HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Configuration, Rev. 25.21

Ask most network teams how many devices are connected right now and what each one is allowed to reach, and the honest answer is often an estimate. Shared Wi-Fi passwords, open switch ports, and unmanaged personal devices make it difficult to enforce consistent access, and every gap is an opportunity for an attacker.

ClearPass training in Oman closes those gaps through practical, hands-on learning. HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Configuration, Rev. 25.21 is a five-day course in which learners configure ClearPass to authenticate users and devices, identify endpoints through profiling, apply roles and enforcement, deliver guest portals and self-registration, check device health with OnGuard, onboard personal devices with certificates, and run day-to-day administration and reporting. Labs accompany the modules, so learners build each capability themselves.

The course is the recommended training for the HPE Advanced Product Certified – ClearPass certification. Professionals expanding into wider security roles can browse our cybersecurity training courses.

Course Structure and Key Details

The course usually lasts five days and is available as classroom, virtual instructor-led, and self-paced web-based training. Seventeen modules are combined with labs, taking learners from NAC fundamentals to administration and reporting.

The first modules lay the groundwork. Learners explore network access control and ClearPass use cases, then work with AAA concepts and authentication sources. They add network access devices, messaging services and external context servers, learn how endpoint profiling and the profiling collector identify devices, and combine roles, enforcement and service selection rules into working services.

Guest access is covered in depth. Learners customise pages with the Content Manager, skins and web page editor, configure the captive portal process, web logins, guest accounts and guest MAC authentication, and build a guest self-registration experience. Wired authentication then extends policies to switch ports, with wired enforcement and profiling on wired ports.

The remaining modules focus on device trust and running the platform. OnGuard modules cover posture policies, the OnGuard agent, monitoring, and enforcement workflow. Onboard modules cover certificate authorities, portal setup and services, certificate and device management, and revocation with OCSP. Learners finish with administrative operations, including licences, certificates, updates, upgrades, backups and logs, administrative access for network devices, Policy Manager and guest operators, and Device Insight alerts and reports.

No formal prerequisites are listed, but familiarity with networking and basic network security concepts is advisable. The HPE6-A88 certification exam is taken separately.

Course Objectives

• Deploy ClearPass as a central AAA and policy platform.
• Connect ClearPass to authentication sources, network access devices, and external context servers.
• Profile endpoints to identify device types automatically.
• Create services, roles, and enforcement policies that match business rules.
• Deliver branded guest portals and guest self-registration.
• Extend access control to wired switch ports.
• Apply OnGuard posture checks and Onboard certificate provisioning.
• Administer, monitor, and troubleshoot a ClearPass deployment.