This 3-day course teaches students how Aruba Central, Aruba’s cloudbased networking system, enables IT staff to manage and monitor both wired and wireless environments. This course includes topics such as Central RESTAPI and teaches students new MSP features within HPE GreenLake. Students will learn how to simplify the onboarding and provisioning process for new network devices, such as Aruba access points, switches and gateways.
This course will teach learners how VisualRF integrates with Central and how to configure traditional IAPs (AOS8) and AOS10 APs with Aruba Central as well as and how to leverage other value-added network services such as guest access, AIOps, contact tracing and presence analytics. Students will also learn several best practices for administration, monitoring, troubleshooting and reporting services that will help them proactively assess and improve their network performance. This course includes training and hands-on labs.
After you successfully complete this course, expect to be able to:
Use Aruba Central and its features
Understand the differences between MSP and Central account
Create customers, groups and assign devices with Central
Be familiar with onboarding devices into Central
Be able to describe different methods of onboarding
Understand the purpose and uses for Groups, Labels and Sites
Filter information using Groups, Labels and Sites
Describe the importance of Guest Access
Be familiar with VRF and heatmaps and know your network topology
Be able to plan a new network and know how to use network monitoring and troubleshooting
Be able to complete licensing requirements
Understand AIOps concepts and features
Know AI Search, AI Insight and AI Assist features
Be aware of the users passing by or entering your establishment
Be familiar with Central's administrative tasks
Know how to add admin users and new certificates
Know how to upgrade the network and create reports
Understand the different AOS10 forwarding modes
Be able to create a bridged SSID
Create a customized MSP account
Target audience
networking IT professionals or
technical marketing professionals looking to expand their knowledge and skillset on the Aruba Central platform
Detailed content
Introduction to Aruba Central
Introduce the Aruba Central platform
Explain Aruba’s layered approach
Aruba Central introduction and licensing.
Onboarding Devices
Know Aruba Central device onboard options
Complete different methods for onboarding
Add license keys
Troubleshoot onboarding issues for AP and switches etc.
Groups, Sites, and Labels
Create groups, sites, and labels within Aruba Central
Use groups, sites, and labels to filter and organize your devices.
Visual RF
Use Visual RF and Heatmaps
Know your network topology
Plan a new network
IAP Configuration
Be able to configure IAPs via Aruba Central
Be able to complete a WLAN configuration and use the WLAN wizard
AOS10 Access Points
Understand the different AOS10 forwarding modes
Manage AOS10 Access Points with Aruba Central
Create a Bridged SSID
Guest Authentication
Aruba guest access solutions
Aruba cloud guest solution
Implement guest authentication using Aruba Central.
AIOps
AIOps concepts
Key advantages of AI Search, AI Insight, and AI Assist.
Application Visibility and Presence Analytics
View and know which applications are used in your network.
Monitor the Wi-Fi Connectivity.
Know the users are passing by or entering your establishment.
Administration and Maintenance
Know how to add admin users and new certificates
Know how to upgrade the network and create reports.
Learn how to create a report and the report options
Aruba Central API
MSP vs. Enterprise Account
Customize an MSP account
Create customers, groups, and assign devices.
Monitoring and Troubleshooting
Know how to add admin users and new certificates
Know how to upgrade the network and create reports.
Learn how to create a report and the report options