Configuring Aruba Mobility Level 1
This course teaches the knowledge, skills and practical experience required to set up and configure a basic Aruba WLAN utilizing the AOS 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 AOS8 to install and build a complete, secure controller network with multiple SSIDs.
Description
- 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 Master Mobility Controller Configuration
- Understanding Groups and Subgroups
- Different methods to join MC with MM
- 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 Master 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 the new OS 8.X Airmatch to calibrate the network
- How Client 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 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
Certification
This is a non-certification class
Prerequisites
Students are expected to come to the class with knowledge of Aruba's products. A conceptual knowledge of VLANs and network data flow & control helps frame the specifics of Aruba's network architecture.