Juniper AP64 - Connect an AP64 to the Network and Power It on

Connect an AP64 to the Network and Power It On
When you power on an AP and connect it to the network, the AP is automacally onboarded to the
Juniper Mist cloud. The AP onboarding process involves the following steps:
• When you power on an AP, the AP obtains an IP address from the DHCP server on the untagged
VLAN.
• The AP performs a Domain Name System (DNS) lookup to resolve the Juniper Mist cloud URL. See
Firewall Conguraon for the specic cloud URLs.
• The AP establishes a HTTPS session with the Juniper Mist cloud for management.
• The Mist cloud then provisions the AP by pushing the required conguraon aer the AP is assigned
to a site.
To ensure that your AP has access to the Juniper Mist cloud, ensure that the required ports on your
Internet rewall are open. See Firewall Conguraon.
To connect the AP to the network:
1. Connect an Ethernet cable from a switch to the Eth0+PoE port on the AP.
For informaon on power requirements, see PoE Requirements for Juniper Mist APs. If the switch or
router that you connect to the AP does not support PoE, use an 802.3at or 802.3bt power injector.
• Connect an Ethernet cable from the switch to the data in port on the power injector.
• Connect an Ethernet cable from the data out port on the power injector to the Eth0+PoE port on
the AP.
2. Wait for a few minutes for the AP to boot completely.
When the AP connects to the Juniper Mist portal, the LED on the AP turns green, which indicates
that the AP is connected and onboarded to the Juniper Mist cloud.
Aer you've onboarded the AP, you can congure the AP according to your network and
requirements. See the Wireless Conguraon Guide and Locaon Services Guide to congure your
AP.
A few things to keep in mind about your AP:
• When an AP boots for the rst me, it sends a Dynamic Host Conguraon Protocol (DHCP) request
on the trunk port or nave VLAN. You can recongure the AP to assign it to a dierent VLAN aer
you've onboarded the AP (that is, the AP state shows as Connected in the Juniper Mist portal. Ensure
that you reassign the AP to a valid VLAN because, on reboong, the AP sends DHCP requests only
on that VLAN. If you connect the AP to a port on which the VLAN doesn't exist, Mist displays a No
IP address found error.
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