Arnel Pabustan

Arnel Pabustan

Network Security & Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Hands-on labs and tutorials on AWS, Cisco ACI, SD-WAN, Firewalls, and more. Featured on YouTube: TRAININGTECHLABS.

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About Me

Seasoned IT professional with 20+ years in networking, security, and cloud infrastructure. Passionate about sharing practical labs to bridge theory and real-world implementation.

Key Skills:

  • AWS Cloud
  • Routing and Switching
  • Security
  • Data Centre
  • SDWAN
  • Firewall
  • Wireless
  • Cisco ISE
  • Cisco ACI
  • F5 Loadbalancer

Certifications

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (2025)
  • VMware Certified Professional - Network Virtualization (2023)
  • Cisco CCNP Security (2010)
  • Fortinet FCNSA (2015)
  • Microsoft MCITP: Enterprise Administrator (2009)

Tutorials & Labs

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☁️ Cloud

F5 Distributed Cloud HTTP Load Balancer
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F5 Distributed Cloud HTTP Load Balancer

Deploy Palo Alto in AWS
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Deploy Palo Alto in AWS & Initiate Traffic (Private to Public Subnet)

Manage AWS Accounts with Azure AD
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Manage Multiple AWS Accounts in AWS Organizations using Azure AD

Add VPCs and Subnets in AWS
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Add VPCs, Subnets via Console GUI & CLI in AWS

🏢 Data Centre

Cisco ACI Simulator
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Install Cisco ACI 5.1 Simulator & Register Leaf/Spine

Cisco ACI Multi Pod
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Cisco ACI Multi Pod - Training LAB

NSX-T East West Firewall
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NSX-T: Enable East-West Traffic Firewall Rules

Migrate to NSX-T
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Migrate Legacy to NSX-T n-VDS

📡 Routing

Fix Split Brain with BGP
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Fix Split Brain Network using BGP Prepend, Weight & Admin Distance

BGP Default Route
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Configure Default Route using BGP Active/Standby Link

Exclude Subnets in BGP
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Exclude Advertising Selected Subnet in BGP using Prefix-List

BGP Attributes
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Configure BGP Weight, MED, AS-Path & Regex

BGP Local Preference
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BGP Route-Map: Local Preference, Prepend & Avoid Asymmetric Routing

BGP Route Reflector
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Configure BGP Route-Reflector & Change Weight

🌐 SD-WAN

VMware SD-WAN Edge Config
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VMware SD-WAN: Configure Edge Internet, Business Policy & Rate Limiting

Add Standby Orchestrator
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VMware SD-WAN: Add Standby Orchestrator

Add Edge to SD-WAN
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VMware SD-WAN: Add Edge in Enterprise Network

VeloCloud Gateway Upgrade
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VMware SD-WAN VeloCloud Gateway On-Prem Upgrade (3.3.1 to 3.4)

VeloCloud Orchestrator Upgrade
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VMware SD-WAN VeloCloud Orchestrator On-Prem Upgrade (3.3.1 to 3.4)

Initial SD-WAN Edge Config
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VMware SD-WAN: Initial Configuration of VeloCloud Edge

Install SD-WAN Gateway Pt2
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VMware SD-WAN: Install Gateway On-Premise (Part 2)

Install SD-WAN Orchestrator Pt1
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VMware SD-WAN: Install Orchestrator On-Premise (Part 1)

🔒 VPN

Cisco AnyConnect SSLVPN
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Configure Cisco AnyConnect SSLVPN with AD LDAP Authentication

🤖 Automation

Network automation API call
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Network automation API call to check all network path health plus bonus tool

Deploy Cisco Switches with Python
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Deploy New Cisco Switches using Python3 Script with ISE TACACS/Radius

⚖️ Load Balancer

Configure F5 LTM
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Configure F5 LTM

🏫 Campus

Cisco ISE x509 Auth
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Cisco ISE: Wired/Wireless x509, TLS, Certificate Dot1x Authentication

Cisco ISE Wireless Dot1x
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Cisco ISE: Wireless Dot1x Authentication

📶 Wireless

Cisco WLC Migration
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Configure Cisco WLC & Migrate APs from 8.3 to 8.5

🛡️ Firewall

Migrate to Palo Alto Transparent
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Migrate Legacy Transparent IPS/FW to NGFW Palo Alto (Virtual Wire)

Configure Palo Alto Latest
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Configure Palo Alto Latest Version

Deploy Palo Alto Panorama
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Palo Alto: Deploy & Configure Panorama

Cisco ASA Active/Passive
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Configure Active/Passive Cisco ASA with Failover

Configure Cisco ASAv
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Configure Cisco ASAv & Connect to Physical ASA

🔄 Proxy

Deploy Squid Proxy
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Deploy Open-Source Squid Proxy Server

📊 Monitoring

Deploy Security Onion
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Deploy Open-Source Security Onion in Production

ELK Stack Syslog
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Network & Server Syslog using ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)

Deploy LibreNMS
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Deploy LibreNMS - Open-Source Network Monitoring

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Contact

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