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Unleashed AP approval issues with 200.2.9.13.186

unknown

With previous firmware versions I could enable/disable automatic approvals. I just updated to 200.2.9.13.186 and it seems the approval option is permanently enabled, you are not able to click the option. Has anyone else noticed this? It's caused some minor headaches when running multiple APs on the same network that I did not want to be connected together.

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michael_brado

Unleashed is designed to run on one flat VLAN, and automatically upgrade/update new APs seen.
You cannot run two Unleashed networks on the same VLAN.
You have a choice when to Upgrade the entire network, following a new Unleashed release.

unknown

Thanks Michael, I could have sworn I was able to select or un-select the approval option with the previous firmware, I thought it was strange I couldn't do it with this release... but I could be wrong. Thanks for the update.

michael_brado

Glad to get your feedback. Keep testing.

daniel_m

Hey Jeff. I have the
same problem and I’m running the same version.
Approval is checked and greyed out and I cannot uncheck it, which I’d like
to do. The UI even says “To enhance
wireless security, deactivate this option. This means you must manually “allow”
each newly discovered AP.”

Did you ever get this resolved?

unknown

Hi Jeff

You are definitely not mistaken: after setup last year, we disabled the automatic approval. Since upgrading to the latest firmware on friday, the feature is enabled again, and grayed out.

From a security point of view, it's bad that someone can plug in an AP and it just joins the AP to your network without any approval requests...

Is there a workaround for this issue?

Michael Brado: I'm not sure if you're not talking about the automatic upgrade of firmwares? Unless I'm mistaken, what Jeff, Daniel (and I) mean is the automatic approval of new access points on your network.

daniel_m

This
problem still exists with the latest 200.3.9.13.228.

michael_brado

Hello Jeff, Daniel,

Your first Unleashed AP on a network will have a startup wizard that asks "Would you like to join the Cloud" or
"Would you like to create an Unleashed network." It is a design *feature* that all subsequent Unleashed APs on
this same LAN/VLAN are intended to be part of the Unleashed network that was created, so up to 24 more APs
will be automatically recognized, upgraded if necessary, and configured with WLANs to start service asap. You
would need to convince our Product line manager that this is not a good idea... =:^)

daniel_m

While
I understand the reason behind it and I’m certain it leads to fewer support
calls, the last thing I need is for someone to put a rogue AP on the network
that can automatically join the existing Unleashed network. While it simplifies things to have this
enabled by default, it is a security concern.
If you plan to leave this feature permanently broken, which is a shame, you
should probably remove it from the product and documentation at http://docs.ruckuswireless.com/unleashed/200.3/index.html#c-Others.html.

unknown

Hi Michael,

You say it's by design, but why in versions prior to 200.2 could we disable the auto join then? And as Daniel says, why would it ever be visible in the configuration (grayed out or not)?

Before version 200.2.9.13, we disabled the auto-join, because in some environments it's just ridiculously insecure to allow AP's to join wether they are plugged in by someone working at the company, or a random person with less good intentions...

Like Daniel says, if the feature won't be enabled anymore, remove it from the UI and the documentation. But also expect lots of criticism.

unknown

Is it possible to remove an "Answered"-tag from a thread, or should I make a new thread for this issue?

michael_brado

No, but you can contact Tech Support or your SE and ask for a Field Request (FR) with your business case for PLM to consider.

john_d

FWIW, I was able to use the Unleashed CLI's faux ZoneDirector mode to disable AP auto-approval much in the same way that one uses the ZD CLI to do so....

Of course, if Ruckus's official position is that this is not a supported feature, I would not recommend doing so.

(Don't ask who may have gotten in a bit of trouble for hijacking a test rack of Ruckus AP's once because he had a controller plugged in

)