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Initial Setup for Juniper Mist Edge Devices

To set up your Juniper Mist Edge device:

  1. Connect the AC power cords to the AC power supply units

  2. Press the power button to power on the device.

  3. Claim your device on the Juniper Mist portal. See Claim a Mist Edge Device.

  4. Connect the out-of-band management (OOBM) port on the rear panel of the device to an access-mode interface of a switch.

    See Configure the OOBM Port for the configuration.

  5. Connect the tunnel (data) ports on the rear panel of the device to the network.

    See Configure the Tunnel Ports for the configuration.

For the detailed configuration and deployment procedures, see the Juniper Mist Edge Guide.

Claim a Mist Edge Device

You can claim and onboard Juniper Mist Edge devices to your network by using the Mist AI mobile app or using the Juniper Mist portal.

Claim a Mist Edge Using the Mist AI Mobile App

  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.

  3. Select your organization.

  4. Perform one of these steps:

    • Tap Claim Devices to Org.

    • Select Device Inventory > Mist Edges tab and tap + on the top-right corner of the screen.

  5. Enter the claim code in the Claim code field and tap Claim.

    You could also locate the QR code on the Juniper Mist Edge device and focus the camera on the QR code.

    The application automatically claims the Mist Edge device and adds it to your site.

  6. Select Device Inventory. You'll see the new Juniper Mist Edge device listed under the Unassigned group on the Mist Edges tab.

Claim a Juniper Mist Edge Device Using the Juniper Mist Portal

  1. Log in to your account at https://manage.mist.com/.

  2. Navigate to Mist Edges and click Claim Mist Edge.

  3. Enter the Mist Edge claim code and click Add.

    You can find the claim code above the QR code on the pull-out information tab on the front panel of the device.

    User interface for claiming Mist Edge devices: Text box for ME claim or activation codes with 'Add' button; checkbox for site assignment with dropdown for site selection; optional name generation with format options; 'Claim' and 'Cancel' buttons.
  4. (Optional) Select the site to which you want to assign the device. The Assigned claimed ME to site check box is selected by default. You can choose to assign the device to a primary site (default) or any other site. If you want to assign the device to a site later, clear the Assigned claimed ME to site check box.

  5. (Optional) Select the Generate names for ME, with format: check box and enter a name format for the device. You can use this option only if you are assigning the device to a site.

    You can also rename and assign a device to a site after you claim the device.

  6. Click Claim.

Configure the OOBM Port

The out-of-band management (OOBM) port is located on the rear panel of the device.

  1. Connect the OOBM port to an access-mode interface of a switch on the customer premises.
  2. If your network is Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) enabled, you must first connect to the Juniper Mist™ cloud by using DHCP. Use the Juniper Mist portal to configure the static IP address.

    By default, the OOBM port is configured for DHCP.

    Static OOBM IP configuration panel with fields: IP Address 172.16.3.2, Subnet Mask /24, Default Gateway 172.16.3.1, DNS 8.8.8.8. Static IP enabled.
  3. If your network is not DHCP enabled, use the Juniper Mist Edge CLI to configure the OOBM port.

    Use the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) port to access the CLI.

    1. Open a browser window and type the iDRAC IP address in the address bar. Log in using the username and password.

      If your device has an LCD panel, use it to obtain the iDRAC IP address.

      The default iDRAC user is root. The password is located on the back of the pull-out tab of the device.

      The dashboard comes up.

    2. Click Virtual Console on the bottom-left side of the window and log in.
      The username is mist and the password is the claim code of the device. The claim code is located above the QR code on the pull-out tab of the device.
    3. Switch to root access using the su - command. The password is the claim code.
    4. Use the following command to configure the OOBM parameters.
    5. Use the ip a command to view the IP address of the OOBM port.

You can now access the Juniper Mist Edge CLI by using the OOBM IP address. The username is mist and the password is the claim code of the device.

Configure the Tunnel Ports

You can configure the tunnel (data) ports on your device as single-arm or as dual-arm (downstream and upstream) interfaces.

  • Single Arm—Carries both upstream and downstream traffic on a single port. You can configure and detect one or more ports as a single Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP).

  • Dual Arm—Carries upstream and downstream traffic on two different ports. You can configure and detect dual arm port configuration as two LACPs.

The following interfaces are related to the tunnel ports:

  • Tunnel IP—The interface where the Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol version 3 (L2TPv3) or IPsec tunnel between the Juniper Mist Edge device and an access point (AP) terminates. It is also called the downstream interface.

  • Data interface—The interface connected to a trunk port that has all the VLANs configured to which the wireless LAN (WLAN) maps. It is also called the upstream interface.

To set up the tunnel ports:

  1. Connect the Tunnel IP interface to the untrusted side of your network.

    The interface is untagged and you must connect it to the Tunnel IP network.

    If a firewall exists between the AP management subnet and the Juniper Mist Edge device, you must allow the traffic destined to the Tunnel IP on the following ports:

    • Port 1701 for L2TPv3 tunnels

    • Port 500/4500 for IPsec tunnels

  2. Connect the data interface to the trusted side of your network.
    This interface would typically connect to your core or aggregate switch trunked with all the necessary user VLANs allowed.
  3. (Optional) To create a dual-arm tunnel interface, go to the Tunnel Interface Configuration page on the Juniper Mist portal and click Separate Upstream and Downstream Traffic. You can assign the interfaces as needed.

    Upstream Port VLAN ID is optional and should only be used whenever the upstream switch port is configured as an access port with a single untagged VLAN.

    Tunnel Interface Configuration interface for separating upstream and downstream traffic with enabled checkbox and traffic flow diagram.
  4. (Optional) To create a single-arm tunnel interface, go to the Tunnel Interface Configuration page on the Juniper Mist portal and clear the Separate Upstream and Downstream Traffic check box. You can assign the interfaces as needed.

    Upstream Port VLAN ID is optional and should only be used whenever the upstream switch port is configured as an access port with a single untagged VLAN.

    Tunnel interface configuration for Mist Edge device with unchecked separate traffic box, diagram showing traffic flow, and table listing interfaces xge0 to xge3 with xge2 and xge3 enabled.