# Aruba Central
### **Configuration Steps Overview**
1. Setup a Group
2. Configure WLAN
3. Add Parameter
### **Assumptions**
* AP licensed in Aruba Central
* AP with Firmware AOS 10.5.1 or above
### **In Aruba Central – Setup a Group for APs**
1. Setup a Group for your AP’s connecting to the VAULT MPSK Environment
* Add a Group Name
* Select Access Points
* Click Next
2. Continue Group Setup
* Select ArubaOS 10
* Select Campus/Branch
* Click Add
3. Select the Config Wheel and Set a Device Password
 
4. Under the Security Tab add the Radius Authentication Server
5. The Configuration Parameters will be Provided by VAULT and are unique to your account
* Enter the Following Information and Click Save
* Name: VAULT
* IP Address: xx.xx.xx.x
* Shared Key: XXXXXXX
* Retype Key: XXXXXX
* Timeout: 5
* Leave Radsec UNCHECKED
* Auth Port: xxxx
* NAS IP Address: Leave Blank
* NAS Identifier: VAULT will provide the NAS-ID for each Venue
* Retry Count: 3
* Click Save
### **Configure WLAN**
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There are many parameters that can be customized. For now, we will create a simple WLAN network.
1. Select the WLAN Tab
* Click the + Add Sign in the bottom right corner
2. General Tab
* Type in the SSID: VAULT
* Click Next
3. VLAN Tab
* Select Dynamic
* Click Next
4. Security Tab
* Set the Key Management Dropdown to MPSK-AES
* Set the Primary Server Dropdown to the Radius Server you Configured Above
* If you Setup a Secondary Server, you can Setup Here
* Expand the Advanced Settings and Disable 802.11r
* Click Next Two More Times and Your WLAN SSID with MPSK AES Should be Complete
### **Add Parameter**
There is one more section that you must complete to finalize the configuration. We will be adding a parameter in the configuration via the Aruba Central Swagger API Interface.
1. At the Global Level Select Organization
* Select Platform Integration
* Select Rest API
2. Select the My Apps and Tokens Tab
* Create a Token and Download the Token
* Copy the Access Token to a Text Editor (It is valid for 2 hours)
3. Select the APIs Tab
* Click on the Aruba Swagger Link and a New Tab will Open
4. Copy your Token from your Text Editor and Paste in the Access Token Area
* Click the Right Arrow
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5. Under Category, Select Configuration
* Select AP Configuration
* Select Get AP Configuration
6. Find and Select the Name of your Group
* Click Get AP Configuration
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7. Click Try
* If everything is correct, you will get a copy of the Group AP Configuration
* Copy the Entire Text Box from the Swagger Interface and Paste to a Text Editor
8. Within the Text Editor
* Find the Section with the SSID Profile Name of what you Previously Created
* At the Bottom, Before Auth-Server Section, Type in the Following: " mpsk-cloud-auth",
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9. Copy Everything from the Text Editor Including the New Section
* In the Swagger Interface, Select Replace AP Configuration
* Where it says CLIs, Paste the Data from the Text Editor Including the " mpsk-cloud-auth"
* Once you Replace the AP Configuration and Receive a “200” Response Code from the Swagger API, the Configuration will be Complete
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