Senior Network Engineer
Aruba Networks an HPE company
Total years of experience :13 years, 4 Months
• Provide Tier3 support for enterprise customers of ARUBA networks.
• Handle Global Escalations from Tier2 and Tier1 Engineers.
• Expertise in Wireless, Switching, Routing and Application layer protocols
• Provide Tier2 support for enterprise customers of ARUBA networks.
• Expertise in LAN, Configuration of Aruba 200, 800, 2400, 3200, 3400, 3600, 6000, 7210, 7220, 7240 and MAS enterprise switches.
• TCP/IP Addressing and Sub netting.
• Expertise in Planning and Deploying of Wireless Access Points for a Network.
• CONTROLLER-MANAGED MODE
• ARUBA INSTANT MODE
• Switching - VLAN Management, STP and its operation, Implementation of VLANS Implementation of Ether Channels, & Redundancy Protocols like HSRP&VRRP.
• Services & Utilities - Telnet, Terminal Services, DHCP, DNS, Radius configuration, IP Routing and IP Forwarding, Network Address Translation, VPN.
• IDS / IPS using the internal algorithms of Aruba and using RF-Protect
Thin and Fat Access Points troubleshooting.
• Filtering packets and providing security by means of ACL's or Policies
ADP (Aruba Discovery Protocol) to identify the Controllers in the Network
Strong understanding of 802.11 a, 802.11 b/g.
• High Availability for faster failover between Controllers to reduce the impact of the failure of the Master Device.
• Conceptual understanding of Mesh Networks and 802.11n
• MSR - Dual-radio outdoor wireless mesh router designed for high-performance, latency-sensitive applications - basically for outdoor deployment - MSR200, MSR2000, MSR4000
• Wi-Fi Client Optimization
• Client Match
• Adaptive Radio Management
• Air monitor
• Spectrum Analysis
• Windows 2003, 2008 Server
o Creating entry in Active Directory and controlling access for the employees.
o Adding Radius client in NPS.
o Creating NPS Policy based on the requirement.
• L2 GRE between Controllers for forwarding the broadcasts across the unsecure network.
• Encryption Types - Open, WEP, TKIP, AES
• Aruba Central - Aruba cloud Wi-Fi, which includes Aruba Instant access points that self-organize into wireless LANs (WLANs) managed by a lead access point (AP) with embedded controller functionality.
• Security - Authentication in Layer 2 and Layer 3
o Layer2 - Open, WEP, MAC Authentication, Pre-Shared Key, machine authentication, Dot1x (EAP - MSCHAP2 and EAP-TLS)
o Layer3 - Captive Portal, VPN(VIA)
• Certificates
o Generating CSR
o Signing CSR using Open SSL /Windows CA
o Mapping trusted root CA to the Client repository.
• Clear Pass Policy Manager (CPPM)
o Create Self Signed Certificates for Networking Devices
o Create Client Certificate for Windows and Handheld devices
o Create Services based on the type of authentication done by the wired and wireless devices.
o Monitor the set of events in the Access tracker.
• Install, configure, and maintain network services, equipment and devices.
• Perform troubleshooting for Network Related Issues.
• Documents network problems and resolution for future reference.
• Manage user accounts, permissions, email, anti-virus, anti-spam.
• Perform troubleshooting analysis of the Modems and Routers.
• Provide Call Support for the Customers to Fix the Issue.
• Manage Wireless Connectivity by setting the Channel, SSID and Security.
• Vast understanding of STP, NAT/PAT.
• Had been Responsible in monitoring the network performance.
• Responsible in setting up VLAN’s & using VTP carefully to update on
On all switches.
• Maintain Regular Checkup in Installation of Software’s for the Client PC’s
• Worked with Routing Protocols RIP V1/V2, OSPF & EIGRP.
• Had been Responsible in setting up DHCP for the Computers in the Bay.
• Worked on Routers like Cisco - Linksys, 2Wire, Belkin & Netgear.
There is not GPA as such in the university that I studied. It is calculated by the Class. I have a FIRST CLASS DEGREE CERTIFICATE in ENGINEERING.