NextGen Wireless

Steven Bourque (IST)

Overview Introduction Current Wireless Issues Access Point (AP) Hardware Controller Hardware Campus Design Redundancy Captive Portal Authentication Process Configuration Future Q & A

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Introduction

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700 active Aruba APs All users authenticating through Aruba controllers (except Engineering) 420 Avaya APs left to be replaced Wired authentication also migrated Wired controllers being installed for each constituency

Campus Wireless Issues Density of users Private APs High bandwidth users Vista, IPv6, broadcasts, and

roaming

* https://strobe.uwaterloo.ca/~twiki/bin/view/ISTNS/CampusWirelessProblems

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Access PointsAP-60

Aruba AP-60 and AP-61 Single-Radio, Multi-Band (802.11a/b/g) Access Point. The AP-60 and AP-61 are ideal for dense AP deployments.

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Access PointsAP-70

Aruba AP-70 Dual-Radio, Multi-purpose 802.11 a/b/g Access Point. Ideally suited for advanced service delivery in mission-critical networks, the AP-70 includes dual-Ethernet ports and a USB port.

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Access PointsAP-120

The AP-120 family of APs includes high-performance 802.11a/b/g and 802.11n Draft 2.0 access points. These APs are designed to fit cleanly into office environments.

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ControllersMC-800E

Designed for branch office applications, the Aruba MC-800 mobility controller supports up to 16 APs and hundreds of simultaneous users.

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ControllersMMC-3000

A multi-service Mobility Controller able to aggregate up to 128 access points.

Provides a unified mobility network experience, delivering follow-me connectivity, identity-based access, and application continuity services.

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ControllersMMC-6000

Aruba’s flagship product, the Aruba MMC-6000 is the most scalable mobility controller on the market designed for corporate headquarters and large campus-wide deployments.

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Campus Design

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RedundancyOn Campus One master controller with two locals Each local runs independent VRRP with the master APs terminate on either local and failover to master

ResNet Two locals running VRRP One local terminates all APs with failover to the other local

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Authentication Process

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Connecting...

Role: Pre-Auth. Profile: UW-Portal

Pass Role: Post-Auth.Fail Role: Pre-Auth.

Connecting...

Role: No-Auth

Pass Role: Post-Auth.

Fail Role: No-Auth.

Captive PortalLogin

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Captive Portal Logout

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802.1X Login

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Configuration

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Per AP Granularity Grouped per Building Based on User Roles Master Config Change Pushed to Locals Live Details and Tracking on all Associated Connections

Future Possibilities

Triangulate laptops and people Outdoor wireless RFID – Asset tracking 802.11N VoIP over Wi-Fi with QoS Verification of End-User Integrity Redundant Upstream Routing for Controllers and User EndPoints

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Q & A

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