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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.ch/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="21103" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-course/aruba-mcnac" lastchanged="2025-11-20T11:48:06+01:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-courses"><title>Network Management with HPE Aruba Networking Central (AOS-8)</title><productcode>MCNAC</productcode><vendorcode>AA</vendorcode><vendorname>Aruba</vendorname><fullproductcode>AA-MCNAC</fullproductcode><version>22.21</version><objective>&lt;p&gt;After you successfully complete this course, expect to be able to:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Be able to use Central and its features&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand the differences between MSP and Central account&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Be able to customize an MSP account&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create customers, groups and assign devices within Central&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Be familiar with Onboarding devices into Central&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Be able to describe different methods of Onboarding&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand the purpose and uses for Groups, Labels and Sites&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Be able to filter information using Groups, Labels and Sites&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe the importance of Guest Access&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure switches via Central&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Be familiar with VRF and Heatmaps and know your network topology&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Be able to plan a new network and know how to use network monitoring and troubleshooting.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;View your network health and troubleshoot client issues&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Maintain network security&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Customize alerts according to your needs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Be familiar with your network applications&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Identify non Wi-Fi issues&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Be aware of the users passing by or entering your establishment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Be familiar with the UC dashboard&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use the UC dashboard to monitor UC quality&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Be familiar with Central&amp;rsquo;s administrative tasks&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Know how to add admin users and new certificates&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Know how to upgrade the network and create reports&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><audience>&lt;p&gt;This course is ideal for technical personnel who want a deep-dive into Aruba Central and Network Administrators who need to centralize the management and configuration of Aruba IAP-Cluster AOS 8.x and AOS-S Switches.&lt;/p&gt;</audience><contents>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;MSP&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Onboarding&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Groups, Sites, Labels&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;IAP and Aruba Switch Configuration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Visual RF&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monitoring &amp;amp; Troubleshooting&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Clarity, Presence analytic, AppRF&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;UCC&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Administration and Maintenance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</contents><outline>&lt;h5&gt;Introduction&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Central introduction&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Latest Central cloud-based management feaetures&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Options for IAP clusters and Aruba access switches&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Networking, configuration, guest management, report generation and maintenance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;MSP&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Learn how to change a Central account to an MSP account&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Changes with an MSP account verses a standalone Central account&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Customize your SP information and customer&amp;rsquo;s logo&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Onboarding&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Basic process for onboarding devices using Zero touch, cloud key and manually adding devices&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Smartphone installations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Registering a Central account&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Subscriptions to manage deices&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Troubleshooting onboarding issues&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Groups, Sites, Labels&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set up groups for device configurations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create labels to filter devices for monitoring, managing and reporting purposes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use sites for installation as well as monitoring, managing and reporting&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;IAP and Aruba Switch Configuration&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Group essentials for configuration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configuring a new WLAN with an access method&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How to name APs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Introduction to Guest Access features&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Central management of Aruba access switches&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How to configure and monitor Aruba switches&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Visual RF&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set up Visual RF floorplans for planning and monitoring&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verify the AP heatmaps and client locations.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Plan an RF layout for new sites&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Review the topology layout of the network&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Monitoring &amp;amp; Troubleshooting&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Overview of monitoring and troubleshooting for groups and devices.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Attach labels, look for IAPS and clients, apply console commands and use troubleshooting commands.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Overview of Wireless Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and Intrusion Protection System (IPS)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;IPS and IDS configuration and monitoring options&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Clarity, Presence analytic, AppRF&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;View application visibility to identify usage and network activity on websites&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Clarity subscriptions for network analytics and insight&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Presence Analytics subscription to view customer traffic and provide details concerning new visitors and loyal customers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;UCC&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Be familiar with Aruba Central&amp;rsquo;s Unified Communications app (UCC)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Available subscriptions with UCC&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Activity graphs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Configure UC within a network&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Administration and Maintenance&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Create an administrative user&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Assign pre-configured roles and a customized role&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Generate reports for viewing network information, compliance and performance.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Manage device firmware on your network&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monitor the Audit Trail&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Introduction into API and certificates&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</outline><objective_plain>After you successfully complete this course, expect to be able to:


