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Network Director Help
- Getting Started With Network Director
  - About Network Director
  - Accessing Network Director
  - Understanding Network Director System Administration and Preferences
- Working With the Dashboard
- Working in Build Mode
  - About Build Mode
    - Understanding Build Mode in Network Director
    - Understanding the Build Mode Tasks Pane
    - Understanding Network Configuration Profiles
    - Assigning Profiles to an Interface, Device, or a Group of Devices
  - Discovering Devices
    - Discovering Devices in a Physical Network
    - Understanding the Device Discovery Process
    - Importing RingMaster Data to Network Director
    - Troubleshooting Device Discovery Error Messages
  - Setting Up Sites and Locations Using the Location View
    - Understanding the Location View
    - Setting Up the Location View
    - Creating a Site
      - How to Add or Edit a Location Site
      - Creating or Editing a Site
    - Configuring Buildings
      - How to Add or Edit a Building
      - Adding or Editing a Building for a Location
    - Configuring Floors
      - How to Add or Edit a Floor
      - Adding or Editing a Building Floor for a Location
    - Setting Up Closets
      - How to Add or Edit a Closet
      - Adding or Editing a Wiring Closet
    - Assigning and Unassigning Devices to a Location
      - How to Assign or Unassign Devices
      - Assigning Devices
    - Changing the Location of a Device
      - How to Move a Device to a New Location
      - Changing the Location of a Device
    - Deleting Sites, Buildings, Floors, Wiring Closets, and Devices
    - Configuring Outdoor Areas
      - How to Configure an Outdoor Area
      - Configuring an Outdoor Area
  - Building a Topology View of the Network
    - Understanding the Network Topology in Network Director
    - Understanding the Topology View Tasks pane
    - Setting Up the Topology View
    - Managing the Topology View
    - Adding and Managing OUI Data in Network Director
  - Building a Custom Device View of the Network
    - Understanding Custom Device Groups
    - Creating Custom Device Groups
      - Creating Custom Groups
      - Creating a Custom Group
  - Configuring Quick Templates
    - Understanding Quick Templates
    - Configuring and Managing Quick Templates
  - Configuring Device Settings
    - Understanding Device Common Settings Profiles
    - Creating and Managing Device Common Settings
    - Assigning Device Common Settings to Devices
      - Assigning Device Common Settings
      - Editing the Assignments of the Device Common Setting
  - Configuring Authentication, Authorization, and Access for Your Network
    - Understanding Central Network Access Using RADIUS and TACACS+
    - Creating and Managing RADIUS Profiles
    - Creating and Managing LDAP Profiles
    - Understanding Access Profiles
    - Creating and Managing Access Profiles
    - Understanding Authentication Profiles
    - Creating and Managing Authentication Profiles
    - Understanding Wireless Authorization Profiles
    - Creating and Managing Wireless Authorization Profiles
    - Assigning Wireless Authorization Profiles to Controllers
      - Assigning Authorization Profiles
      - Editing Authorization Profile Assignments
  - Configuring Interfaces and VLANs
    - Understanding Port Profiles
    - Creating and Managing Port Profiles
    - Assigning a Port Profile to Interfaces
    - Managing Auto Assignment Policies
    - Creating Auto Assignments
    - Configuring Easy Config Setup
      - Configuring Interface Settings
    - Understanding Port Groups
    - Creating and Managing Port Groups
    - Understanding VLAN Profiles
    - Creating and Managing VLAN Profiles
    - Assigning a VLAN Profile to Devices or Ports
      - Assigning a VLAN Profile
      - Editing Profile Assignments
    - Creating and Managing VLAN Pools
  - Configuring Firewall Filters (ACLs)
    - Understanding Filter Profiles
    - Creating and Managing Wired Filter Profiles
    - Creating and Managing Wireless Filter Profiles
    - Assigning a Wireless Filter Profile to Controllers
  - Configuring Class of Service (CoS)
    - Understanding Class of Service (CoS) Profiles
    - Creating and Managing Wired CoS Profiles
    - Creating and Managing Wireless CoS Profiles
    - Assigning a Wireless CoS Profile to Controllers
  - Configuring Media Access Control Security
    - Media Access Control Security Overview
    - Configuring and Managing MACsec Profiles
    - Assigning the MACsec Profiles
      - Assigning a MACsec Profile to a Device
      - Editing the MACsec Profile Assignments
  - Configuring Link Aggregation Groups (LAGs) and Multichassis Link Aggregation Groups (MC-LAGs)
    - Understanding Link Aggregation
    - Managing and Creating a Link Aggregation Group
    - Understanding Multichassis Link Aggregation
    - Creating and Managing Multichassis Link Aggregation Groups (MC-LAGs)
      - Accessing the MC-LAG Page
      - Creating an MC-LAG
        Selecting Peer Devices and Configuring Peer-to-Peer Link Settings
        Selecting Client Devices and Configuring Client-to-Peer Link Settings
        Saving MC-LAG Settings
        Deploying MC-LAG Configuration
      - MC-LAG Automation Parameters
      - Editing an MC-LAG
        Managing Peer Devices and Peer-to-Peer Link Settings
        Managing Client Devices and Client-to-Peer Link Settings
      - Deleting an MC-LAG
