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SSR Onboarding Options

SSR devices can be Mist-managed or Conductor-managed. If you are onboarding an SSR device that will be Mist-managed, stop here and go to the SSR QuickStart Guide. If you are onboarding a Conductor or Conductor-managed router, read on!

Depending on your deployment, there are the following onboarding options:

  • Onboarding Using Mist

  • Onboarding into your Network

  • Onboarding into an Air-Gap Network

Onboarding Using Mist

For devices shipped with version 5.4.4 of the SSR software, the process described in onboarding a conductor-managed router using Mist uses Mist as a vehicle for updating the software and to aid in the configuration process. This requires you to have a conductor already running and configured, ready to accept the router. Refer to Conductor Installation for more information.

For devices shipped with version 6.3.0 of the SSR software, the process is similar, but requires less user configuration. Refer to the Initialize Your Device workflow.

Onboarding Into Your Network

In this scenario you directly configure the router to onboard to the conductor. This scenario would take place in a network without access to Mist. Depending upon the version of software shipped with the device, this process requires some manual intervention.

  • For devices in a network without access to Mist, and shipped with version 5.4.4 of the software, you must first configure and deploy a Conductor, and then configure the router to onboard to the conductor. See the SSR Legacy Installation documentation for more information.

  • For devices shipped with version 6.3.0 of the SSR software, the process is similar, but requires less user configuration. Refer to the Initialize Your Device workflow.

Onboarding Into an Air Gap Network

In this scenario you will directly configure the router to onboard to the conductor. This scenario would take place in a situation where the devices are deployed in an "air-gap" network. Depending upon the version of software shipped with the device, this process requires some manual intervention.

  • For devices being deployed into an internal network with no internet access (this is referred to as an Air-Gap network) and shipped with version 5.4.4 of the software, please see Upgrades with Restricted Internet Access.

  • For devices shipped with version 6.3.0 of the SSR software, the process is similar, but requires less user configuration. Refer to the Initialize Your Device workflow.

Software Installation

In a case where you would like to install a new version of software directly onto your SSR device (rather than use the upgrade process), refer to the SSR Software Installation Guide. Installation to your device utilizes the SSR ISO, downloaded as a bootable image to a USB drive or from disk.