HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Configuration, Rev. 25.21

A modern enterprise network no longer serves only company laptops. Contractors bring their own devices, visitors expect Wi-Fi, cameras and sensors connect to switch ports, and staff move between offices and home. Network access control (NAC) decides, for every one of those connections, who or what is connecting, whether it can be trusted, and what it is allowed to reach. HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass is one of the most widely deployed platforms for making those decisions.

ClearPass training in Saudi Arabia builds the foundational skills to deploy and manage it. HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Configuration, Rev. 25.21 is a five-day course combining instruction with hands-on labs. Learners set up ClearPass as a AAA server, connect it to authentication sources and network devices, profile endpoints, design services, roles and enforcement, build guest portals, check device posture with OnGuard, provision devices with Onboard, and administer and report on the system. It is the recommended training for the HPE Advanced Product Certified – ClearPass certification. Teams building wider security skills can also explore our network security courses.

Course Structure and Key Details

The course typically runs for five days and is available as instructor-led classroom training, virtual instructor-led training, and self-paced web-based training. Instructional modules are reinforced with labs throughout, so learners configure each feature in ClearPass rather than only studying it.

The course opens with an introduction to network access control, ClearPass use cases and the ClearPass system, then moves to AAA concepts and authentication sources. Learners connect ClearPass to external devices, including network access devices, messaging services, and external context servers, and learn the basics of endpoint profiling and the profiling collector. Roles and enforcement come next, followed by configuring services with service selection rules.

The guest section starts with web services, using the Content Manager, skins, and the web page editor to build branded pages. Learners then configure guest authentication, covering the captive portal process, web logins, guest accounts and guest MAC authentication, and design guest self-registration from the user experience through to configuration. Wired authentication follows, with wired access, wired enforcement, and profiling on wired ports.

The final part of the course covers device trust and operations. Two OnGuard lessons deal with posture policies, the OnGuard agent and monitoring, then the OnGuard workflow in enforcement. Two Onboard lessons cover certificate authorities, portal setup and services, then certificate, user and device management with revocation through OCSP. Administrative operations cover licences, certificates, updates and upgrades, backups and log collection; administrative access covers access to network devices and Policy Manager and guest operator logins, and the course ends with Device Insight alerts, reports and administration.

HPE lists no formal prerequisites, although familiarity with networking and basic network security concepts is recommended. The HPE6-A88 exam is taken separately from the course.

Course Objectives

• Implement a ClearPass network access solution.
• Design and apply effective services and enforcement policies.
• Configure ClearPass as a AAA server with internal and external authentication sources.
• Identify and classify endpoints through profiling.
• Build guest access with captive portals, guest accounts, and self-registration.
• Assess device health with OnGuard and use the results in enforcement.
• Provision and manage device certificates with Onboard.
• Administer, report on, and troubleshoot a ClearPass solution.