- Be able to use Central and its features
- Understand the differences between MSP and Central account
- Be able to customize an MSP account
- Create customers, groups and assign devices within 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
- Be able to filter information using Groups, Labels and Sites
- Describe the importance of Guest Access
- Configure switches via Central
- 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.
- View your network health and troubleshoot client issues
- Maintain network security
- Customize alerts according to your needs
- Be familiar with your network applications
- Identify non Wi-Fi issues
- Be aware of the users passing by or entering your establishment
- Be familiar with the UC dashboard
- Use the UC dashboard to monitor UC quality
- 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</objective_plain><audience_plain>This course is ideal for technical personnel who want a deep-dive into Aruba Central and Network Administrators who need to centralize the management and configuration of Aruba IAP-Cluster AOS 8.x and AOS-S Switches.</audience_plain><contents_plain>- Introduction
- MSP
- Onboarding
- Groups, Sites, Labels
- IAP and Aruba Switch Configuration
- Visual RF
- Monitoring &amp; Troubleshooting
- Clarity, Presence analytic, AppRF
- UCC
- Administration and Maintenance</contents_plain><outline_plain>Introduction


- Central introduction
- Latest Central cloud-based management feaetures
- Options for IAP clusters and Aruba access switches
- Networking, configuration, guest management, report generation and maintenance
MSP


- Learn how to change a Central account to an MSP account
- Changes with an MSP account verses a standalone Central account
- Customize your SP information and customer’s logo
Onboarding


- Basic process for onboarding devices using Zero touch, cloud key and manually adding devices
- Smartphone installations
- Registering a Central account
- Subscriptions to manage deices
- Troubleshooting onboarding issues
Groups, Sites, Labels


- Set up groups for device configurations
- Create labels to filter devices for monitoring, managing and reporting purposes
- Use sites for installation as well as monitoring, managing and reporting
IAP and Aruba Switch Configuration


- Group essentials for configuration
- Configuring a new WLAN with an access method
- How to name APs
- Introduction to Guest Access features
- Central management of Aruba access switches
- How to configure and monitor Aruba switches
Visual RF


- Set up Visual RF floorplans for planning and monitoring
- Verify the AP heatmaps and client locations.
- Plan an RF layout for new sites
- Review the topology layout of the network
Monitoring &amp; Troubleshooting


- Overview of monitoring and troubleshooting for groups and devices.
- Attach labels, look for IAPS and clients, apply console commands and use troubleshooting commands.
- Overview of Wireless Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and Intrusion Protection System (IPS)
- IPS and IDS configuration and monitoring options
Clarity, Presence analytic, AppRF


- View application visibility to identify usage and network activity on websites
- Clarity subscriptions for network analytics and insight
- Presence Analytics subscription to view customer traffic and provide details concerning new visitors and loyal customers
UCC


- Be familiar with Aruba Central’s Unified Communications app (UCC)
- Available subscriptions with UCC
- Activity graphs
- Configure UC within a network
Administration and Maintenance


- Create an administrative user
- Assign pre-configured roles and a customized role
- Generate reports for viewing network information, compliance and performance.
- Manage device firmware on your network
- Monitor the Audit Trail
- Introduction into API and certificates</outline_plain><duration unit="d" days="2">2 days</duration><pricelist><price country="PL" currency="EUR">1750.00</price><price country="SG" currency="USD">1600.00</price><price country="P3" currency="USD">1600.00</price><price country="AU" currency="AUD">2075.00</price><price country="HK" currency="USD">1600.00</price><price country="PA" currency="USD">1600.00</price><price country="CR" currency="USD">1600.00</price><price country="IN" currency="USD">1000.00</price><price country="IL" currency="ILS">6560.00</price><price country="MK" currency="EUR">1000.00</price><price country="GR" currency="EUR">1000.00</price><price country="HU" currency="EUR">1000.00</price><price country="US" currency="USD">2000.00</price><price country="AT" currency="EUR">2200.00</price><price country="SE" currency="EUR">2200.00</price><price country="CH" currency="EUR">2200.00</price><price country="DE" currency="EUR">2200.00</price><price country="FR" currency="EUR">2000.00</price><price country="IT" currency="EUR">1800.00</price><price country="SI" currency="EUR">2200.00</price></pricelist><miles/></course>