HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Configuration, Rev. 25.21

Organisations with several offices, branches or sites face a familiar challenge: each location tends to develop its own way of granting network access, and over time the differences become security gaps. Central network access control brings every site under the same rules, so a contractor in a branch office receives the same access as one at head office.

ClearPass training in Tanzania prepares network professionals to deliver that consistency with HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass. Rev. 25.21 of the ClearPass Configuration course runs for five days and pairs instruction with labs. Learners configure AAA and authentication sources, connect network devices, profile endpoints, build services, roles and enforcement, create guest portals, enforce posture with OnGuard, provision devices with Onboard, and handle administration, access control and Device Insight reporting.

The course is the recommended training for the HPE Advanced Product Certified – ClearPass certification. Teams responsible for wider defences can review our cybersecurity training courses.

Course Structure and Key Details

The programme typically lasts five days and is offered as classroom, virtual instructor-led and self-paced web-based training, with labs throughout its 17 modules.

In the opening modules, learners explore network access control, ClearPass use cases and the ClearPass system, then AAA concepts and authentication sources. They add network access devices, messaging services and external context servers, learn endpoint profiling with the profiling collector, and design roles, enforcement and services using service selection rules.

The guest modules cover web services with the Content Manager, skins and web page editor; guest authentication through the captive portal process, web logins, guest accounts and guest MAC authentication; and the guest self-registration experience, configuration and process. The wired authentication module applies the same approach to switch ports, with wired enforcement and profiling.

The final modules focus on trusted devices and running ClearPass. OnGuard modules cover posture policies, the agent, monitoring and how posture results drive enforcement. Onboard modules cover certificate authorities, portals and services, certificate, user and device management, and OCSP revocation. Administrative operations cover licences, certificates, updates and upgrades, backups and log collection. Administrative access covers network devices, Policy Manager and guest operator logins, and Device Insight alerts and reports complete the course.

Enrolment has no formal prerequisites, but familiarity with networking and basic network security concepts is recommended. The HPE6-A88 exam is taken separately.

Course Objectives

• Implement ClearPass to control access consistently across sites.
• Configure AAA services and authentication sources.
• Add network access devices, messaging services, and external context servers.
• Build roles, enforcement, and services using service selection rules.
• Provide guest access with portals, MAC caching, and self-registration.
• Enforce device posture through OnGuard.
• Manage Onboard certificates, devices, and revocation.
• Run licensing, upgrades, backups, admin access, and Device Insight reporting.