Configuring Aruba Location Services (1098153)

This course teaches you about the Meridian Bluetooth beacons as well as the Analytics and Location Engine (ALE) platform. Participants learn in-depth technical features and have an opportunity to tackle hands-on labs in this 3 day instructor-led course. This course teaches participants about topics such as Meridian Appmaker and SDK, maps and app content creation. Students are provided with a technical overview of beacon deployment and troubleshooting, with hands-on labs. In this course, participants learn about the ALE platform and integration with Third-party analytics providers. The course covers ClearPass integration with Aruba Location Services and Meridian powered Apps.

Familiarity with Network Standards, basic routing & switching knowledge, RADIUS, 802.1X and AAA experience

Individuals responsible for the design and creation of a Meridian powered App and deployment of a Beacon infrastructure.
Individuals evaluating the ALE product and integration with Third Party Analytics.

Meridian AppMaker, BLE, and ALE Introduction
Aruba Location Services and Meridian Product line
Key Features of the Meridian Platform
ALE and Analytics
Deployment models/ Customer Use cases
Licensing
AppMaker vs SDK App
Downloading/Navigating an App

Maps and Placemarks
App Creation Process
Building an App
Maps
Placemarks
Routes
Downloading App Viewer
Viewing App in App Viewer
Self-guided Wayfinding in an App

Pages and Events
Creating Pages in AppMaker
Types of Pages
Creating Lists
Events
App Theme
Language Localization

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Beacon Positiong and Notification
Basics
Beacon Location vs Proximity Beacon
Beacons App
Deploying Beacons
Beacons in Meridian Editor
Beacons Monitoring and Troubleshooting

Campaigns and Notifications
Deploying a Proximity Beacon
Creating Campaigns
Associating a Beacon to a campaign
Testing and resetting campaigns

Beacon Deployment and Installation
RF Design Review
Beacon Deployment Models
Antenna Patterns
Beacon Installation

Remote Beacon Management
Product Options
Architecture
Supported Controllers/AP models
Battery Powered vs USB beacons
Configuration and Features
Deploying an Aruba Sensor

Operations and maintenance
Beacons walk-through mode
Beacons Maintenance
Replacing Beacons
Deleting Beacons
Moving Beacons
Updating Apps in the App Store
License Renewals
Reports

ALE and Analytics
Why analytics
ALE architecture
ALE interface
Third party analytics
ALE Scaling and Licensing

Integration with ClearPass
Integration components
ClearPass Integration
OAuth2
Configure ClearPass for OAuth2/Meridian

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.