AR-MFNDU - Aruba Mobility Fundamentals, Rev. 20.11

This course teaches the knowledge, skills and practical experience required to set up and configure a basic Aruba WLAN utilizing OS 8.X architecture and features. Using lecture and labs, this course provides the technical understanding and hands-on experience to configure a single Mobility Conductor with one controller and access points (APs) in the Aruba WLAN. Participants learn how to use Aruba hardware and ArubaOS to install and build a complete, secure controller network with multiple SSIDs. This course provides the material required to prepare candidates for the Aruba Certified Mobility Associate (ACMA) certification exam.

Audience

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

Course objectives

After successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
Explain how Aruba’s wireless networking solutions meet customers’ requirements
Explain fundamental WLAN technologies, radio frequency (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, including 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 Adaptive Radio Management (ARM), and Client Match and Client Insight features
Learn how to perform network monitoring functions and troubleshooting

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Detailed course outline

WLAN Fundamentals
Describe the fundamentals of 802􀀀11, RF frequencies and channels
Explain RF patterns and coverage including signal to noise ratio (SNR)
Roaming standards and QOS requirements

Mobile First Architecture
Mobile First Architecture
OS 8.X architecture and features
License types and distribution

Mobility Conductor Mobility Controller Configuration
Understand groups and subgroups
Different methods to join Mobility Controller with Mobility Conductor
Understand hierarchical configuration

Secure WLAN Configuration
Identify WLAN requirements such as SSID name, encryption, authentication
Explain AP group structure and profiles
Configure the WLAN using the Mobility Conductor GUI

AP Provisioning
Describe the communication between the AP and Mobility Controller
Explain the AP booting sequence and requirements
Explore the AP’s controller discovery mechanisms
Explain how to secure AP-to-controller communication using CPSec
Describe AP provisioning and operations

WLAN Security
Describe 802.11 discovery, authentication and association
Explore various authentication methods, 802.1x with WPA/WPA2, Mac auth
Describe the authentication server communication
Explain symmetric vs asymmetric keys, encryption methods
Describe wireless intrusion protection systems (WIPS) along with rogue discovery and protection

Firewall Roles and Policies
Introduce firewall roles and policies
Explain Aruba’s identity-based firewall
Configuration of policies and rules including aliases
Explain how to assign roles to users

Dynamic RF Management
Explain how ARM calibrates the network selecting channels and power settings
Explore OS 8.X AirMatch to calibrate the network
How Client Match and Client Insight match steers clients to better APs

Guest Access
Introduce Aruba solutions for guest access and the captive portal process
Configure secure guest access using the internal captive portal
Configure captive portal using Clearpass and discuss its benefits
Create a guest provisioning account
Troubleshoot guest access

Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting
Use the Mobility Conductor dashboard to monitor and diagnose client, WLAN and AP issues
Traffic analysis using APPrf with filtering capabilities
AirWave capabilities for monitoring and diagnosing client, WLAN and AP issues