The controller has all its ports on vlan 1 by default

The controller has all its ports on VLAN 1 by default and the controller-ip
(mgmt IP) on VLAN 1 is 172.16.0.254, which is used to access the web UI for
the initial configuration via http.
The basic information needed for the Controller wizard is
Hostname
Country code
Passwords
Time/date
Licenses
VLANs and VLAN Interfaces
Ports

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The first Controller Wizard step includes the controller hostname, admin
password, and the date and time on the controller.

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The next Wizard step allows licenses to be added to the controller and
displays any currently installed licenses. The serial number for the controller
is displayed to aid in determining the controller licenses.

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In the next Wizard step, multiple VLANs, IP addresses and DHCP server
settings can be configured. Additionally the controller IP can be changed
from VLAN 1 to any of the other VLANs previously defined. The controller IP
is the primary address used to manage the controller and is the default
source address of all outbound traffic from the controller. A cellular uplink
can also be enabled in the wizard if necessary.

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In the next Wizard step, the controller Ethernet ports are configured. Ports
can be enabled/disabled, and trusted/untrusted. You can also configure port
trunking mode, set the allowed VLANs and Native VLAN, and enable or
disable spanning tree.

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Once the Controller Setup Wizard is finished, the configuration is pushed to
the controller. The Controller will reboot with the assigned IP addressing,
VLANs and port configuration. You can view and print the commands pushed
to the controller from this screen.

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Once the controller has rebooted after the initial config wizard, we can check
our settings from the Configuration->controller menu. The controller IP and
role can be changed from this page as well.

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Additional VLANs can be added and existing VLANs can be modified from
Configuration->Network->VLANs and Configuration->Network->IP tabs. You
can use the show IP interface brief and show VLAN CLI commands from the
CLI to verify connectivity configuration.

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Licenses are platform independent and can be installed on any Aruba
controller. Each license refers to specific functionality (or module) that
supports unique features on the controller. Installation of the feature
license unlocks that feature’s functionality for the maximum cap acity of the
controller. Two types of controller licenses exist. Evaluation licenses enable
the feature on a time-limited basis to test out new features. Permanent
licenses enable the software features with no time limit.

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*Controller licensing works like this. The base operating, or “Base OS” is free. Additional licensing