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Aruba Instant 6.5.0.0-4.3.0.0 | User Guide
For more information on configuring AirGroup services, see
Configuring AirGroup and AirGroup Services on an
AirGroup Components
AirGroup leverages key elements of the Aruba solution portfolio including operating system software for
Instant, ClearPass Policy Manager, and the VLAN-based or role-based filtering options offered by the AirGroup
services. The components that make up the AirGroup solution include the Instant, ClearPass Policy Manager,
and ClearPass Guest. The version requirements are described in the following table:
Component
Minimum Version for mDNS
Services
Minimum Version for DLNA
Services
Instant
Instant 6.2.0.0-3.2.0.0
Instant 6.4.0.2-4.1.0.0
ClearPass Policy Manager software
ClearPass Policy Manager 5.2
ClearPass Policy Manager 6.2
ClearPass Guest Services plugin
ClearPass Guest 6.2.0
ClearPass Guest 6.3.0
Table 62:
Instant, ClearPass Policy Manager, and ClearPass Guest Requirements
Starting from ClearPass Policy Managerversion 6.0, the ClearPass Guest and the AirGroup Services plug-in are
integrated into a single platform.
AirGroup maintains seamless connectivity between clients and services across VLANs and SSIDs. The following
table summarizes the filtering options supported by Instant:
Features
Instant Deployment Models
Integrated with ClearPass
Guest
Integrated with
ClearPass Policy
Manager
Allow mDNS and DLNA traffic to propagate
across subnets/VLANs
Yes
Yes
Limit mDNS and DLNA traffic on the network
Yes
Yes
VLAN-based AirGroup service policy
enforcement
Yes
Yes
User-role-based AirGroup service policy
enforcement
Yes
Yes
Portal to self-register personal devices
No
Yes
Device-owner-based policy enforcement
No
Yes
Shared user-list-based policy enforcement
No
Yes
Shared role-list based-policy enforcement
No
Yes
Table 63:
AirGroup Filtering Options