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Chapter 2

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Access Points are radio broadcast devices and as such are subject to governmental regulation. 
Network administrators responsible for the configuration and operation of Access Points must 
comply with local broadcast regulations. Specifically, Access Points must use channel 
assignment and antenna gain settings (for detachable antennas) appropriate to the location in 
which the Access Point will be used. Aruba Networks, in compliance with governmental 
requirements, has designed the AP 70 such that only authorized network administrators can 
change these settings. Once an administrator changes the antenna gain configuration, the 
Aruba software automatically adjusts the power level to the appropriate setting. For more 
information on Access Point configuration, refer to the User Guide. For information on setting 
the antenna gain, see 

Provisioning provides the AP with initial network settings that allow it to locate the host Aruba 
WLAN Switch. The following provisioning methods (listed in the order of preference 
recommended by Aruba Networks) are available:

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Plug and Play—Also known as the Aruba Discovery Protocol. This is the easiest method 
for AP provisioning. With plug and play, Aruba APs can be connected to the network and 
brought into operation automatically. Although plug and play requires no manual 
intervention for the APs, this method does require specific services to be configured on 
your network in advance.

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AP Provisioning—Using this AP programming mode, AP configuration parameters are 
defined on the WLAN switch (using the CLI or Web interface) and then uploaded to the 
APs.

This method can be used for adding Aruba APs to a highly customized network, or 
greatly simplified for the most common provisioning.