n8n-nodes-arubacentral

This is an n8n community node for Aruba Central API integration. It provides comprehensive access to Aruba Central's monitoring, configuration, and management capabilities for network infrastructure.

Aruba Central is a cloud-native network management platform that simplifies operations across campus, branch, and data center environments.

Installation

Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.

Operations

This node provides access to all major Aruba Central API domains:

Monitoring

• Access Points: Monitor AP status, performance, clients, bandwidth usage
• Clients: Track client connections, usage patterns, mobility
• Gateways: Monitor gateway performance, tunnels, ports, usage
• Switches: Monitor switch performance, ports, VLANs, PoE information
• Networks: Monitor network-wide statistics and bandwidth usage
• Events: Access system events and alerts
• Labels: Manage device labeling and categorization
• Sites: Monitor site-level statistics and performance

Configuration

• Access Points: Configure AP settings, CLI commands, SSIDs, hostnames
• Devices: Manage device groups, move devices between groups

Inventory

• Device Management: Add, remove, archive devices, verify device status

Firmware Management

• Device Firmware: Check versions, upgrade firmware, manage compliance
• Swarm Management: Monitor and manage AP swarms
• Status Tracking: Track firmware upgrade progress and status

AI Operations (AIOps)

• Connectivity Insights: Monitor global, group, and site connectivity
• Performance Insights: Track AP, client, gateway, network, site, and switch insights
• Anomaly Detection: Access detailed insight information and recommendations

Topology

• Network Topology: Discover network topology, device relationships, VLANs
• Device Connections: Monitor device connections, uplinks, tunnels

Key Management

• Security Operations: Manage WPA keys, roaming cache, client roam history

Troubleshooting

• Command Execution: Run troubleshooting commands on devices
• Session Management: Manage troubleshooting sessions
• Backup Operations: Initiate and manage device backups
• Certificate Management: Handle EST certificate enrollment

RAPIDS (Rogue AP Detection)

• Rogue Detection: Monitor rogue and interfering access points
• WIDS Events: Access wireless intrusion detection events
• Security Monitoring: Track client and infrastructure attacks

Authentication

This node uses OAuth2 authentication with Aruba Central. You'll need:

1. An Aruba Central account with API access
2. OAuth2 application credentials (Client ID and Client Secret)
3. Appropriate API permissions for the operations you want to use

Setting up Authentication

1. Log into your Aruba Central dashboard
2. Navigate to Platform Integration > API Gateway
3. Create a new application or use an existing one
4. Note the Client ID and Client Secret
5. Configure the OAuth2 credentials in n8n with these values

Compatibility

• Requires n8n version 1.0.0 or later
• Compatible with Aruba Central API v2
• Supports both cloud and on-premises Aruba Central deployments

Resources

• Aruba Central API Documentation
• n8n community nodes documentation
• Aruba Central User Guide

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

Support

This is a community-maintained node. For issues and questions:

• Check the Aruba Central API documentation for API-specific questions
• Use the n8n community forum for general n8n questions
• Report bugs and feature requests in the GitHub repository

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our contributing guidelines and submit pull requests for any improvements.

Version History

1.0.0

• Initial release with comprehensive Aruba Central API support
• All major API domains included: Monitoring, Configuration, Inventory, Firmware, AIOps, Topology, Key Management, Troubleshooting, RAPIDS
• OAuth2 authentication support
• Extensive parameter coverage for filtering and pagination
• Enterprise-grade error handling and logging