      - Managing an MC-LAG Created Through CLI Mode
        MC-LAG Peer Pairing
        Mapping Client Devices to Peer Devices
        Ports Mapping Between Peer-to-Peer and Client-to-Peer Devices
  - Configuring Fibre Channel Gateways
    - Configuring Fibre Channel Gateways
      - Using the FC Gateway Service Profile to Configure FC Gateways
      - Using a Combination of Profiles to Configure FC Gateways
    - Creating and Managing FC Gateway Service Profiles
    - Assigning an FC Gateway Service Profile to Ports
      - Assigning an FC Gateway Service Profile
      - Editing the Assignments of an FC Gateway Service Profile
  - Creating Configurations for Fabrics
    - Understanding Fabric Profiles
    - Creating and Managing Fabric Profiles
    - Assigning a Fabric Profile to Devices and Ports
      - Assigning a Fabric Profile
      - Editing the Assignments of a Fabric Profile
  - Creating and Managing Data Center Fabrics
    - Understanding Junos Fusion
    - Understanding Junos Fusion Enterprise
    - Understanding Junos Fusion Data Center
    - Software Requirements for Junos Fusion
    - Creating and Managing Fusion Configuration Templates
    - Managing Fusion Fabrics
    - Creating and Managing Satellite Software Upgrade Groups
    - Understanding Layer 3 Fabrics
    - Managing Layer 3 Fabrics
    - Creating Layer 3 Fabrics
    - Editing Layer 3 Fabrics
    - Viewing Layer 3 Fabric Connectivity
    - Performing Layer 3 Fabric Connectivity Checks
    - Setting Up Virtual Chassis Fabrics
    - Managing Virtual Chassis Fabrics
    - Understanding QFabric System Setup in Network Director
    - Setting Up QFabric Systems
  - Configuring Cloud-Based Data Center Networks
    - Understanding Cloud Networking
    - Understanding Virtual Network Management
    - Using OpenStack with VMware NSX
    - Understanding the Build Mode Tasks Pane for Datacenter View
    - Cloud Infrastructure Requirements
    - Creating Data Centers Using Network Director
    - Managing Cloud Infrastructure
    - Viewing the Virtual Machine Inventory in a Cloud Infrastructure
      - View the Virtual Machine Inventory
      - View Connections Between VMs and the Physical Network
    - Viewing Overlay Networks
    - Viewing Virtual Tunnel End Point (VTEP) Details
    - Managing IP Connectivity
    - Viewing Data Center Connectivity
    - Viewing Bare Metal Server Details
    - Managing the Virtual Switch Inventory
      - View the Virtual Switch Inventory
      - Enable LLDP on Virtual Switches
    - Viewing the Hypervisor Servers in a Data Center
    - Managing Network Adapter Associations
  - Configuring Overlay Networks and Tenants
    - VXLAN—EVPN Overlay Overview
    - Setting Up a VXLAN—EVPN-Based Data Center
    - Create a Layer 3 Fabric based Underlay Network
    - Creating and Managing Overlay Fabrics
    - Creating and Managing Tenants
  - Configuring VRRP Profiles
    - Understanding VRRP Profiles
    - Creating and Managing VRRP Profiles
  - Configuring Wireless Access Points and Radios
    - Understanding Access Point Bias for Controllers
    - Understanding Wireless Radio Channels
    - Understanding WMM Power Save and WLAN Client Battery Life
    - Understanding Adaptive Channel Planner
    - Understanding Auto Tune Power Policy for Wireless Radios
    - Understanding Wireless Scanning
    - Understanding Distributed Access Point Behavior on a Layer 3 Network
    - Understanding How To Add Access Points to a Wireless Network By Using Network Director
    - Understanding Radio Profiles
    - Understanding Auto AP Profiles
    - Understanding WLAN Service Profiles
    - Understanding Wireless Mesh
    - Understanding Wireless Encryption and Ciphers
    - Understanding PSK Authentication
    - Understanding Web Portals
    - Understanding Local Switching on Access Points
    - Understanding Wireless Bridging
    - Creating and Managing a Radio Profile
      - Managing Radio Profiles
      - Radio Profiles Need an Associated WLAN Profile
      - Creating a Radio Profile
      - Specifying Quick Setup Radio Profile Settings
      - Specifying Custom Radio Profile Setup Settings
        Basic Settings for Custom Radio Profiles
        RF Scanning Settings for Custom Radio Profiles
        Auto Tune Settings for Custom Radio Profiles
        Voice Configuration Settings for Custom Radio Profiles
        802.11 Attributes Settings for Custom Radio Profiles
        Adaptive Channel Planning Settings for Custom Radio Profiles
        Snooping Mapping Settings for Custom Radio Profiles
      - What To Do Next
    - Assigning a Radio Profile to Radios
      - Selecting the Controllers for Radio Profile Assignment
      - Assigning the Radio Profile to Radios
      - Editing Radio Profile Assignments
      - What To Do Next
    - WLAN Setup
      - Setting Up Wireless Radios
      - Creating a Radio Profile Using WLAN Setup
      - Assigning a Radio Profile to Radios By Using WLAN Setup
      - What To Do Next
    - Configuring Wireless Mesh and Bridging
      - Create a Mesh SSID and Radio Profile for Access Point Portal Radios
      - Create an SSID and Radio Profile for Access Point Mesh Radios
      - Configure the Mesh Access Points
      - Physically Set Up the Mesh Access Points
      - After the Mesh is Set Up
      - Make Any Further Changes to Mesh Access Points From the Switch
    - Creating and Managing Wireless Auto AP Profiles
      - Managing Wireless Auto AP Profiles
