TOI Author :: Dhruba Jyoti Pokhrel

With the 14.0 release, you can integrate OpenID Connect with a captive portal for authentication. The OpenID Connect integration functionality is available only for captive portals hosted on the Arista Cloud. It is not available if the captive portal is hosted on third-party servers or on the access point.

With the 14.0 release, you can add device passwords and AP-Server Key passphrase as defined in the password policy. The passwords are based on the password policy and password settings that you configure in CV-CUE.

With the 13.0.1 release, you can authenticate wired hosts connected to the LAN ports of access points (W-118 and W-318) using 802.1X or MAC-based authentication. You can configure the authentication parameters for each downlink port on the access point (AP) using a LAN Port profile in CV-CUE. The communication happens either through a bridged network or transferred using L2 Tunnels.

With the 13.0.1 release, you can monitor wired hosts that are physically connected to access points (APs) through Ethernet cables. Currently, the W-118 AP and W-318 AP through their additional LAN ports support connecting hosts directly to the AP.

With the 13.0 release, you can enable spatial reuse from CloudVision Cognitive Unified Edge (CV-CUE) to improve the spectral efficiency and optimally allocate resources to meet the Quality of Service (QoS). With spatial reuse, two or more Wi-Fi devices (AP or client) that support 802.11ax protocols can send transmissions simultaneously without any significant data loss.

With the 13.0 release, CloudVision Cognitive Unified Edge (CV-CUE) can redirect onboarding clients to a dynamic URL defined by the RADIUS. If the  RADIUS access-accept request has a role and a redirection URL for a client, access points (AP) can redirect such client’s HTTP or HTTPS requests. 

With the 13.0 release, you can schedule the Automatic Channel Selection (ACS) to run at a specific time of the day and minimize service disruption.

With the 13.0 release, you can integrate SAML SSO with a captive portal for authentication. The SAML integration functionality is only available for captive portals hosted on the Arista Cloud. It is not available if the captive portal is hosted on third-party servers or on the access point.

With the 13.0 release, you can now view switch-related data, which is managed by CVaaS, from CV-CUE. With this capability, CV-CUE provides you full visibility of the edge network from a single pane. You can monitor the network and make informed decisions –  for example, when you want to troubleshoot any network issues and find out whether the root cause lies in the wired architecture or the wireless.