Zero Touch WLAN Infrastructure Deployment

Zero Touch configuration enables taking WLAN infrastructure products directly out of the box and plugging it into the network for operational use.

By coordination with the management platform, the infrastructure is able to automatically receive the configuration needed to allow it to be used for operational needs. This process eliminates the need for any manual configuration or staging and thereby greatly simplifying deployments of WLAN infrastructure for client access and sensors. Zero Touch works through a simple 3 step process.

1. Infrastructure boots and sends a trap to AirDefense to notify it that a new device is available on the network.
2. AirDefense receives the trap and recognizes that the trap is from an unknown device. AirDefense will perform a single device discovery to import the newly added device into the management platform.
3. Once placed in the management tree hierarchy at the appropriate location, the system automatically pushes a configuration template to the new device setting the appropriate configuration for that device. Once the device imports the configuration, it is now fully up and operational without any manual staging or configuration.