      - Creating a Wireless Auto AP Profile
      - Specifying Basic Settings for a Wireless Auto AP Profile
      - Specifying LLDP & Remote AP Settings for a Wireless Auto AP Profile
      - Specifying Advanced Settings for a Wireless Auto AP Profile
      - Reviewing a Wireless Auto AP Profile
      - What To Do Next
    - Assigning an Auto AP Profile to Controllers
      - Controller Selection for Auto AP Assignment
      - Assigning the Auto AP Profile to Controllers
      - Reviewing and Assigning the Auto AP Profile Configuration
      - Editing Auto AP Profile Assignments
      - What To Do Next
    - Understanding Bonjour
    - Creating and Managing mDNS Profiles
      - Managing mDNS Profiles
      - Creating an mDNS Profile
      - Specifying Settings for an mDNS Profile
      - What to Do Next
    - Assigning an mDNS Profile to Devices
    - Creating and Managing an mDNS VLAN List
      - Managing an mDNS VLAN List
      - Creating an mDNS VLAN List
      - Specifying mDNS VLAN Members
    - Creating and Managing Local Switching Profiles
      - Managing Local Switching Profiles
      - Creating a Local Switching Profile
      - Specifying Local Switching Profile Settings
      - What To Do Next
    - Assigning a Local Switching VLAN Profile to Existing Access Points
    - Creating and Managing Remote Site Profiles
      - Managing Remote Site Profiles
      - Creating a Remote Site Profile
      - Specifying Remote Site and Intrusion Detection Logging Settings
      - What To Do Next
    - Assigning Remote Site Profiles to Access Points
    - Creating and Managing RF Detection Profiles
      - Managing RF Detection Profiles
      - Creating an RF Detection Profile
      - Specifying RF Detection Profile Classification Settings
      - What To Do Next
    - Assigning RF Detection Profiles to Controllers
  - Configuring Wireless Controllers
    - Configuring a Controller
  - Configuring Wireless Mobility and Network Domains
    - Understanding Mobility Domains
    - Creating a Mobility Domain for Wireless LAN Controllers
    - Creating Network Domains for Wireless LAN Controllers
    - Configuring Security Settings for a Mobility Domain
  - Configuring WLAN Service (SSIDs)
    - Understanding Network Director SSID Configuration Using Profiles
    - Understanding Call Admission Control
    - Understanding Load Balancing for Wireless Radios
    - Understanding Wireless Encryption and Ciphers
    - Understanding the IEEE 802.11 Standard for Wireless Networks
    - Understanding the Network Terms SSID, BSSID, and ESSID
    - Understanding PSK Authentication
    - Understanding WLAN Service Profiles
    - Understanding Voice Clients and Voice Traffic
    - Configuring a Voice SSID with Network Director
      - Creating a CoS Profile Dedicated to Voice
    - Creating and Managing a WLAN Service Profile
    - Creating and Managing RF Snooping Filter Profiles
    - Assigning RF Snooping Filter Profiles to Access Points
      - Assign an RF Snooping Profile to Access Points
      - What To Do Next
  - Managing Devices
    - Viewing the Device Inventory Page
    - Viewing Device Connectivity
    - Viewing Profiles Assigned to a Device
    - Viewing the Physical Inventory of Devices
    - Viewing Licenses With Network Director
    - Viewing a Device's Current Configuration from Network Director
    - Assigning Devices to Logical Category
    - Accessing a Device’s CLI from Network Director
    - Accessing a Device’s Web-Based Interface from Network Director
    - Deleting Devices
    - Rebooting Devices
    - Viewing Virtual Machines
    - Viewing and Launching the Aruba Airwave Application
    - Adding and Managing an Individual Access Point
- Working in Deploy Mode
  - About Deploy Mode
    - Understanding Deploy Mode in Network Director
    - Understanding the Deploy Mode Tasks Pane
  - Deploying and Managing Device Configurations
  - Deploying and Managing Software Images
    - Managing Software Images
    - Deploying Software Images
    - Managing Software Image Deployment Jobs
  - Managing Devices
    - Converting Automatically Discovered Access Points to Manually Configured Access Points
    - Enabling or Disabling Network Ports on Switches
    - Understanding Node Groups for a Qfabric System
    - Creating and Managing Node Groups for a QFabric System
    - Converting the QSFP+ Ports on QFX Series and QFabric Devices
  - About Zero Touch Provisioning
    - Understanding Zero Touch Provisioning in Network Director
    - Configuring and Monitoring Zero Touch Provisioning
- Working in Monitor Mode
  - About Monitor Mode
  - General Monitoring
  - Monitoring Traffic
    - Monitoring Traffic on Devices
    - Monitoring Port Traffic Statistics
    - Monitoring Traffic on Layer 3 VLANs
      - Procedure for Monitoring Layer 3 VLAN Traffic Statistics
      - L3 VLAN Traffic Stats Window
    - Monitoring Routing Instances
    - Monitoring Port Utilization
    - Monitoring Tenant Details
    - Monitoring Virtual Chassis Protocol Statistics
      - Procedure for Monitoring Virtual Chassis Protocol Statistics
      - Virtual Chassis Protocol Statistics Window
    - Viewing Congestion Events
  - Monitoring Client Sessions
    - Finding User Sessions
      - Procedure for Finding User Sessions
      - Search User Session Window
    - Finding End Points
    - Monitoring Client Sessions
    - Monitoring Wireless Client Sessions for Aruba Devices
