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Onboard Session Smart Routers with Static IP Address

Follow these steps if your routers need static IP addresses.

Dynamically assigned IP addresses are recommended, but in some cases you might need static addresses instead. For example, consider a situation when you're deploying sites that are connected solely through WAN circuits.

To onboard your WAN edge devices, you can take various approaches:

  • Lightweight Field ZTP
  • One-Time Static Device Provisioning

Before You Begin

  • Get your WAN edge device up and running in the Mist cloud. See SSR Series Devices.

  • Set up your WAN Edge templates. In the WAN section of the template, add a WAN, select the static IP configuration option, and enter the IP address, prefix length, and gateway.

    Here's an example using variables to represent the information. You'd then enter the static IP addresses in the variable definitions in the site configuration.

    For help with templates, see Configure WAN Edge Templates.

Onboard Devices with Lightweight Field ZTP

The lightweight field ZTP method for device onboarding in a static WAN scenario requires temporarily connecting the Session Smart Router device to onsite connectivity. This connection provides dynamic address assignment through DHCP and temporary connectivity to Mist cloud. For example, connect the WAN port of the Session Smart Router device to a mobile wireless router carried by the installer. Alternatively, connect it to the LAN port of a site router about to be decommissioned.

To onboard a WAN edge device with lightweight field ZTP:

  1. Claim the device to your Mist org inventory (if not done already), and power it on. For details, see SSR Series Devices.
  2. Connect the ge-0-0 WAN port to an onsite device that can provide temporary connectivity to the Mist cloud.
  3. From the left menu of the Juniper Mist portal, select Organization > Admin > Inventory.
  4. Refresh your browser.
  5. From the left menu, select WAN Edges > WAN Edges.
  6. In the inventory list, find your newly added device, and select its check box.
  7. Click the More menu near the top-right corner of the page, and then click Assign to Site.
    Note: The menu appears only if you've selected a check box in the list of devices.
  8. In the Assign WAN Edges pop-up window, select a site and keep the default Device Configuration options.
  9. Upgrade the device to fully apply and run the configuration from Mist cloud.
  10. Monitor WAN Edge events to confirm that the device receives the configuration.
    1. From the left menu, select Monitor > Service Levels.
    2. Click the Insights button.
    3. Select the WAN edge device by using the shortcut menu next to the Insights button.
      Details appear in the WAN Edge Events section of the page
    4. Wait until the WAN edge device receives the configuration and then disconnects from the Mist cloud.
  11. Disconnect the device from the temporary connection that you established earlier.
  12. Connect the WAN edge device to the static WAN link.
  13. Verify that the device uses the static WAN link to connect to the Mist cloud.

Onboard Devices with One-Time Static Device Provisioning

This method involves connecting to the local console of the device, and pasting in some one-time provisioning information including the static address.

  1. Claim the device to your Mist org inventory (if not done already), and power it on. For details, see SSR Series Devices.
  2. In the Juniper Mist portal. click Organization > Admin > Inventory.
  3. Refresh your browser.
  4. Check under WAN Edges to confirm that your device is in the inventory.
  5. Assign Session Smart Router to an individual site using the Assign to Site option.
  6. Connect a laptop or PC to the local serial console port of the Session Smart Router on the site.
  7. Enter the default login credentials.
  8. Use the following codeblock to enter the configuration.

    When entering the configuration, replace {{wan0_static_ip}}, {{wan0_prefix}}, and {{wan0_gateway}} with the correct details for the WAN link.

  9. Connect the device to the appropriate static WAN link.
  10. Locally on the device, verify the local link state and connectivity by using commands such as show arp, show network-interface, and ping.
  11. Upgrade the device to fully apply and run the configuration from Mist cloud.

On the WAN Edges page, you can view the status of the onboarded device.

On the Insights page, you can see more information under WAN Edge Events.