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HPE7-A07 Exam - Topic 1 Question 4 Discussion

Actual exam question for HP's HPE7-A07 exam
Question #: 4
Topic #: 1
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A customer has interfering devices that are seen over the air. They contact you and ask you to configure RAPIDS to help identify interfering and rogue APs. HPE Aruba Networking Central identifies a rogue AP and displays the connected switch port.

How can HPE Aruba Networking Central identify which switch port the AP is connected to?

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Suggested Answer: D

HPE Aruba Networking Central can identify which switch port a rogue AP is connected to by using the switch's MAC address table. The MAC address table contains the associations between MAC addresses and the switch ports to which devices (including APs) are connected. When Aruba Central detects a rogue AP, it can look up the MAC address of the rogue AP in the switch's MAC address table to find the specific switch port it is connected to. This enables network administrators to quickly locate and address the rogue AP issue.


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Darci
3 months ago
Not sure about B, seems too simple for this situation.
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Ollie
3 months ago
Wait, can it really identify the port just like that?
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Youlanda
3 months ago
A is not the answer, that's for sure.
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Arminda
4 months ago
I think it's the LLDP neighbors table, right?
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Bettina
4 months ago
It's definitely from the switch MAC address table!
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Merilyn
4 months ago
I'm a bit confused about this one. I thought LLDP was important, but I also remember something about the AP MAC address table being useful too.
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Harris
4 months ago
I feel like the switch MAC address table is a common way to find connected devices, so I'm leaning towards D.
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Una
4 months ago
I remember practicing a question similar to this, and I think it was about using the MAC address table. So maybe B or D could be correct?
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Arlene
5 months ago
I think the answer might be C, since LLDP helps identify neighboring devices, but I'm not completely sure.
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Graciela
5 months ago
I'm a bit confused by this question. I know Aruba Central can detect rogue APs, but I'm not sure how it determines the switch port. I'll have to review the material on RAPIDS and see if I can figure out the right approach here.
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Jutta
5 months ago
This seems straightforward enough. I'm pretty confident the answer is B - Aruba Central would identify the switch port from the AP's MAC address in the switch's MAC address table. I'll mark that one down.
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Katheryn
5 months ago
Okay, I think I've got this. The question mentions that Aruba Central displays the connected switch port, so it must be getting that information from somewhere. The MAC address table or the LLDP neighbors table would be my best guesses.
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Malcolm
5 months ago
This looks like a straightforward question about how Aruba Central identifies the switch port for a rogue AP. I think the answer is probably in the switch MAC address table, since that's where the AP's MAC address would be recorded.
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Glory
5 months ago
Hmm, I'm a little unsure about this one. I know Aruba Central can identify rogue APs, but I'm not sure exactly how it determines the switch port. I'll have to think through the options carefully.
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Sophia
5 months ago
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Trinidad
5 months ago
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Cordelia
2 years ago
I still think option B is more reliable, as the AP MAC address table specifically maps APs to switch ports.
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Isaac
2 years ago
That could be a possibility, as LLDP can provide information on the neighboring devices and their ports.
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Albina
2 years ago
But what about option C) from the switch LLDP neighbors table? Could that also help identify the switch port?
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Cordelia
2 years ago
I agree, because the AP MAC address table stores the mapping of MAC addresses to switch ports.
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Isaac
2 years ago
I think the answer is B) from the AP MAC address table.
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Corazon
2 years ago
Yeah, that makes sense too. Both tables could have the information we need.
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Lauran
2 years ago
I believe it could also be from the switch MAC address table.
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Lachelle
2 years ago
I agree with Corazon, using the AP MAC address table seems like the best option.
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Corazon
2 years ago
I think the AP MAC address table can help identify the connected switch port.
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