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  • Smarter operations with AI-Powered Search in HPE Aruba Central

    This technote explores the AI-powered search capabilities in HPE Aruba Networking Central, showcasing how Natural Language Processing (NLP) enables users to quickly locate network clients, devices, alerts, applications, and documentation. By using intuitive search queries, network administrators can simplify routine tasks such as inventory management, firmware tracking, troubleshooting, and performance monitoring. Key searches covered here Read more

  • Strengthening AP Security with TPM-Based Authentication

    As part of the Zero Trust framework, our objective is to authenticate, authorize, and profile every device connecting to the network. To accomplish this, we’ll use ClearPass to handle the authentication of the Aruba Access Points (APs). In this technical note, I’ll focus on Aruba AOS10 APs that are managed through Aruba Central. These APs Read more

  • HPE GreenLake SSO with Entra ID

    Single Sign-On (SSO) enables users to access multiple applications or websites using a single set of credentials. Instead of logging in separately to each service, users authenticate once through a trusted Identity Provider (IdP), which then verifies their identity across connected platforms.This technote outlines the integration of HPE GreenLake SSO with Microsoft Entra ID as Read more

  • Enhancing Security Visibility with ClearPass Email Notifications

    This technote builds upon the previous one, where we configured a messaging server to enable the ClearPass cluster to send email notifications. In this follow-up, we explore two specific security-related use cases that leverage email notification. Read more

  • ClearPass using Gmail as Messaging Server

    In this technote, I’ll walk through using Gmail as a messaging server in ClearPass, particularly useful in lab environments where you’re testing solutions that require email integration. Here are some solutions that require email integrations Read more

  • HPE Aruba New Central and 3rd Party LAN Switch Observability

    HPE Aruba Networking’s New Central platform now includes enhanced capabilities for monitoring third-party network devices. It leverages AI-driven insights to help administrators oversee and troubleshoot their entire network infrastructure, including non-HPE Aruba components such as LAN switches.This is done by integrating HPE Aruba Central with HPE OpsRamp platform which is a SaaS based IT operation Read more