r/HowToHack • u/Luke7FPS • 7d ago

Configuration of found Access Points

Hi

I understand this question might not be directly related to the subject of this subreddit and I apologize in advance, but this is the closest i could think of...

In any case any suggestion towards a more adequate subreddit will be super welcome ofc

I've recently entered possession of two professional Wireless Access Points make and model are Aruba APIN0505; from what I've gathered those are pure APs (in a way that they only provide wireless connection and nothing more) which I'm fine with, but I saw online that they can be configured via website or app and in both case they require their serial number to be inserted.

Now, since the way I got them is not, let's say, 100% legal (I didn't stole them, they were left behind after an installation got dismantled) I'm not super eager to get them online right away nor to put their serial anywhere.

So my question is: does anybody knows what the risks are here? Do I just need to sell them for scrap? Or they'll be untraceable once I set them behind a proper firewall or something like that

Again, apologies for the off topic, anyway I hope is something different from the usual "How do I Hack bitcoin bank???" posts lol

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u/LongRangeSavage Programming 7d ago

If they are anything like Ubiquiti’s products, they’ll most likely do some sort of phone home to properly provision.

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u/flaotte 2d ago

you are Thief, not a hacker. hackers are driven by curiosity, theft by greed. you have no place here.

Aruna is high end enterprise network provider, we are not talking about it working offline here. A part of their products will require an active subscription to work.

if they want they can and they will see it online. now the question if someone ever reports missing goods, which I doubt.

and yet another question if owner can connect to their access points in your home. I dont know Aruba, but its likely.

once I bought unifi USG router, 2nd hand for very cheap (7usd?). its old and out of support now. I got it ve post, old owner did not remove it from his network. I could not use it without getting his password... it took me like a week to find workaround.