  - Monitoring Radio Frequency (RF)
    - Monitoring RF 802.11 Packet Errors
    - Monitoring RF Interference Sources on One Radio
      - Monitoring RF Radio Interference Sources
      - RF Interference Sources Pie Chart for a Radio
    - Monitoring RF Interference Sources For Radios on One Access Point
    - Monitoring RF Interference Sources on Wireless Devices
    - Monitoring RF Signal-to-Noise Ratio
    - Monitoring RF Throughput
    - Monitoring the Percentage of RF Packet Retransmissions
      - Procedure for Viewing RF Packet Transmission
    - Monitoring the RF Neighborhood
      - Procedure for Viewing a Radio’s Neighbors
      - RF Neighborhood List
    - Monitoring the RF Spectrum of a Radio
  - Monitoring Equipment
    - Comparing Device Statistics
      - Procedure for Comparing Device Statistics
      - Compare Interfaces Window
    - Showing ARP Table Information
      - Procedure for Showing ARP Table Information
      - Show ARP Table Information Window
    - Monitoring Backed-Up Wireless Access Points on Wireless LAN Controllers
      - Procedure for Monitoring Backed-Up Wireless Access Points on Wireless LAN Controllers
      - Backed-Up APs Window
    - Monitoring the Status of Aggregated Access Points and Radios
    - Monitoring the Status of Logical Interfaces
      - Locating Information about Logical Interfaces
      - Show Logical Interface Information Table
    - Monitoring the Status of Wireless Controllers, Access Points, and Radios
    - Monitoring the Status of Standalone Switches and Routers
    - Monitoring the Status of a Virtual Chassis
    - Monitoring the Status of Virtual Chassis Members
  - Monitoring Junos Fusion Systems
    - Monitoring Junos Fusion Fabric Systems and Components
  - Monitoring QFabric Systems
    - Monitoring QFabric Devices and Components
  - Analyzing Fabrics
    - Analyzing QFabric Devices
    - Analyzing Virtual Chassis Fabrics
  - Monitoring Virtual Networks
    - Using Monitor Mode for Virtual Devices
    - Viewing vMotion History in Network Director
  - Monitor Reference
- Working in Fault Mode
  - About Fault Mode
    - Understanding Fault Mode in Network Director
    - Understanding the Fault Mode Tasks Pane
  - Using Fault Mode
  - Fault Monitor Reference
- Working in Report Mode
  - About Report Mode
  - Creating and Managing Reports
    - Managing Reports in Network Director
      - How to Locate and Manage Reports
      - Managing Report Definitions
    - Creating Reports
    - Scheduling Reports
    - Managing Generated Reports
    - Retaining Reports
    - Managing Reports on SCP Servers
      - How to Configure SCP Servers
      - Managing SCP Servers
    - Mailing Reports
    - Viewing Reports for Aruba Devices
  - Report Reference
    - Active User Sessions Report
    - Alarm History Report
      - Alarm History Header
      - Alarm History Tables
    - Alarm Summary Report
      - Alarm Summary Header
      - Alarm Summary Charts
    - Audit Trail Report
    - Wireless Client Details Report
    - Client Devices Report
    - Device Inventory Report
    - Fabric Analyzer Report
    - Network Device Traffic Report
      - Network Device Traffic Report Header
      - Network Device Traffic Charts
    - Network Neighborhood Report
      - Network Neighborhood Report Header
      - Network Neighborhood Report Tables
    - Radio Traffic Report
    - Port Bandwidth Utilization Report
    - RF Interference Detail Report
    - RF Interference Summary Report
    - Rogue Summary Report
    - Wireless Security Alarms Report
    - Top Users by Data Usage Report
      - Top Users by Data Usage Header
      - Top Users of Data Table
    - Traffic and Congestion Summary Report
- Working with Aruba Devices in Network Director
  - Integrating Aruba Airwave Application with Network Director
- Working with Network Director Mobile
  - Getting Started with Network Director Mobile
  - Working in the Network Director Mobile Dashboard Mode
    - Monitoring Network-Wide Activity Using Network Director Mobile
    - Network Director Mobile Dashboard Reference
  - Working in the Network Director Mobile Devices Mode

Contents

Network Director Help
- Getting Started With Network Director
  - About Network Director
  - Accessing Network Director
  - Understanding Network Director System Administration and Preferences
- Working With the Dashboard
- Working in Build Mode
  - About Build Mode
    - Understanding Build Mode in Network Director
    - Understanding the Build Mode Tasks Pane
    - Understanding Network Configuration Profiles
    - Assigning Profiles to an Interface, Device, or a Group of Devices
  - Discovering Devices
    - Discovering Devices in a Physical Network
    - Understanding the Device Discovery Process
    - Importing RingMaster Data to Network Director
    - Troubleshooting Device Discovery Error Messages
  - Setting Up Sites and Locations Using the Location View
    - Understanding the Location View
    - Setting Up the Location View
    - Creating a Site
      - How to Add or Edit a Location Site
      - Creating or Editing a Site
    - Configuring Buildings
      - How to Add or Edit a Building
      - Adding or Editing a Building for a Location
    - Configuring Floors
      - How to Add or Edit a Floor
      - Adding or Editing a Building Floor for a Location
    - Setting Up Closets
      - How to Add or Edit a Closet
      - Adding or Editing a Wiring Closet
    - Assigning and Unassigning Devices to a Location
