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2012 ah vegas wlan design fundamentals
The document is a presentation on network design fundamentals by Andy Logan from Aruba Networks. It discusses the wireless LAN lifecycle including requirements definition, site surveys, network design, RF design, security design, quality of service design, staging and provisioning, installation and validation, administration, monitoring, and troubleshooting. It provides information on validated reference designs, defining mobility requirements, conducting site surveys, mounting access points, network and controller deployment, remote access solutions, and operating the network including monitoring, troubleshooting, and the full wireless LAN lifecycle.
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- 1. CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright 2012.Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved 1 NETWORK DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS Presented by Andy Logan Feb 2012
- 2. 2 2 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved Validated Reference Designs (VRD) http://www.arubanetworks.com/vrd
- 3. 3 3 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved The WLAN Lifecycle • Requirements Definition • Site Surveys • Network Design • RF Design • Security Design • QoS Design • Staging & Provisioning • Installation & Validation • Administration • Monitoring • Troubleshooting
- 4. CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright 2012.Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved 44 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright 2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved Define
- 5. 5 5 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved Understand Mobility Requirements Virtual Desktops Collaboration Multimedia Mobile Devices
- 6. 6 6 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved Site Surveys
- 7. 7 7 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved AP Coverage
- 8. 8 8 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved 5 GHz Coverage in a 2.4 GHz Plan
- 9. 9 9 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved Mounting APs Ceiling Wall
- 10. 10 10 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved Virtual Survey Tools Outdoor 3D PlannerVisualRF Plan
- 11. CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright 2012.Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved 1111 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright 2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved Design
- 12. 12 12 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved Aruba Controller vs. Aruba Instant Aruba Campus Solution Aruba Instant Relative cost $$$ $ Scalability Thousands of APs Hundreds of thousands of users/ devices 16 APs 256 users/ devices Policy management Centralized policy store Autonomous WLAN Can centralize policies via AirWave User security Context-aware security by role, device, location User based Mobility Voice ready Layer 3 Voice ready single subnet Provisioning and software upgrades Controller Virtual Controller, cloud- based image server, or AirWave Onsite IT required? Yes, at installation and periodically during operations No Operations management AirWave AirWave
- 13. 13 13 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved AP Decision Tree
- 14. 14 14 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved SSID Design Most common SSID design for enterprise organizations includes 2-3 different SSIDs – Employee users – strong authentication and encryption suite – Application – devices not capable of strong authentication and encryption levels – Guest access – will not run any encryption; requires authentication
- 15. 15 15 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved Role-Based Security Architecture Corporate Services Guest Data Voice Signage PoS Virtual AP 1 SSID: Corp Virtual AP 2 SSID: GUEST DMZ ClearPass Guest Access Captive Portal Role-Based Access Control Access Rights Secure Tunnel To DMZ SSID-Based Access ControlPoS Data Voice Signage Guest RADIUS LDAP AD
- 16. 16 16 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved Continuous RF monitoring of wireless devices, activity and configuration across all 802.11 channels Discover Complete 802.11 Spectrum Monitoring Automatic classification of threats and non-threats is critical to RF security Classify Policy-Based Threat Prioritization Automated containment to block any rogue or intruder Automated logging and report distribution ensures compliance with wireless security policies and regulations Alert and Audit Automated Compliance Reporting Contain Automated Threat Mitigation Wireless Threat Protection Framework
- 17. 17 17 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved Quality of Service (QoS)
- 18. CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright 2012.Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved 1818 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright 2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved Deploy
- 19. 19 19 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved Mobility Controller Deployment
- 20. CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright 2011.Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved20 Wired + Wireless Access Dynamic Policies Authentication Policy Definition Point • Simplified Access Provisioning • Eliminate policy definition on mobility switch & controller • Users authenticate against ClearPass Policy Manager • Authentication result returns role via RADIUS • Associated role’s policy dynamic pushed to switch / controller • Single portal for policy definition – wired or wireless • Role and policy association definition • Supports Heterogeneous Networks • Single Policy definition - Wired + Wireless • Simplifies provisioning • Enables Heterogeneity • Role based Access • BYOD - wired & wireless
- 21. CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright 2011.Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved21 Mobility Controllers
- 22. CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright 2011.Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved22 Access Points
- 23. CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright 2011.Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved23 Mobility Access Switch
- 24. 24 24 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved Instant Deployment
- 25. CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright 2011.Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved25 Instant Access Points
- 26. 26 26 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved Remote Access
- 27. 27 27 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved Wired or Wireless Backhaul
- 28. CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright 2011.Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved28 Branch Office
- 29. CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright 2011.Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved29 Aruba VIA
- 30. CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright 2012.Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved 3030 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright 2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved Operate
- 31. 31 31 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved Monitoring
- 32. 32 32 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved Troubleshooting
- 33. 33 33 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved Client Diagnostics
- 34. 34 34 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved Network Diagnostics
- 35. 35 35 CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright2012. Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved The WLAN Lifecycle • Requirements Definition • Site Surveys • Network Design • RF Design • Security Design • QoS Design • Staging & Provisioning • Installation & Validation • Administration • Monitoring • Troubleshooting
- 36. CONFIDENTIAL © Copyright 2012.Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved 3636 Coming Up: Tech Playground 12pm – 1:30pm