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AP-120 SERIES CONFIGURATIONCLEARPASS ACCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS40. How does ClearPass Policy Manager handle redundancy and load balancing?The ClearPass Policy Manager uses a clustering model that allows you to configureadditional appliances as subscribers to a designated publisher appliance. Alladministrative changes are propagated from publisher to subscriber.Authentications can also be shared across appliances (hardware and VM) in a cluster toload balance incoming requests. Appliances can also be distributed in a clusterdeployment.41. How can customers increase the number of devices that authenticate against theClearPass Policy Manager?If the number of authentications surpasses the limit set on the existing ClearPass PolicyManager hardware and VM appliance, additional appliances can be added in the clustermodel described above to support additional devices.42. Is ClearPass OnGuard required for Policy Manager to work?No, OnGuard is not required for Policy Manager to work. In fact many customers startwith identity-based authentication and AAA, and then add posture assessment and healthchecks at a later time using persistent and dissolvable agents.43. When would I purchase additional OnGuard licenses?OnGuard licenses are structured so that customers can purchase OnGuard agents for all ofthe computers within their organization or start with a targeted group of devices. Forexample, a customer can start by only purchasing agents for their more mobile sales staffand later decide to purchase additional licenses to support a greater number ofusers/devices.Infrastructure Support44. ClearPass is being advertised as an open, multivendor solution. Which vendor productsdoes ClearPass interoperate with?ClearPass Policy Manager, Guest and QuickConnect are currently deployed in networksthat consist of Aruba Networks, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Enterasys, Juniper and othernetwork vendor’s products across the globe.Enterprise-class RADIUS, guest management and device provisioning services supportindustry standards regardless of vendor or industry.ARUBA NETWORKS CHANNEL PARTNER CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE PAGE 23