Register Arista Devices

Before you can start using Arista Access Points shipped to you, you must register these access points on Launchpad Services. To register an access device means to enable it to communicate with the Launchpad service it associates with.

When you work with Launchpad, you are given rights on one or more Launchpad services. These Launchpad services are provided by servers managed by Arista Networks. The servers  communicate with the Arista Access Points that are installed at various locations at your end. The Arista access points pass on the data to these servers which can then be viewed and managed using Wireless Manager.

Registration of an Arista Access Point is a two-step process. First you must import the access point into Launchpad. Then, you must assign the access point  to a Launchpad service with which the access point is to communicate.

Import Arista Access Points into Launchpad

You can import one or more Arista Access Points into Launchpad. To import an access point, you must enter the serial number of the access point and registration key into Launchpad. This can be done in three different ways.

You can import a CSV file containing a list of serial numbers and registration keys of the access points to be imported.

The first column in the CSV file must be the serial number and the second column must be the registration key. Each row consisting of the serial number and registration key represents one Arista device. This is a convenient option when you want to import multiple devices into Launchpad. Launchpad provides a sample CSV file that illustrates the required format of a CSV file for an access point import.

You can manually enter each serial number-registration key combination using the keyboard when you want to import a small number of Arista Access Points into Launchpad. Alternatively, you can also use a bar code reader to read the bar codes for the serial number and the registration key of an Arista Access Point while importing them. The bar codes for the serial number and registration keys are provided on the access point as well as the access point packaging box.

Launchpad validates the serial number and registration key combination for each access point during the import process. This ensures that you do not make erroneous entries which could result in problems later.

Only valid entries are imported into Launchpad. The  Status column informs you whether access point import has been done successfully or has failed. The reason for failure is also displayed.

When you import access points successfully, their status is set to 'unassigned' as they are yet to be assigned to a  Launchpad service. You must assign the access points to a Launchpad service to complete the registration process.

Note: The import operation applies to the selected access points present on the current page only. If there are more than one pages, you must navigate to each page and select the access points to be imported, in order to be able to import them.

Import Arista Access Points from CSV file

To import list of Arista devices from a CSV file, perform the following steps:

1. Log on to the Launchpad using your credentials.
2. Click Arista Device Registration  on the Dashboard. Device Registration is displayed.
3. Click on Access Points. This will display the list of all the access points that are in the list with their serial number, service and operation status.
4. Next, click on Import to import the CSV file.
5. Click Upload CSV and select the path of the CSV file containing the serial numbers and registration keys for Arista devices to import. If you want to view a sample CSV, click the Sample CSV link present on the right side of Upload CSV.
6. Click Import to import valid Arista devices on the current page.
   Repeat step 5 for each page from which you want to import the Arista devices.

 Valid Arista Access Points are imported successfully and are seen in the list with status as unassigned. Invalid entries are not imported and the reason for failure is displayed under Operation Status.

On successful import, The order of the imported devices' list visible on the page corresponds to the order in which they have been listed in the CSV file.

Import Arista Access Points Manually

To import Arista device manually using keyboard, perform the following steps.

1. Log on to the Launchpad using your credentials.
2. Click Arista Device Registration on the Dashboard. Arista Device Registration is displayed.
3. Click Access Points. The list of access points is displayed.
4. To import an access point, click on Import.
5. Enter the serial number and the registration key for the Arista access points to import, manually.
6. Click Import to import the new and valid Arista devices on the current page.
   Repeat step 5 for each page from which you want to import the Arista Access Points.

Valid Arista Access Points are imported successfully and are seen in the list with status as unassigned. Invalid entries are not imported and the reason for failure is displayed under Operation Status.

Import Arista Access Points Using Bar Code Reader

To import Arista device manually using bar code reader, perform the following steps.

1. Log on to the Launchpad using your credentials.
2. Click Arista Device Registration on the Dashboard. Arista Device Registration is displayed.
3. Click Access Points.

4. Scan the bar codes for serial number and registration keys using a bar code reader. Repeat the procedure for every Arista device to import.

5. Click Import to import valid Arista devices on the current page.
   Repeat step 5 for each page from which you want to import the Arista devices.

Valid Arista Access Points are imported successfully and are seen in the list with status as unassigned. Invalid entries are not imported and the reason for failure is displayed under Operation Status.

