How can you onboard a new UXI device when the sensor has no cellular connection?

How can you onboard a new UXI device when the sensor has no cellular connection?

• A. Use the UXI app on your smartphone and connect via Bluetooth
• B. Use the installer app to scan a barcode
• C. Connect the new UXI to an already installed one and adjust configurations
• D. Use the CLI via the serial cable

Answer: (A)

When a new UXI device has no cellular connection, the intended way to onboard it is through a Bluetooth-based provisioning flow using the UXI mobile app. The device exposes a Bluetooth interface that lets you securely connect from your smartphone, enter the necessary network and enrollment details (such as Wi‑Fi credentials and the destination for management like Aruba Central), and complete the setup. Once configured, the sensor can join the campus network and be managed from Central or an on‑prem solution. This approach is ideal because it creates a local, secure path to configure the device without internet access, ensuring you can get the sensor into the management system even when the device cannot reach the cloud or a central controller yet. Other methods aren’t suitable for this scenario. Scanning a barcode with an installer app may help with inventory or later enrollment, but it doesn’t provision the device’s network settings or enrollment in the absence of connectivity. Connecting the new UXI to an already installed one doesn’t provide a valid onboarding method for a fresh unit. Using the CLI via a serial cable is a manual, device‑level method more appropriate for maintenance or advanced troubleshooting, not the standard zero‑touch onboarding when there’s no cellular connection.

When a new UXI device has no cellular connection, the intended way to onboard it is through a Bluetooth-based provisioning flow using the UXI mobile app. The device exposes a Bluetooth interface that lets you securely connect from your smartphone, enter the necessary network and enrollment details (such as Wi‑Fi credentials and the destination for management like Aruba Central), and complete the setup. Once configured, the sensor can join the campus network and be managed from Central or an on‑prem solution.

This approach is ideal because it creates a local, secure path to configure the device without internet access, ensuring you can get the sensor into the management system even when the device cannot reach the cloud or a central controller yet.

Other methods aren’t suitable for this scenario. Scanning a barcode with an installer app may help with inventory or later enrollment, but it doesn’t provision the device’s network settings or enrollment in the absence of connectivity. Connecting the new UXI to an already installed one doesn’t provide a valid onboarding method for a fresh unit. Using the CLI via a serial cable is a manual, device‑level method more appropriate for maintenance or advanced troubleshooting, not the standard zero‑touch onboarding when there’s no cellular connection.