Course Overview
This 3 day course teaches students how HPE Aruba Networking Central, HPE's cloud-based network management system, enables IT staff to manage and monitor both wired and wireless environments. This course includes topics such as HPE Aruba Networking Central RESTAPI and teaches students MSP features within HPE GreenLake. Students will learn how to simplify the onboarding and provisioning process for new network devices, such as HPE Aruba Networking access points, switches, and gateways. This course teaches learners how VisualRF integrates with HPE Aruba Networking Central and how to configure traditional Instant APs (AOS-8) and AOS-10 APs with HPE Aruba Networking 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 learn several best practices for administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and reporting services which help them proactively assess and improve network performance. This course includes training and hands-on labs.
Course Content
Introduction to Network Management with HPE Aruba Networking Central (AOS-10) Central
- Network challenges at the edge
- HPE Aruba Networking Central and HPE GreenLake
- Licensing
Onboarding devices
- Adding devices to the inventory
- Zero Touch Provisioning
- Device inventory
- Manually adding devices
- Cloud activation key
- Smartphone apps
- Device assignment
- Key management
- Subscription assignment
- Onboarding troubleshooting
Groups, sites, and labels
- Create groups, sites, and labels within HPE Aruba Networking Central
- Use groups, sites, and labels to filter and organize your devices
VisualRF
- VisualRF setup
- Planning
- Deployed APs
HPE Aruba Networking Instant Access Point configuration
- Instant AP configuration
- Monitoring
Managing AOS-10 access points
- AP configuration
- WLAN creation
- Monitoring
Cloud Guest
- Guest access
- Cloud Guest
- Guest WLAN
AIOps
- HPE Aruba Networking Central cloud AIOps portfolio
- What AIOps is and is not
- Use case examples
- HPE Aruba Networking Central licenses for AIOps
- AI search
- AI Insights
- AI Assist
Application Visibility and Presence Analytics
- Application visibility
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Presence analytics
Administration and maintenance
- Users and roles
- Reports
- Firmware
- Additional features
HPE Aruba Networking Central API
- What is API?
- REST basic concepts
- HPE Aruba Networking Central REST API overview
- HPE Aruba Networking Central API call with access token
- API tools
- API resources
Monitoring and troubleshooting
- Network monitoring
- Device monitoring
- Client monitoring
- Troubleshooting tools
Managed Service Provider
- Enable MSP
- MSP dashboard and configuration
- Customization
- Creating customers
- Groups
- MSP users
- Customer device assignment
Who should attend
- Networking IT professionals or
- technical marketing professionals looking to expand their knowledge and skillset on the Aruba Central platform
Course Objectives
After you successfully complete this course, expect to be able to:
- Describe and explain HPE Aruba Networking Central features.
- Onboard devices in HPE Aruba Networking Central and explain the different methods for onboarding.
- Explain the purpose of groups, labels, and sites within HPE Aruba Networking Central.
- Describe HPE Aruba Networking Central API capabilities.
- Manage, configure, and monitor access points using HPE Aruba Networking Central.
- Describe HPE Aruba Networking Central services.
Outline: Network Management with HPE Aruba Networking Central (AOS-10) (MACC)
Introduction to Network Management with HPE Aruba Networking Central (AOS-10) Central
- Network challenges at the edge
- HPE Aruba Networking Central and HPE GreenLake
- Licensing
Onboarding devices
- Adding devices to the inventory
- Zero Touch Provisioning
- Device inventory
- Manually adding devices
- Cloud activation key
- Smartphone apps
- Device assignment
- Key management
- Subscription assignment
- Onboarding troubleshooting
Groups, sites, and labels
- Create groups, sites, and labels within HPE Aruba Networking Central
- Use groups, sites, and labels to filter and organize your devices
VisualRF
- VisualRF setup
- Planning
- Deployed APs
HPE Aruba Networking Instant Access Point configuration
- Instant AP configuration
- Monitoring
Managing AOS-10 access points
- AP configuration
- WLAN creation
- Monitoring
Cloud Guest
- Guest access
- Cloud Guest
- Guest WLAN
AIOps
- HPE Aruba Networking Central cloud AIOps portfolio
- What AIOps is and is not
- Use case examples
- HPE Aruba Networking Central licenses for AIOps
- AI search
- AI Insights
- AI Assist
Application Visibility and Presence Analytics
- Application visibility
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Presence analytics
Administration and maintenance
- Users and roles
- Reports
- Firmware
- Additional features
HPE Aruba Networking Central API
- What is API?
- REST basic concepts
- HPE Aruba Networking Central REST API overview
- HPE Aruba Networking Central API call with access token
- API tools
- API resources
Monitoring and troubleshooting
- Network monitoring
- Device monitoring
- Client monitoring
- Troubleshooting tools
Managed Service Provider
- Enable MSP
- MSP dashboard and configuration
- Customization
- Creating customers
- Groups
- MSP users
- Customer device assignment