Configuring Aruba Mobility Level 1, Rev 23.22
Configuring Aruba Mobility Level 1, Rev 23.22
- Duration: 3 days
- Price: $
The Configuring Aruba Mobility Level 1, Rev 23.22 course (formerly Aruba Mobility Fundamentals, Rev. 20.11) teaches the knowledge, skills and practical experience required to set up and configure a basic Aruba WLAN utilizing the OS 8.X architecture and features. Using lecture and labs, this course provides the technical understanding and hands-on experience of configuring a single Mobility Conductor with one controller and AP Aruba WLAN. Participants will learn how to use Aruba hardware and ArubaOS to install and build a complete, secure controller network with multiple SSIDs.
Typical candidates for this course are IT Professionals who deploy small-to-medium scale enterprise network solutions based on Aruba products and technologies.
After you successfully complete this course, expect to be able to:
- Explain how Aruba’s wireless networking solutions meet customers’ requirements
- Explain fundamental WLAN technologies, RF concepts, and 802.11 Standards
- Learn to configure the Mobility Conductor and Mobility Controller to control access to the Employee and Guest WLAN
- Control secure access to the WLAN using Aruba Firewall Policies and Roles
- Recognize and explain Radio Frequency Bands and channels, and the standards used to regulate them
- Describe the concept of radio frequency coverage and interference and successful implementation and diagnosis of WLAN systems
- Identify and differentiate antenna technology options to ensure optimal coverage in various deployment scenarios
- Describe RF power technology including, signal strength, how it is measured and why it is critical in designing wireless networks
- Learn to configure and optimize Aruba ARM and Client Match and Client Insight features
- Learn how to perform network monitoring functions and troubleshooting
- WLAN Fundamentals
- Describes the fundamentals of 802.11, RF frequencies and channels
- Explain RF Patterns and coverage including SNR
- Roaming Standards and QOS requirements
- Mobile First Architecture
- An introduction to Aruba Products including controller types and modes
- OS 8.X Architecture and features
- License types and distribution
- Mobility Conductor Mobility Controller Configuration
- Understanding Groups and Subgroups
- Different methods to join Mobility Controller with Mobility Conductor
- Understanding Hierarchical Configuration
- Secure WLAN configuration
- Identifying WLAN requirements such as SSID name, encryption, authentication
- Explain AP groups structure and profiles
- Configuration of WLAN using the Mobility Conductor GUI
- AP Provisioning
- Describes the communication between AP and Mobility controller
- Explain the AP booting sequence and requirements
- Explores the APs controller discovery mechanisms
- Explains how to secure AP to controller communication using CPSec
- Describes AP provisioning and operations
- WLAN Security
- Describes the 802.11 discovery, authentication and association
- Explores the various authentication methods, 802.1x with WPA/WPA2, Mac auth
- Describes the authentication server communication
- Explains symmetric vs asymmetric Keys, encryption methods
- WIPS is described along with rogue discovery and protection
- Firewall Roles and Policies
- An introduction into Firewall Roles and policies
- Explains Aruba’s Identity based Firewall
- Configuration of Policies and Rules including aliases
- Explains how to assign Roles to users
- Dynamic RF Management
- Explain how ARM calibrates the network selecting channels and power settings
- Explores OS 8.X Airmatch to calibrate the network
- How Client Match and Client Insight match steers clients to better APs
- Guest Access
- Introduces Aruba’s solutions for Guest Access and the Captive portal process
- Configuration of secure guest access using the internal Captive portal
- The configuration of Captive portal using Clearpass and its benefits
- Creating a guest provisioning account
- Troubleshooting guest access
- Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting
- Using the Mobility Conductor dashboard to monitor and diagnose client, WLAN and AP issues
- Traffic analysis using APPrf with filtering capabilities
- A view of AirWave’s capabilities for monitoring and diagnosing client, WLAN and AP issues