Aruba ClearPass Essentials (0001130183)

Aruba ClearPass Essentials (0001130183)

Learn about Network Access Control using the Clearpass product portfolio. This course was previously known as ClearPass Essentials (CPE) 6.7 (1124970).

This 5-day course prepares participants with foundational skills in Network Access Control using the ClearPass product portfolio. This course includes both modules and labs to teach participants about the major features of the ClearPass portfolio. Participants will learn how to setup ClearPass as a AAA server, and configure the Policy Manager, Guest, OnGuard and OnBoard feature sets. In addition, this course covers integration with external Active Directory servers, Monitoring and Reporting, as well as deployment best practices. The student will gain insight into configuring authentication with ClearPass on both wired and wireless networks.

Prepares for these certifications

Aruba Certified ClearPass Associate (ACCA)
Aruba Certified ClearPass Professional (ACCP)
Aruba Certified ClearPass Expert (ACCX)

Prerequisites to this course

A minimum of one to two years experience in deploying network solutions for the enterprise.

We recommend that students have at least an understanding of basic access layer networking, the function of ACL’s and firewall rules.

Target audience

Network professionals who are looking to build their foundational knowledge of the ClearPass product portfolio.

This course would be beneficial for customers who are seeking greater knowledge of the ClearPass product that they have purchased, as well as engineers and technicians wanting to implement a ClearPass solution.

List of subjects

Intro to Clearpass
BYOD
High Level Overview
Posture and Profiling
Guest and Onboard

ClearPass for AAA
Policy Service Rules
Authentication Authorization and Roles
Enforcement Policy and Profiles

Authentication and Security Concepts
Authentication Types
Servers
Radius COA
Active Directory
Certificates

Intro 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
Configuring NADS for Guest
Guest Manager Deep Dive
Web Login Deep Dive
Sponsor Approval
MAC Caching

OnBoard
Intro to Onboard
Basic Onboard Setup
Onboard Deepdive
Single SSID Onboarding
Dual SSID Onboarding

Profiling
Intro to Profiling
Endpoint Analysis Deep Dive

Posture
Intro 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

Operations & Admin Users
Operations
Admin Users

Clustering & Redundancy
Clustering
Redundancy
LAB

Licensing
ClearPass Licensing
Base License
Applications

Clearpass Exchange
Intro
Examples
General HTTP Palo Alto Firewall
Configuration

Case Study
Objectives
Discussion
Advanced Labs Overview

Wired Port Authentication
802.1X for access layer switch ports
Profiling on Wired Network
Configuration of Dynamic Segmentation

Aruba Downloadable User Roles
Downloadable User Role Enforcement in ClearPass
Aruba Controller/Gateway configuration
Aruba Switch configuration
Troubleshooting

The price for this course excludes any costs for taking an exam. If an exam voucher is taken after the training, an additional invoice will be sent.