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Wired Network Deployment Workflow

Complete these essential tasks to set up your organization and sites, ensure security, install your devices, and start configuring your network.

Table 1: Deployment Tasks and Links

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Prerequisites

Before you can configure your wired network or onboard your devices, you need to complete these tasks in the Juniper Mist™ portal:

  • Create your organization, set up at least one site, and activate your subscriptions.

  • Add user accounts for other personnel who are working with you to deploy Juniper Mist. You can even enable limited access for the personnel who are installing devices.

  • Configure your firewall to allow Juniper Mist traffic.

  • Set up other security options as needed. For example, manage certificates, disable Juniper Mist support access, or enable Single Sign-On.
Understand Admin Permissions Make sure that your admin account gives you the permissions that you need for your configuration tasks. Switch Administrator Role Requirements
Onboard Switches Add switches to your Juniper Mist organization, either in a greenfield (new cloud-ready switches) or a brownfield (previously deployed) approach. Onboard Switches to Mist Cloud

Configure Switch Templates

For large-scale deployments, instead of configuring each switch individually, we recommend using switch configuration templates to set up and streamline configurations across multiple sites.

For smaller deployments or special use cases, you can also configure at the site-level and device-level.

Create a Switch Configuration Template
Assign the Templates to Site After creating a switch configuration template, assign it to the relevant sites.

Assign a Template to Sites
Configure Site-specific Settings This step is applicable if you want to make site-level adjustments to the switch configuration.

Configure Site-Specific Settings

Configure Switch-specific Settings

In an organization level deployment, you might also need to configure parameters that are specific to each switch and cannot be configured via the template.

Also, for specific use cases, you can configure an entire switch individually.

Configure Switch-Specific Settings
Verify Switch Configuration Review the configuration applied to your switches and make any updates through the switch details page.

Verify Switch Configuration
Build Campus Fabric

After switches are onboarded and configured, you can include them in your campus fabrics topologies.