Assign Arista Access Points to Launchpad Service

Only unassigned access points can be assigned to Launchpad services. You can assign the access points only to the services on which you have adequate rights. In case you want to assign the access point to a service that you do not have access to, you must first request for access to that service.

You can assign one or more Arista devices to a Launchpad service at a time.

To assign one or more Arista devices to a Launchpad service, perform the following steps.

1. Log on to the Launchpad using your credentials.
2. Click Arista Device Registration on the Dashboard.
   Arista Device Registration  is displayed.
3. Select the check boxes for the unassigned Arista devices that you want to assign to a Launchpad service.
4. Click .
   A list of Launchpad services is displayed.
5. Select the Launchpad service to which you want to assign the Arista Access Points.
6. Click Assign.
   The selected Arista Access Points are assigned to the Launchpad service.

Unassign Arista Access Points from Launchpad Service

You can unassign Arista devices if you want to suspend their use by the Launchpad service to which they have been assigned. You must unassign an Arista device before you can delete it from Launchpad. You can reassign an unassigned device to another service. Arista devices cannot communicate with a Launchpad service once they are unassigned from that service.

You can unassign one or more Arista access points at a time.

To unassign one or more Arista devices to a Launchpad service, perform the following steps:

1. Log on to the Launchpad using your credentials.
2. Click Arista Device Registration on the Dashboard. Arista Device Registration is displayed.
3. Select the check boxes for the assigned Arista access points that you want to unassign.
4. Click .
   A message is displayed to confirm the unassigning of the access points.
5. Click Yes.
   The selected Arista access points are unassigned from the Launchpad service.

Move Arista Access Points from one Launchpad Service to Another

Arista Access Points that have been assigned to a Launchpad service can be reassigned or moved to another Launchpad service. You can reassign the Access Points only to the Launchpad services on which you have adequate rights. If you want to assign the Arista Access Point to a Launchpad service that you do not have access to, you must first request for access to that service.

It is possible to reassign or move one or more Arista Access Points to a different Launchpad service at a time.

To move one or more Arista Access Points to another Launchpad service, perform the following steps:

1. Log on to the Launchpad using your credentials.
2. Click Arista Device Registration on the Dashboard.
   Arista Device Registration is displayed.
3. Select the check boxes for the assigned Arista Access Points that you want to reassign or move to another Launchpad service.
4. Click .
   A list of Launchpad services is displayed.
5. Select the Launchpad service to which you want to reassign or move the Arista Access Points.
6. Click Move.
   The selected Arista Access Points are reassigned or moved to the Launchpad service.

Delete Arista Access Points

You can delete an Arista Access Point if you want to stop using it. You must first unassign an Arista Access Points before you can delete it from Launchpad. Arista devices cannot communicate with a Launchpad service once they are unassigned from that service.

You can delete one or more Arista Access Points at a time. The deleted access points are seen as inactive in Wireless Manager. You can manually delete them from Wireless Manager, if required.

To delete one or more unassigned Arista Access Points, perform the following steps.

1. Log on to the Launchpad using your credentials.
2. Click Arista Device Registration on the Dashboard.
   Arista Device Registration is displayed.
3. Select the check boxes for the unassigned Arista Access Points that you want to delete.
4. Click . A message appears to confirm delete.
5. Click Yes to delete the Arista Access Points.
   The selected Arista Access Points is deleted from the  Launchpad.

Search Arista Access Points

You can search for imported or registered Arista Access Points based on the serial number of the AP.

To search for an Arista Access Points, perform the following steps.

1. Log on to the Launchpad using your credentials.
2. Click Arista Device Registration on the Dashboard.
   Arista Device Registration is displayed.
3. Enter the serial number or the substring for serial numbers to search.
   The devices matching the serial number or the serial number substring are displayed on Arista Device Registration page under Access Points.

Filter Arista Access Points

You can filter Access Points on the Device Registration page to find the access points assigned to a service, to filter valid or invalid access points, to filter successful or failed device registrations.

When you filter on a column, the icon is seen next to the column name on which the filter has been applied.

The Status column has predefined values.

You can turn the filter off by clicking .

To filter Arista devices, perform the following steps.

1. Log on to the Launchpad using your credentials.
2. Click Arista Device Registration on the Dashboard.
   Arista Device Registration is displayed.
3. Hover over a column name and click the filter icon to the right of the column name.
4. Select or enter the filter string and press the Enter key.
5. Repeat filtering on other columns, if required
   The devices matching the filter criteria are displayed on  Arista Device Registration page.