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AP-120 SERIES CONFIGURATIONCLEARPASS ACCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSAny organization looking to deploy BYOD and identity-based policy management in anAruba or mixed vendor environment can now choose a single platform that worksacross wireless, wired and VPN networks.The ClearPass solution can also solve customers’ device profiling requirements using atiered and dynamic profiling model which drastically improves the confidence level foraccurately identifying endpoint devices.ClearPass Guest is a proven solution for any opportunity that requires guest access,enterprise and public access.QuickConnect allows you to sell into any non-Aruba environment.24. How do customers order ClearPass?ClearPass software module licensing is based on the total number of authenticatingdevices. When ordering a ClearPass software license, it is important to identify the totalnumber of devices an organization currently utilizes and is looking to migrate towards inthe future to size the solution accordingly. The ClearPass software modules arecategorized in the following way:ClearPass QuickConnect – A cloud-based tool for IT administrators to build deviceconfiguration wizards for connecting devices to wireless or wired networks. ClearPass Policy Manager - The base platform (either a virtual server or fullhardware/software turnkey solution) that includes AAA/RADIUS services, centralizedpolicy management and enforcement functionality, and reporting capabilities.Additional functionality is derived by purchasing the following optional licenses:- ClearPass Onboard – Wizard-driven provisioning and onboarding of devices forwireless, wired, or VPN connectivity to address employee BYOD initiatives.- ClearPass OnGuard – Downloadable or dissolvable agents that perform health andposture assessments as well as remediation capabilities for any Windows or Mac OSX-based device before allowing these devices onto a secure network.- ClearPass Profile – Accurate identification and classification of devices attached to asecure network for policy definition and enforcement.- ClearPass Guest – Secure workflow for allowing guest access to a secure network.Additional guidance around ordering a ClearPass solution as well as obtaining evaluationlicenses is available in the ClearPass Access Management System Licensing and CustomerEvaluation Support sections of this FAQ.25. Does ClearPass provide an interface for integration with other customer infrastructure?ARUBA NETWORKS CHANNEL PARTNER CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE PAGE 16
AP-120 SERIES CONFIGURATIONCLEARPASS ACCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSYes, an open XML-based API allows for integration with existing IT service managementsolutions and other custom applications. The use of an extensible API permits theaccessibility of ClearPass data to virtually any application developer without specializedknowledge of the platform.ClearPass Access Management System Core Features26. What are some of the unique capabilities delivered with the ClearPass AccessManagement System?ClearPass is the only solution today to seamlessly enable BYOD using a complete user anddevice lifecycle management model; device onboarding and enrollment, identity andcontext-based access control, device revocation, and complete visibility. The ClearPasspolicy engine allows for simultaneous policies using user identity/role-based assignments(i.e. Active Directory credentials), MAC authentication (MAC auth), web authentication(web auth) and 802.1X methods to differentiate user and device access.27. What are the top advantages of the ClearPass Policy Manager AAA platform?The industry’s most intuitive policy Admin interface. Includes pre-configuredtemplates, built-in deployment and helpdesk tools, compliance reporting andmoreFull featured policy management engine and AAA services that abstract thecomplexity of RADIUS and TACACS+ to support all popular use cases (802.1X, Web& MAC auth, etc.). Note that Cisco’s ISE product and many point solutions fromother vendors do not support TACACS+Role-based differentiated access for employees, guests, partner/contractors, ITmanaged and BYOD devices, printers and more.Authentication and enforcement using standards-based protocols for any Arubaand multi-vendor WLAN, Wired, and VPN infrastructure.Innovative clustering techniques support a variety of local and remote deploymentoptions where the Policy Manager can be centrally deployed or distributed to bestsuit customer needs.28. What identity stores are supported by the ClearPass platform?ARUBA NETWORKS CHANNEL PARTNER CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE PAGE 17
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