Aruba ClearPass Essentials Course
Aruba ClearPass Essentials (CPE) 6.5 Instructor Led Training (ILT) Rev 16.41
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CPE Course Overview
The Aruba ClearPass Essentials (CPE) course prepares attendees with the foundation skills and knowledge in Network Access Control using the ClearPass product portfolio. The 5-day Instructor Led Training (ILT) provides classroom based, interactive learning with modules and labs designed to teach attendees the major features of the product portfolio. Attendees will learn how to setup ClearPass as a AAA server and configure the Policy Manager, Guest, OnGuard and OnBoard feature sets. The CPE class also covers integration with external Active Directory (AD) servers, Monitoring and Reporting, as well as best practices.
- Related Certifications: Aruba Certified ClearPass Expert (ACCX) V6.5, Aruba Certified ClearPass Professional (ACCP) V6.5 and Aruba Certified ClearPass Associate (ACCA) V6.5
- Price: $4,626.00 (ex) Contact us for Aruba partner and customer discounts.
- SpectroTech also accepts Aruba Training Credits and Vouchers.
- Duration: 5 days, Classroom – Instructor Led Training (ILT)
- Availability: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Adelaide. Onsite (customer premises) available for minimum 6 people.
- Skill Level: Intermediate
Who is this course suited to?
The CPE course is suited to network professionals looking to build their foundation knowledge of the ClearPass product portfolio, those looking to achieve ACCA, ACCP and/or ACCX certification.
Topics
Introduction to ClearPass
- BYOD
- High Level Overview
- Posture and Profiling
- Guest and Onboard
ClearPass for AAA
- Policy Service Rules
- Authentication Authorisation and Roles
- Enforcement Policy and Profiles
Authentication and Security Concepts
- Authentication Types
- Servers
- Radius COA
- Active Directory
- Certificates
Introduction to NAD
- NAD Devices
- Adding NAD to ClearPass
- Network Device Groups
- Network Device Attributes
- Aruba Controller as NAD
- Aruba Switch
- Aruba Instant
Monitoring and Troubleshooting
- Monitoring
- Troubleshooting
- Logging
- Policy Simulation
ClearPass Insight
- Insight Dashboard
- Insight Reports
- Insight Alerts
- Insight Search
- Insight Administration
- Insight Replication
Active Directory
- Adding AD as Auth Source
- Joining AD domain
- Using AD services
External Authentication
- Multiple AD domains
- LDAP
- Static Host Lists
- SQL Database
- External Radius Server
Guest
- Guest Account Creation
- Web Login Pages
- Guest Service Configuration
- Self-registration Pages
- Configuration NADS for Guest
- Guest Manager Deep Dive
- Web Login Deep Dive
- Sponsor Approval
- MAC Caching
Onboard
- Introduction to Onboard
- Basic Onboard Setup
- Onboard Deepdive
- Single SSID Onboarding
- Dual SSID Onboarding
Profiling
- Introduction to Profiling
- Endpoint Analysis Deep Dive
Posture
- Introduction to Posture
- Posture Deployment Options
- OnGuard Agent Health Collection
- OnGuard Workflow
- 802.1X with Posture using Persistent/Dissolvable Agent
- OnGuard Web Login
- Monitoring and Updates
Operation and Admin Users
- Operations
- Admin Users
Clustering and Redundancy
- Clustering
- Redundancy
- LAB
Licensing
- ClearPass Licensing
- Base License
- Applications
Single Sign-On
- Deployment Options
- Admin Login SSO
- Access Network SSO
- ASO-Auto-Sign On
- Configuration and Demo
ClearPass Exchange
- Introduction
- Examples
- General HTTP Palo Alto Firewall
- Configuration
Case Study
- Objectives
- Discussion
- Advanced Labs Overview
Course Objectives
After you successfully complete the CPE course, attendees will be able to:
- Setup ClearPass as a AAA server
- Demonstrate Configuration of Guest, Onguard, Onboard and Profiling features
- Integrate with External AD servers
- Understand Monitoring and Reporting
- Demonstrate Scaling and Deploying Best Practices