      - How to Assign or Unassign Devices
      - Assigning Devices
    - Changing the Location of a Device
      - How to Move a Device to a New Location
      - Changing the Location of a Device
    - Deleting Sites, Buildings, Floors, Wiring Closets, and Devices
    - Configuring Outdoor Areas
      - How to Configure an Outdoor Area
      - Configuring an Outdoor Area
  - Building a Topology View of the Network
    - Understanding the Network Topology in Network Director
    - Understanding the Topology View Tasks pane
    - Setting Up the Topology View
    - Managing the Topology View
    - Adding and Managing OUI Data in Network Director
  - Building a Custom Device View of the Network
    - Understanding Custom Device Groups
    - Creating Custom Device Groups
      - Creating Custom Groups
      - Creating a Custom Group
  - Configuring Quick Templates
    - Understanding Quick Templates
    - Configuring and Managing Quick Templates
  - Configuring Device Settings
    - Understanding Device Common Settings Profiles
    - Creating and Managing Device Common Settings
    - Assigning Device Common Settings to Devices
      - Assigning Device Common Settings
      - Editing the Assignments of the Device Common Setting
  - Configuring Authentication, Authorization, and Access for Your Network
    - Understanding Central Network Access Using RADIUS and TACACS+
    - Creating and Managing RADIUS Profiles
    - Creating and Managing LDAP Profiles
    - Understanding Access Profiles
    - Creating and Managing Access Profiles
    - Understanding Authentication Profiles
    - Creating and Managing Authentication Profiles
    - Understanding Wireless Authorization Profiles
    - Creating and Managing Wireless Authorization Profiles
    - Assigning Wireless Authorization Profiles to Controllers
      - Assigning Authorization Profiles
      - Editing Authorization Profile Assignments
  - Configuring Interfaces and VLANs
    - Understanding Port Profiles
    - Creating and Managing Port Profiles
    - Assigning a Port Profile to Interfaces
    - Managing Auto Assignment Policies
    - Creating Auto Assignments
    - Configuring Easy Config Setup
      - Configuring Interface Settings
    - Understanding Port Groups
    - Creating and Managing Port Groups
    - Understanding VLAN Profiles
    - Creating and Managing VLAN Profiles
    - Assigning a VLAN Profile to Devices or Ports
      - Assigning a VLAN Profile
      - Editing Profile Assignments
    - Creating and Managing VLAN Pools
  - Configuring Firewall Filters (ACLs)
    - Understanding Filter Profiles
    - Creating and Managing Wired Filter Profiles
    - Creating and Managing Wireless Filter Profiles
    - Assigning a Wireless Filter Profile to Controllers
  - Configuring Class of Service (CoS)
    - Understanding Class of Service (CoS) Profiles
    - Creating and Managing Wired CoS Profiles
    - Creating and Managing Wireless CoS Profiles
    - Assigning a Wireless CoS Profile to Controllers
  - Configuring Media Access Control Security
    - Media Access Control Security Overview
    - Configuring and Managing MACsec Profiles
    - Assigning the MACsec Profiles
      - Assigning a MACsec Profile to a Device
      - Editing the MACsec Profile Assignments
  - Configuring Link Aggregation Groups (LAGs) and Multichassis Link Aggregation Groups (MC-LAGs)
    - Understanding Link Aggregation
    - Managing and Creating a Link Aggregation Group
    - Understanding Multichassis Link Aggregation
    - Creating and Managing Multichassis Link Aggregation Groups (MC-LAGs)
      - Accessing the MC-LAG Page
      - Creating an MC-LAG
        Selecting Peer Devices and Configuring Peer-to-Peer Link Settings
        Selecting Client Devices and Configuring Client-to-Peer Link Settings
        Saving MC-LAG Settings
        Deploying MC-LAG Configuration
      - MC-LAG Automation Parameters
      - Editing an MC-LAG
        Managing Peer Devices and Peer-to-Peer Link Settings
        Managing Client Devices and Client-to-Peer Link Settings
      - Deleting an MC-LAG
      - Managing an MC-LAG Created Through CLI Mode
        MC-LAG Peer Pairing
        Mapping Client Devices to Peer Devices
        Ports Mapping Between Peer-to-Peer and Client-to-Peer Devices
  - Configuring Fibre Channel Gateways
    - Configuring Fibre Channel Gateways
      - Using the FC Gateway Service Profile to Configure FC Gateways
      - Using a Combination of Profiles to Configure FC Gateways
    - Creating and Managing FC Gateway Service Profiles
    - Assigning an FC Gateway Service Profile to Ports
      - Assigning an FC Gateway Service Profile
      - Editing the Assignments of an FC Gateway Service Profile
  - Creating Configurations for Fabrics
    - Understanding Fabric Profiles
    - Creating and Managing Fabric Profiles
    - Assigning a Fabric Profile to Devices and Ports
      - Assigning a Fabric Profile
      - Editing the Assignments of a Fabric Profile
  - Creating and Managing Data Center Fabrics
    - Understanding Junos Fusion
    - Understanding Junos Fusion Enterprise
    - Understanding Junos Fusion Data Center
    - Software Requirements for Junos Fusion
    - Creating and Managing Fusion Configuration Templates
    - Managing Fusion Fabrics
    - Creating and Managing Satellite Software Upgrade Groups
    - Understanding Layer 3 Fabrics
    - Managing Layer 3 Fabrics
    - Creating Layer 3 Fabrics
