It took me a few tries before I figured that out. The last tip I’ll provide is ensure that something is plugged into the eth0 port of the AP, otherwise the AP doesn’t like to come online. You can do this very easily by going to Configuration>DHCP Server as shown in the image below. In order for this to work, you’ll need to setup a DHCP scope on the IAP and tell the client ethernet link (or client WLAN) to use that scope for assigning client addresses. It’s important to note that when connecting clients to the IAP operating as a wifi-sta, the clients will undergo NAT as the idea is that the AP is bridging traffic to the existing Wi-Fi network. However, my recommendation is that you use the 5 GHz band (under the Uplink settings) for your backhaul and that you use the 2.4 GHz radio on the IAP to service clients (under Network>”Network Name”>802.11>Band>2.4 GHz). The nice thing about this mode is that you can still use the radio that is providing the uplink for the AP to serve clients. I also like to set this to 5 GHz so it utilizes the least crowded band that provides the most throughput to the client devices.Enter the SSID and password etc under ‘Wifi’.Move ‘Wifi-sta’ to the top of the Uplink Priority List. ![]() Under Configuration>System>Advanced Options.IAP as Wifi-sta Configuration (GUI Config) ![]() With that out of the way, let’s get to the config! The steps below will walk you through setting up an Aruba Instant AP (IAP) as a wifi-sta uplink. The client bridge is purpose built to hang up to 15 devices off of while using it as the wireless to wired interface for your devices AND is very cost effective. I’ve had some questions lately from several about if Aruba has a way for an AP to operate as a “workgroup bridge” and I’m happy to say that the answer is YES! In Aruba lingo the term that I want to drill into you is “ Wifi-sta” as this is what we’ll call this workgroup mode.īefore I go into details on how to set this up, please note that in my opinion Aruba has a much better offering for doing this in the Aruba 501 Wireless Client Bridge.
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