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AP-120 SERIES CONFIGURATIONCLEARPASS ACCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSGeneral Product Questions1. What is ClearPass?The ClearPass Access Management System is a new security services platform that offersunparalleled simplicity when managing and applying secure role-based network accessacross wireless, wired and VPNs.Providing the industry’s first and only framework built to successfully manage all aspectsof BYOD provisioning and onboarding, ClearPass makes it easy for IT and personallyownedmobile devices to securely connect to any network.The first step is onboarding the device to the network. This includes automaticallyconfiguring the devices settings and assigning it a unique ID.Next it will invoke the appropriate policy. This essentially involves looking at all therelevant context of that user, their device and location, etc. while enabling thepolicy dynamically. It also allows that policy to change as the context of theconnection changes.Finally, the framework handles enforcement of that policy across the globalorganization, over any vendor’s wired, wireless and remote network.2. How does ClearPass compare with what enterprises are doing today for BYODBecause BYOD is relatively new, there are many ways that enterprises are addressingpersonal devices.Open network/Manual device configuration – many enterprises have not yetaddressed the BYOD challenge. It is not uncommon for organizations to allowusers to apply their username and password to any device. This means anemployee’s personal Kindle Fire would have the same level of access as acorporate-issued laptopARUBA NETWORKS CHANNEL PARTNER CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE PAGE 5