    - Editing Layer 3 Fabrics
    - Viewing Layer 3 Fabric Connectivity
    - Performing Layer 3 Fabric Connectivity Checks
    - Setting Up Virtual Chassis Fabrics
    - Managing Virtual Chassis Fabrics
    - Understanding QFabric System Setup in Network Director
    - Setting Up QFabric Systems
  - Configuring Cloud-Based Data Center Networks
    - Understanding Cloud Networking
    - Understanding Virtual Network Management
    - Using OpenStack with VMware NSX
    - Understanding the Build Mode Tasks Pane for Datacenter View
    - Cloud Infrastructure Requirements
    - Creating Data Centers Using Network Director
    - Managing Cloud Infrastructure
    - Viewing the Virtual Machine Inventory in a Cloud Infrastructure
      - View the Virtual Machine Inventory
      - View Connections Between VMs and the Physical Network
    - Viewing Overlay Networks
    - Viewing Virtual Tunnel End Point (VTEP) Details
    - Managing IP Connectivity
    - Viewing Data Center Connectivity
    - Viewing Bare Metal Server Details
    - Managing the Virtual Switch Inventory
      - View the Virtual Switch Inventory
      - Enable LLDP on Virtual Switches
    - Viewing the Hypervisor Servers in a Data Center
    - Managing Network Adapter Associations
  - Configuring Overlay Networks and Tenants
    - VXLAN—EVPN Overlay Overview
    - Setting Up a VXLAN—EVPN-Based Data Center
    - Create a Layer 3 Fabric based Underlay Network
    - Creating and Managing Overlay Fabrics
    - Creating and Managing Tenants
  - Configuring VRRP Profiles
    - Understanding VRRP Profiles
    - Creating and Managing VRRP Profiles
  - Configuring Wireless Access Points and Radios
    - Understanding Access Point Bias for Controllers
    - Understanding Wireless Radio Channels
    - Understanding WMM Power Save and WLAN Client Battery Life
    - Understanding Adaptive Channel Planner
    - Understanding Auto Tune Power Policy for Wireless Radios
    - Understanding Wireless Scanning
    - Understanding Distributed Access Point Behavior on a Layer 3 Network
    - Understanding How To Add Access Points to a Wireless Network By Using Network Director
    - Understanding Radio Profiles
    - Understanding Auto AP Profiles
    - Understanding WLAN Service Profiles
    - Understanding Wireless Mesh
    - Understanding Wireless Encryption and Ciphers
    - Understanding PSK Authentication
    - Understanding Web Portals
    - Understanding Local Switching on Access Points
    - Understanding Wireless Bridging
    - Creating and Managing a Radio Profile
      - Managing Radio Profiles
      - Radio Profiles Need an Associated WLAN Profile
      - Creating a Radio Profile
      - Specifying Quick Setup Radio Profile Settings
      - Specifying Custom Radio Profile Setup Settings
        Basic Settings for Custom Radio Profiles
        RF Scanning Settings for Custom Radio Profiles
        Auto Tune Settings for Custom Radio Profiles
        Voice Configuration Settings for Custom Radio Profiles
        802.11 Attributes Settings for Custom Radio Profiles
        Adaptive Channel Planning Settings for Custom Radio Profiles
        Snooping Mapping Settings for Custom Radio Profiles
      - What To Do Next
    - Assigning a Radio Profile to Radios
      - Selecting the Controllers for Radio Profile Assignment
      - Assigning the Radio Profile to Radios
      - Editing Radio Profile Assignments
      - What To Do Next
    - WLAN Setup
      - Setting Up Wireless Radios
      - Creating a Radio Profile Using WLAN Setup
      - Assigning a Radio Profile to Radios By Using WLAN Setup
      - What To Do Next
    - Configuring Wireless Mesh and Bridging
      - Create a Mesh SSID and Radio Profile for Access Point Portal Radios
      - Create an SSID and Radio Profile for Access Point Mesh Radios
      - Configure the Mesh Access Points
      - Physically Set Up the Mesh Access Points
      - After the Mesh is Set Up
      - Make Any Further Changes to Mesh Access Points From the Switch
    - Creating and Managing Wireless Auto AP Profiles
      - Managing Wireless Auto AP Profiles
      - Creating a Wireless Auto AP Profile
      - Specifying Basic Settings for a Wireless Auto AP Profile
      - Specifying LLDP & Remote AP Settings for a Wireless Auto AP Profile
      - Specifying Advanced Settings for a Wireless Auto AP Profile
      - Reviewing a Wireless Auto AP Profile
      - What To Do Next
    - Assigning an Auto AP Profile to Controllers
      - Controller Selection for Auto AP Assignment
      - Assigning the Auto AP Profile to Controllers
      - Reviewing and Assigning the Auto AP Profile Configuration
      - Editing Auto AP Profile Assignments
      - What To Do Next
    - Understanding Bonjour
    - Creating and Managing mDNS Profiles
      - Managing mDNS Profiles
      - Creating an mDNS Profile
      - Specifying Settings for an mDNS Profile
      - What to Do Next
    - Assigning an mDNS Profile to Devices
    - Creating and Managing an mDNS VLAN List
      - Managing an mDNS VLAN List
      - Creating an mDNS VLAN List
      - Specifying mDNS VLAN Members
    - Creating and Managing Local Switching Profiles
      - Managing Local Switching Profiles
      - Creating a Local Switching Profile
      - Specifying Local Switching Profile Settings
      - What To Do Next
    - Assigning a Local Switching VLAN Profile to Existing Access Points
    - Creating and Managing Remote Site Profiles
