Aruba ACMP study guide
Aruba ACMP · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Aruba Certified Mobility Professional (ACMP) is a professional-level HPE Aruba Networking credential for engineers who design, deploy, secure and keep running Aruba wireless LANs built on mobility controllers, gateways and access points. In the HPE certification catalog it appears alongside the associate-level HPE Aruba Networking certified associate - Campus access and the expert-level HPE Aruba Networking Certified Expert - Campus Access Mobility, so it is normally the middle step for wireless engineers, consultants and partner staff who already handle daily WLAN operations and now need to show design-level judgement. The Aruba ACMP study guide has 5 sections and about 1,461 words.
01Plan and Design the Wireless Network: RF, Coverage, and Capacity
RF planning begins by translating business requirements into coverage and capacity targets. Coverage is a signal-strength and quality goal: for data, plan around -67 dBm RSSI and at least 20 dB SNR; for voice, -65 dBm and 25 dB SNR.
289 words, about 1 min02Deploy and Configure Mobility Controllers and Access Points
Aruba deployments use Mobility Master (MM) and managed Mobility Controllers (MC) in larger networks, or a standalone controller in smaller ones. Know the boot and discovery path: an AP gets an IP address, then finds a controller through ADP, DHCP option 43, DNS resolution of aruba-master, or a static controller IP.
313 words, about 2 min03Implement Security and Role-Based Access Control for Wireless Clients
Aruba RBAC separates authentication, authorization, and enforcement. Authentication is handled by an AAA profile: 802.1X with RADIUS, MAC authentication, PSK, or captive portal.
292 words, about 1 min04Implement Roaming, Redundancy, and High Availability
Roaming is a client decision, but the infrastructure must make it fast and clean. Layer 2 roaming keeps the client on the same VLAN and subnet; Layer 3 roaming preserves the client IP across subnets using home-agent/foreign-agent tunneling in a mobility domain.
300 words, about 2 min05Monitor, Maintain, and Troubleshoot the Wireless Network
Monitor the network at three layers: infrastructure health, RF health, and client experience. Use the controller dashboard, AP database, user table, and alarm logs; use AirWave or Central for long-term trends.
267 words, about 1 min