.
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The CSV file for bulk upload of sites must include the mandatory information such as the name, address, city, state, and country details. |
8. In the Aruba Central UI, click and add the file from your local directory.
9. Click . The sites from the CSV file are added to the site table.
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Assigning a Device to a site
To assign a device to a site, complete the following steps:
1. In the app, set the filter to .
2. Under , click .
3. Click the tab.
4. Set the toggle switch to .
5. Select . The list of devices that are not assigned to any site is displayed.
6. Select device(s) from the list of devices.
7. Drag and drop the devices to the site on the left. A pop-up window opens and prompts you to confirm the site assignment.
8. Click .
Convert Existing Labels to Sites
To convert existing labels to sites, complete the following steps:
1. In the app, set the filter to .
2. Under , click .
3. Click the tab.
4. Set the toggle switch to .
5. Click . The pop-up window opens.
6. To download a CSV file with the list of labels configured in your setup, click . A CSV file with a list of all the labels in your setup is downloaded to your local directory.
7. Enter address, city, state, country, and ZIP code details for the labels that you want to convert to sites.
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In the CSV file, you must enter the following details: address, city, state, and country. |
8. Save the CSV file.
9. On the pop-up window, click and select the CSV file with the list of labels to convert.
10. Click .
11. Click . The labels are converted to sites.
Points to Note
If the conversion process fails for some labels, Aruba Central generates and opens an Excel file showing a list of labels that could not be converted to sites. Verify the reason for the errors, update the CSV file, and re-upload the file.
Aruba Central does not allow conversion of sites to labels. If the existing labels are converted to sites, you cannot revert these sites to labels.
When the existing labels are converted to sites, Aruba Central retains only the historical data for these labels. Aruba Central displays the historical data for these labels only in reports and on the monitoring dashboard.
Editing a Site
To edit a site, complete the following steps:
1. In the app, set the filter to .
2. Under , click .
3. Click the tab.
4. Set the toggle switch to .
5. Select the site to edit and click the edit icon.
6. Modify the site information and click .
Deleting a Site
To delete a site, complete the following steps:
1. In the app, set the filter to .
2. Under , click .
3. Click the tab.
4. Set the toggle switch to .
5. Select the site to delete and click the delete icon.
6. Confirm deletion.

Labels are tags attached to a device provisioned in the network. Labels determine the ownership, departments, and functions of the devices. You can use labels for creating a logical set of devices and use these labels as filters when monitoring devices and generating reports.
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Displays a list of labels configured. The table provides the following information: Name of the label Number of devices assigned to a label The table also includes the following sorting options to reset the table view on the right: Aruba Central. —Displays all the devices provisioned in—Displays the list of devices that are not assigned to any label. |
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Displays a list of devices provisioned. The table provides the following information about the devices: —Name of the device —Group to which the device is assigned —Type of the device —Number of labels assigned to a device |
Device Classification
The devices can also be classified using
and .The group classification can be used for role-based access to a device, while labels can be used for tagging a device to a location or a specific area at a physical site. However, if a device is already assigned to a group and has a label associated with it, it is classified based on both groups and labels.
The site classification is used for logically grouping devices deployed at a given physical location. You can also convert labels to sites.
Creating a Label
To create a label, complete the following steps:
1. In the app, set the filter to .
2. Under , click .
3. Click the tab.
4. Set the toggle switch to .
5. To add a new label, click . The pop-up window opens.
6. Enter a name for the label. The label name can be a maximum of 255 single byte characters. Special characters are allowed.
7. Click . The new label is added to the table.
Assigning a Device to a Label
To assign a device to a label, complete the following steps:
1. In the app, set the filter to .
2. Under , click .
3. Click the tab.
4. Set the toggle switch to .
5. Locate the label to which you want to assign a device.
6. In the table that lists the labels, you can perform one of the following actions:
Click
to view all devices.Click
to view all the devices that are not assigned to any labels.7. Select . The list of devices that are not assigned to any label is displayed.
8. Select device(s) from the list of devices.
9. Drag and drop the selected device(s) to a specific label. A pop-up window asking you to confirm the label assignment opens.
10. Click .
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Aruba Central (on-premises) allows you to assign up to five label tags per device. |
Detaching a Device from a Label
To remove a label assigned to a device, complete the following steps:
1. In the app, set the filter to .
2. Under , click .
3. Click the tab.
4. Set the toggle switch to .
5. Select the device from the table on the right.
6. Click the delete icon.
7. To detach labels from the multiple devices at once, select the devices, and click .
8. Confirm deletion.
Editing a label
To edit a label, complete the following steps:
1. In the app, set the filter to .
2. Under , click .
3. Click the tab.
4. Set the toggle switch to .
5. Select the label to edit.
6. Click the edit icon.
7. Edit the label and click .
Deleting a label
To delete a label, complete the following steps:
1. In the app, set the filter to .
2. Under , click .
3. Click the tab.
4. Set the toggle switch to .
5. Select the label to delete.
6. Click the delete icon.
7. Confirm deletion.