      - Managing Remote Site Profiles
      - Creating a Remote Site Profile
      - Specifying Remote Site and Intrusion Detection Logging Settings
      - What To Do Next
    - Assigning Remote Site Profiles to Access Points
    - Creating and Managing RF Detection Profiles
      - Managing RF Detection Profiles
      - Creating an RF Detection Profile
      - Specifying RF Detection Profile Classification Settings
      - What To Do Next
    - Assigning RF Detection Profiles to Controllers
  - Configuring Wireless Controllers
    - Configuring a Controller
  - Configuring Wireless Mobility and Network Domains
    - Understanding Mobility Domains
    - Creating a Mobility Domain for Wireless LAN Controllers
    - Creating Network Domains for Wireless LAN Controllers
    - Configuring Security Settings for a Mobility Domain
  - Configuring WLAN Service (SSIDs)
    - Understanding Network Director SSID Configuration Using Profiles
    - Understanding Call Admission Control
    - Understanding Load Balancing for Wireless Radios
    - Understanding Wireless Encryption and Ciphers
    - Understanding the IEEE 802.11 Standard for Wireless Networks
    - Understanding the Network Terms SSID, BSSID, and ESSID
    - Understanding PSK Authentication
    - Understanding WLAN Service Profiles
    - Understanding Voice Clients and Voice Traffic
    - Configuring a Voice SSID with Network Director
      - Creating a CoS Profile Dedicated to Voice
    - Creating and Managing a WLAN Service Profile
    - Creating and Managing RF Snooping Filter Profiles
    - Assigning RF Snooping Filter Profiles to Access Points
      - Assign an RF Snooping Profile to Access Points
      - What To Do Next
  - Managing Devices
    - Viewing the Device Inventory Page
    - Viewing Device Connectivity
    - Viewing Profiles Assigned to a Device
    - Viewing the Physical Inventory of Devices
    - Viewing Licenses With Network Director
    - Viewing a Device's Current Configuration from Network Director
    - Assigning Devices to Logical Category
    - Accessing a Device’s CLI from Network Director
    - Accessing a Device’s Web-Based Interface from Network Director
    - Deleting Devices
    - Rebooting Devices
    - Viewing Virtual Machines
    - Viewing and Launching the Aruba Airwave Application
    - Adding and Managing an Individual Access Point
- Working in Deploy Mode
  - About Deploy Mode
    - Understanding Deploy Mode in Network Director
    - Understanding the Deploy Mode Tasks Pane
  - Deploying and Managing Device Configurations
  - Deploying and Managing Software Images
    - Managing Software Images
    - Deploying Software Images
    - Managing Software Image Deployment Jobs
  - Managing Devices
    - Converting Automatically Discovered Access Points to Manually Configured Access Points
    - Enabling or Disabling Network Ports on Switches
    - Understanding Node Groups for a Qfabric System
    - Creating and Managing Node Groups for a QFabric System
    - Converting the QSFP+ Ports on QFX Series and QFabric Devices
  - About Zero Touch Provisioning
    - Understanding Zero Touch Provisioning in Network Director
    - Configuring and Monitoring Zero Touch Provisioning
- Working in Monitor Mode
  - About Monitor Mode
  - General Monitoring
  - Monitoring Traffic
    - Monitoring Traffic on Devices
    - Monitoring Port Traffic Statistics
    - Monitoring Traffic on Layer 3 VLANs
      - Procedure for Monitoring Layer 3 VLAN Traffic Statistics
      - L3 VLAN Traffic Stats Window
    - Monitoring Routing Instances
    - Monitoring Port Utilization
    - Monitoring Tenant Details
    - Monitoring Virtual Chassis Protocol Statistics
      - Procedure for Monitoring Virtual Chassis Protocol Statistics
      - Virtual Chassis Protocol Statistics Window
    - Viewing Congestion Events
  - Monitoring Client Sessions
    - Finding User Sessions
      - Procedure for Finding User Sessions
      - Search User Session Window
    - Finding End Points
    - Monitoring Client Sessions
    - Monitoring Wireless Client Sessions for Aruba Devices
  - Monitoring Radio Frequency (RF)
    - Monitoring RF 802.11 Packet Errors
    - Monitoring RF Interference Sources on One Radio
      - Monitoring RF Radio Interference Sources
      - RF Interference Sources Pie Chart for a Radio
    - Monitoring RF Interference Sources For Radios on One Access Point
    - Monitoring RF Interference Sources on Wireless Devices
    - Monitoring RF Signal-to-Noise Ratio
    - Monitoring RF Throughput
    - Monitoring the Percentage of RF Packet Retransmissions
      - Procedure for Viewing RF Packet Transmission
    - Monitoring the RF Neighborhood
      - Procedure for Viewing a Radio’s Neighbors
      - RF Neighborhood List
    - Monitoring the RF Spectrum of a Radio
  - Monitoring Equipment
    - Comparing Device Statistics
      - Procedure for Comparing Device Statistics
      - Compare Interfaces Window
    - Showing ARP Table Information
      - Procedure for Showing ARP Table Information
      - Show ARP Table Information Window
    - Monitoring Backed-Up Wireless Access Points on Wireless LAN Controllers
      - Procedure for Monitoring Backed-Up Wireless Access Points on Wireless LAN Controllers
      - Backed-Up APs Window
    - Monitoring the Status of Aggregated Access Points and Radios
    - Monitoring the Status of Logical Interfaces
      - Locating Information about Logical Interfaces
      - Show Logical Interface Information Table
