The Extreme Access Control course teaches you the methods to properly configure and manage their Extreme Networks Access Control (EAC) solution using a combination of the network management software applications including Extreme Management Center, Policy and Extreme Access Control.

This knowledge will be reinforced through actual hands-on experience with networking equipment in a lab environment, where you will perform real-world tasks configuring authentication mechanisms as well as creating different assessment methods and policies.

Upon completion of this course, students will have gained the working knowledge to:

• Successfully configure and manage their Access Control implementation
• Take the ECS – Extreme Control certification exam

Introduction to Extreme Access Control

• Extreme EAC Components
• Extreme EAC Component functions
• EAC Licensing Comparisons

Extreme Management Device Management

• Extreme Management Center
• Extreme Management Center Tools

Policy Overview

• Policy Components and Structure
• Policy Configuration for EAC Integration

Universal Port

• Universal Port Features for EAC Integration

Initial EAC Configuration

• EAC Manager Components
• Adding Devices to the EAC Gateway

EAC Profiles

• Interactions between Policy and EAC
• Manage EAC Profiles

Authentication

• Authentication Only Model
• Authentication with Authorization Deployment Model
• Components of Authentication and Authorization
• Demonstrated RADIUS and LDAP Authentication Configuration

EAC Rules

• Overview of EAC Rules
• Configuration of EAC Rules

EAC Dashboard

• Navigated to the EAC Dashboard Navigation
• End System Table
• Minor troubleshooting tasks for an End System

Network Redirection

• How EAC Redirection works
• Options to redirect Wired and Wireless Traffic to the EAC Engine for Network Registration

Portal Configuration

• Creation of EAC Portal Pages for Network Registration, Assessment, Remediation and Administration

Guest Registration

• Network Registration
• Components of Guest Network Registration
• Configuration of a EAC Deployment Providing Guest Registration Functionality

Network Registration Administration

• Registration Administration and Sponsor pages
• Maintenance of a User’s Registration Account

Authenticated Registration

• Components of Authenticated Network Registration
• Configuration of a EAC Deployment to provide Registration Functionality

Assessment

• Different Assessment Types
• Assessment Configuration Components
• Assessment Configurations

• Network Managers
• Security Managers
• System Administrators
• Operators

Due to the nature of this course, Extreme Networks recommends that students should have previous hands-on experience with Extreme Networks wired and wireless as well as having attended Switching and Routing courses prior to attending.