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Step 1: Begin

This guide walks you through the simple steps to get a new cloud-ready EX or QFX switch up and running in the Juniper Mist AI cloud portal. You can onboard one or more switches using your computer, or a single switch using your mobile phone.

Note:

Before you begin, you must set up your organization and sites, and activate your subscriptions. For more information, see Quick Start: Mist.

We show you how to complete two different ZTP-based onboarding methods:

Note:

The procedures in this quick start guide are intended for new (greenfield) switches. For onboarding (adopting) existing, in-service (brownfield), switches into Mist, see Adopting a Juniper EX Switch.

For onboarding procedures using the Junos OS CLI, see the applicable hardware guide on the Juniper Mist Supported Hardware page.

Cloud-Ready Switches

The Juniper Networks® Cloud-Ready Switches come ready to install and manage using the Juniper Mist Cloud portal at https://manage.mist.com. Your switch is cloud-ready if it has a QR claim code on the front or back panel.

Note:

The onboarding procedures described in this guide apply only to cloud-ready EX and QFX switches. See Juniper Mist Supported Hardware for a list of EX and QFX switches.

Onboard One Switch Using the Mist AI Mobile App

From your mobile phone:
  1. Download and install the Mist AI app from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.
  2. Open the Mist AI app and log in using your account credentials.
    You can also link your Juniper support account to your organization to view details of all Juniper devices associated with your account. See Integrate Your Juniper Support Account With Your Mist Organization.
  3. Select your organization.
  4. Tap Claim Devices to Org and focus the camera on the QR code. The app automatically claims the switch and adds it into your organization's inventory.

    The Mist Mobile App does not allow you to set a root password when claiming a switch.

  5. On the Organization screen, tap Device Inventory → Switches → Unassigned.
    Review the MAC address.
  6. Select the new switch. Then tap Primary Site and tap Assign.
To continue onboarding, proceed to Step 2: Up and Running.

Onboard One or More Switches Using a Web Browser

Onboarding multiple switches—When you purchase multiple switches, we provide you with an activation code along with your PO information. Make a note of this code.

Onboarding a single switch—Locate the QR code on your switch and make a note of the alphanumeric claim code directly above it.

  1. Log in to your account at https://manage.mist.com/.
    You can also link your Juniper support account to your organization to view details of all Juniper devices associated with your account. See Integrate Your Juniper Support Account With Your Mist Organization.
  2. Go to Organization → Inventory → Switches and click Claim Switches.
  3. Enter the Activation code or Claim code.
  4. Confirm that Assign claimed Switches to site is checked and Primary Site appears below the checkbox.
  5. Select Manage configuration with Mist.
  6. Enter a Root Password. This password becomes the root password on each claimed switch.
  7. Click Claim.
    If you claim multiple switches, expect a slight delay for the Switch Claim Results window to pop up.
    Review the information and Close the window.
    View your new switch or switches on the Inventory page. Expect to see the status as Disconnected.

To complete the onboarding process, see Step 2: Up and Running.

Integrate Your Juniper Support Account With Your Mist Organization

If you have a services contract for your devices, you can view information about the devices in the Mist dashboard. To access this information, you must first link your Juniper support account to your Mist organization:
  1. In the Mist portal, select Organization > Settings.
  2. Under Juniper Account Integration, click Add Juniper Account.
  3. Enter the login credentials for your Juniper account, and then click Add.
Juniper Mist validates the Juniper support account, links it to your Mist organization, and populates the Organization > Inventory > Installed Base page with the devices from the specified account. The information includes device-specific details along with the status information collected from the devices. You can view the Installed Base information and decide to onboard a device to the Mist cloud. For information about the Installed Base page, see View Your Installed Base.