    - Monitoring the Status of Wireless Controllers, Access Points, and Radios
    - Monitoring the Status of Standalone Switches and Routers
    - Monitoring the Status of a Virtual Chassis
    - Monitoring the Status of Virtual Chassis Members
  - Monitoring Junos Fusion Systems
    - Monitoring Junos Fusion Fabric Systems and Components
  - Monitoring QFabric Systems
    - Monitoring QFabric Devices and Components
  - Analyzing Fabrics
    - Analyzing QFabric Devices
    - Analyzing Virtual Chassis Fabrics
  - Monitoring Virtual Networks
    - Using Monitor Mode for Virtual Devices
    - Viewing vMotion History in Network Director
  - Monitor Reference
- Working in Fault Mode
  - About Fault Mode
    - Understanding Fault Mode in Network Director
    - Understanding the Fault Mode Tasks Pane
  - Using Fault Mode
  - Fault Monitor Reference
- Working in Report Mode
  - About Report Mode
  - Creating and Managing Reports
    - Managing Reports in Network Director
      - How to Locate and Manage Reports
      - Managing Report Definitions
    - Creating Reports
    - Scheduling Reports
    - Managing Generated Reports
    - Retaining Reports
    - Managing Reports on SCP Servers
      - How to Configure SCP Servers
      - Managing SCP Servers
    - Mailing Reports
    - Viewing Reports for Aruba Devices
  - Report Reference
    - Active User Sessions Report
    - Alarm History Report
      - Alarm History Header
      - Alarm History Tables
    - Alarm Summary Report
      - Alarm Summary Header
      - Alarm Summary Charts
    - Audit Trail Report
    - Wireless Client Details Report
    - Client Devices Report
    - Device Inventory Report
    - Fabric Analyzer Report
    - Network Device Traffic Report
      - Network Device Traffic Report Header
      - Network Device Traffic Charts
    - Network Neighborhood Report
      - Network Neighborhood Report Header
      - Network Neighborhood Report Tables
    - Radio Traffic Report
    - Port Bandwidth Utilization Report
    - RF Interference Detail Report
    - RF Interference Summary Report
    - Rogue Summary Report
    - Wireless Security Alarms Report
    - Top Users by Data Usage Report
      - Top Users by Data Usage Header
      - Top Users of Data Table
    - Traffic and Congestion Summary Report
- Working with Aruba Devices in Network Director
  - Integrating Aruba Airwave Application with Network Director
- Working with Network Director Mobile
  - Getting Started with Network Director Mobile
  - Working in the Network Director Mobile Dashboard Mode
    - Monitoring Network-Wide Activity Using Network Director Mobile
    - Network Director Mobile Dashboard Reference
  - Working in the Network Director Mobile Devices Mode

Understanding the Device Discovery Process

When a new device with network configurations is added to the network, Network Director runs a job to discover the device. Two minutes after device discovery, Network Director initiates another job called the brownfield process. The brownfield process ensures that the new device is ready to be used in the network by deploying the required configurations to the device.

To support rapid network deployment, Junos Space Network Director enables you to define your network configuration in a set of profiles that you can apply to multiple objects in your network. For example, you can define a Port profile to set up class-of-service (CoS), authentication, firewall filters, and Ethernet switching settings that are appropriate for all access ports in your network that connect to employee desktop VoIP phones.

You can manually create Profiles from the Network Director user interface or the profiles may be created automatically by Network Director when you discover a device. Once a device, that has network configurations, is discovered, Network Director initiates a Brownfield process to read the configuration and create the necessary profiles for all the supported configuration from the discovered device.

Figure 9 displays how the brownfield process works in Network Director.

Figure 9: Brownfield Process

Brownfield Process

Using the brownfield process, Network Director completes the following actions:

Fetching the complete configuration file of the newly discovered device and looking for matching profiles in the Network Director database.
Using basic configurations from the already existing matching profiles in the database (such as VLAN IDs, ports, authentication protocols, class of service, firewalls, and so on) to deploy on the newly discovered device. If a matching profile does not exist, Network Director uses the configuration in the newly discovered device to create a new profile that can then be associated with other devices added to the network in the future.

Benefits of the Device Discovery Process

A newly discovered device becomes functional in a matter of minutes after it is brought into the network because Network Director automatically assigns an existing profile to the device or creates a new profile without manual intervention.
Device configurations are reused so you do not need to configure basic features (for example, the VLAN ID) for every newly discovered device added to the network.
Bulk provisioning of profiles on devices means you can change any parameter (for example, VLAN) on the profile to effect the changes on multiple devices simultaneously.

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