ACA Aruba Associate Cloud & Mobility

Question 1

What deployment model does Aruba Central use for network management?

Accepted Answer

Cloud-based SaaS

Answer

Aruba Central is a cloud-based Software-as-a-Service platform that provides network management without requiring on-premises hardware.

Question 2

What is the primary advantage of Aruba's cloud-managed architecture over traditional controller-based deployments?

Accepted Answer

Eliminates on-premises controller hardware and enables centralized management at scale

Answer

Cloud-managed architecture eliminates costly on-premises controllers and provides scalable, centralized management from anywhere via the cloud.

Question 3

In Aruba's SD-Branch solution, what replaces the traditional branch router and controller?

Accepted Answer

Aruba SD-WAN gateway

Answer

Aruba SD-Branch uses SD-WAN gateways to consolidate routing, security, and network services at the branch, replacing traditional hardware.

Question 4

What does GRE stand for in the context of Aruba tunnel configurations?

Accepted Answer

Generic Routing Encapsulation

Answer

GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation) is a tunneling protocol that encapsulates packets inside IP packets to create virtual point-to-point links.

Question 5

Which Aruba feature enables seamless client roaming between APs without re-authentication delays?

Accepted Answer

Fast Roaming (802.11r)

Answer

IEEE 802.11r (Fast BSS Transition) enables fast roaming by caching security credentials so clients roam between APs without full re-authentication.

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