Configuring Aruba Location Services (CALS)
Course Overview
This course teaches you about the Meridian Bluetooth beacons as well as the Analytics and Location Engine (ALE) platform. Participants learn in-depth technical features and have an opportunity to tackle hands-on labs in this 3 day instructor-led course. This course teaches participants about topics such as Meridian Appmaker and SDK, maps and app content creation. Students are provided with a technical overview of beacon deployment and troubleshooting, with hands-on labs. In this course, participants learn about the ALE platform and integration with Third-party analytics providers. The course covers ClearPass integration with Aruba Location Services and Meridian powered Applications.
Course Content
- Meridian AppMaker, BLE, and ALE Introduction
- Maps and Placemarks
- Pages and Events
- Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Beacon Positioning and Notification
- Campaigns and Notifications
- Beacon Deployment and Installation
- Remote Beacon Management
- Operations and maintenance
- ALE and Analytics
- Integration with ClearPass
Who should attend
This course is designed for individuals responsible for the design and creation of a Meridian powered App and deployment of a Beacon infrastructure. Additionally, it is also beneficial for individuals evaluating the ALE product and integration with Third Party Analytics.
Certifications
This course is part of the following Certifications:
Course Objectives
After you successfully complete this course, expect to be able to:
- Understand Aruba location services, BLE, and ALE
- Demonstrate creating an App with Maps, Placemarks, Pages and Events
- Identify BLE Beacon Positioning and Notification
- Understand Campaigns and Notifications
- Demonstrate Beacon Management and Operations
- Troubleshooting Beacon deployments and campaigns
- Integrate ClearPass with Aruba location Services.
Outline: Configuring Aruba Location Services (CALS)
Meridian AppMaker, BLE, and ALE Introduction
- Aruba Location Services and Meridian Product line
- Key Features of the Meridian Platform
- ALE and Analytics
- Deployment models/ Customer Use cases
- Licensing
- AppMaker vs SDK App
- Downloading/Navigating an App
Maps and Placemarks
- App Creation Process
- Building an App
- Maps
- Placemarks
- Routes
- Downloading App Viewer
- Viewing App in App Viewer
- Self-guided Wayfinding in an App
Pages and Events
- Creating Pages in AppMaker
- Types of Pages
- Creating Lists
- Events
- App Theme
- Language Localization
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Beacon Positioning and Notification
- Basics
- Beacon Location vs Proximity Beacon
- Beacons App
- Deploying Beacons
- Beacons in Meridian Editor
- Beacons Monitoring and Troubleshooting
Campaigns and Notifications
- Deploying a Proximity Beacon
- Creating Campaigns
- Associating a Beacon to a campaign
- Testing and resetting campaigns
Beacon Deployment and Installation
- RF Design review
- Beacon Deployment Models
- Antenna Patterns
- Beacon Installation
Remote Beacon Management
- Product Options
- Architecture
- Supported Controllers/AP models
- Battery Powered vs USB beacons
- Configuration and Features
- Deploying an Aruba Sensor
Operations and maintenance
- Beacons walk-through mode
- Beacons Maintenance
- Replacing Beacons
- Deleting Beacons
- Moving Beacons
- Updating Apps in the App Store
- License Renewals
- Reports
ALE and Analytics
- Why analytics
- ALE architecture
- ALE interface
- Third party analytics
- ALE scaling and licensing
Integration with ClearPass
- Integration components
- ClearPass integration
- OAuth2
- Configure ClearPass for OAuth2/Meridian
Schedule
Currently there are no training dates scheduled for this course.
