Aruba Mobility Fundamentals

Description

Overview:

This course 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 Master 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. This course provides the underlying material required to prepare candidates for the Aruba Certified Mobility Associate (ACMA) certification exam.

Audience:

Typical candidates for this course are IT Professionals who deploy small-to-medium scale enterprise network solutions based on Aruba products and technologies.

Outline:

Module 1: WLAN Fundamentals

• Describes the fundamentals of 802.11, RF frequencies and channels
• Explain RF Patterns and coverage including SNR
• Roaming Standards and QOS requirements

Module 2: Mobile First Architecture

• An introduction to Aruba Products including controller types and modes
• OS 8.X Architecture and features
• License types and distribution

Module 3: Mobility Master Mobility Controller Configuration

• Understanding Groups and Subgroups
• Different methods to join MC with MM
• Understanding Hierarchical Configuration

Module 4: Secure WLAN configuration

• Identifying WLAN requirements such as SSID name, encryption, authentication
• Explain AP groups structure and profiles
• Configuration of WLAN using the Mobility Master GUI

Module 5: 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

Module 6: 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

Module 7: 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

Module 8: 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 ClientInsight match steers clients to better APs

Module 9: 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

Module 10: Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting

• Using the MM dashboard to monitor and diagnose client, WLAN and AP issues
• Traffic analysis using APPrf with filtering capabilities
• A view of Airwaves capabilities for monitoring and diagnosing client, WLAN and AP issues