Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) built the HPE Network Campus Access Professional Architect Exam to put you in the architect's seat for a customer's campus network. You turn that customer's requirements into a cost-optimized HPE Aruba Networking design, with a bill of materials (BoM) for technical decision-makers. Analyzing requirements makes up 30 percent of the exam. Architecting the solution, which means writing the proposal, final BoM and executive brief, takes another 30 percent. Practice with HPE7-A11 exam questions in the order the project runs, from discovery to defending the proposal.
| The HPE Aruba Networking Certified Professional - Campus Access Architect Certification | |
|---|---|
| Certification | HPE Aruba Networking Certified Professional - Campus Access Architect |
| Certification level | Professional, the middle of the three HPE Aruba Networking career levels (Associate, Professional, Expert). HPE puts the Professional level at a minimum of 1 to 3 years of experience in the technology area |
| Track | Campus Access, in the Architect path. The next step is HPE Aruba Networking Certified Expert - Campus Access Architect |
| Technology | HPE Aruba Networking Campus Access solutions, covering wired and wireless campus networks |
| Job roles | Senior technical professionals. HPE gives principal engineer, network consultant, presales consultant, solutions architect, networking subject matter expert (SME), network security architect and architecture team member as examples of suitable experience |
| Exams required | HPE7-A11 only |
| Prerequisites | None required |
| Recommended experience | Designing large-scale networks, or contributing to their design |
| Certification validity | Three years. To renew it, you pass one proctored, skills-based exam before it expires, and for this certification that exam is HPE7-A11 |
| The HPE7-A11 Exam | |
| Exam name | HPE Network Campus Access Professional Architect Exam |
| Exam code | HPE7-A11 |
| Current exam version | The current version, launched on 3 November 2025. It replaced HPE7-A03 (HPE Network Campus Access Architect Exam) |
| Questions on the real exam | 70 |
| Time allowed | 2 hours |
| Scoring | 66 percent to pass |
| How you take it | Proctored and delivered by Pearson VUE, booked through the HPE credential management platform. No reference material is allowed |
| Exam fee | $350 USD in developed countries and $195 USD in emerging countries |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Latin American Spanish |
| Retake policy | Allowed, and each retake costs the same as a first attempt. After two attempts within 14 days, you wait 14 days before the next one |
| Our HPE7-A11 Practice Questions | |
| Practice questions in our bank | 94 questions |
| Matched to | Kept in line with the current HPE7-A11 skills outline |
| Question bank updated | Nov 10, 2026 |
| Formats | PDF and practice test (browser-based or Windows desktop), both in one purchase |
| Free demo | Available for both the PDF and the practice test |
| Free updates | 90 days from purchase, with longer periods available at checkout |
If you're new to design exams, the free HPE7-A11 demo of both formats shows how its questions are put together before you book.