HPE Aruba Certified Professional - Campus Access

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HPE Aruba Certified Professional - Campus Access Exam Format

HPE7-A01

Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The HPE Aruba Certified Professional - Campus Access (HPE7-A01) exam is a high-level certification designed to validate the ability of network professionals to deploy and manage sophisticated campus access networks. The exam focuses heavily on the intersection of wired and wireless technologies, ensuring candidates can implement seamless connectivity through Aruba's industry-leading switch and wireless portfolio. It covers essential architectural components, including advanced wireless LAN implementation, robust network resiliency, and comprehensive management via cloud-native or on-premise controllers. Professionals must demonstrate proficiency in configuring complex campus environments, ensuring security through proper access controls, and maintaining network uptime through proactive management and troubleshooting techniques.

75 questions
120 min
65% to pass
5 domains

Exam facts at a glance

What we know about this exam, and where the information comes from.

SpecificationValue
Questions75
Time limit120 minutes (96s per question)
Passing score65%
Domains5
LevelProfessional
Question bank here75 questions
SourceCertilum's own record — the vendor does not publish this figure

Official domain weights

The percentage of the exam each domain carries. Weight your revision by these numbers, not by what you find hardest.

DomainWeightTopicsPractice Qs
Wireless LAN30%
  • Aruba Wireless architecture
  • WLAN configuration
  • RF management
  • +2 more
23
Network Stack4%
  • OSI Model fundamentals
  • TCP/IP protocols
  • Layer 2/3 switching fundamentals
3
Network Management23%
  • Aruba Central operations
  • Monitoring and troubleshooting
  • Network visibility tools
  • +1 more
17
Campus Access Implementation30%
  • Switch provisioning
  • VLAN management
  • Access Control Lists (ACLs)
  • +2 more
22
Network Resiliency and Device Management13%
  • High Availability configurations
  • Redundancy protocols
  • Device lifecycle management
  • +1 more
10

The heaviest domain is Wireless LAN at 30%, and that is where lost points cost you the most. Certilum scores you per domain so you can see the difference between a knowledge gap and a formatting problem.

Note from the vendor record: Official price per HPE7 exam level and per country group (developed/emerging) in HPE's price table on Pearson VUE. 75 questions, 120 min, 68% pass mark; delivered by Pearson VUE/OnVUE; valid for 3 years. Official exam page

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