2012 ah apj guest access fundamentals

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GUEST ACCESS FUNDAMENTALS

Presented by: Neil Bhave Channel Enablement Manager

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Guest Access Services

•  Training Rooms •  Ads/Target Marketing •  Public Hotspots •  Locations Services •  Registration Kiosks •  … and more


Exponential Pressure on IT Departments

Network security devices not optimized for guest access

Multiple devices, screens, and vendors to deal with

Little to no integration or interoperability

Compliance and auditing of guest access

Do guests get the network shared WPA key?

Do you type proxy details into guest browses?

Is IT required for guest network access?

Is there an audit trail for guest network activity?

Network Admins Security Admins

Uncontrolled guest access and unauthorized / unmanaged user devices can expose a network to unnecessary risk, compound compliance

mandates, and impact employee productivity


Automate Guest OnBoarding

1. 3.

Access Network

2. Sponsor prompted to confirm that guest is valid

ClearPass Policy Manager

Account enabled, visitor notified via

screen, SMS, or email Collect visitor information

New Visitor

Sponsor


Guest Self-Registration

•  Self-provisioning captive portals –  No IT involvement –  Integrated SMS delivery –  Linked with existing

security policies –  Customizable fields to

capture specific information about guests / devices


Skin Technology

•  Complete Customization –  Replicate existing

corporate web / intranet for guest administration and access portals

–  Automatically identifies and optimizes content for mobile browsers

–  Familiarity for employees & brand loyalty for customers


Enterprise-Grade Security

•  User requests access •  NAS server redirects

request to ClearPass Guest server

•  ClearPass Guest maintains account and access credentials

•  Access credentials passed to user

•  User logs in and is authenticated to network

•  Network access is granted

Strong AAA-based authentication model

Aruba ClearPass

Guest


Import Visitor Accounts

•  Receptionist or other admins

•  Pre-load Visitor Profiles –  Supports bulk import in

XML, CSV, TSV, or plain text formats

–  Copy and Paste lists •  Assignable roles,

expiration times, user names, passwords

•  Set future activation dates (seminars / training sessions)


Compliance & Auditing

•  Full visibility and reporting of all guest activities –  Who created the account

–  When was account created

–  Where did guest access network

–  How long was guest on network

–  How much bandwidth was used by guest(s)


Advanced Reporting


Role-based Administration Let staff handle it, not IT

•  Intuitive Role-based User Interface –  Allows non-IT staff to efficiently handle guest and device

access management –  Full auditing and reporting of all

administrative activities

•  Streamlined Workflow –  Menu-driven wizards

•  Customizable Fields –  Request specific information

about guests / devices allowed on network


3rd Party Integrations

•  No training required –  Eliminates the need for ClearPass Guest specific training /

certification

•  Integrate ClearPass Guest into Existing Solutions –  CRM –  Lobby management systems –  Patient check-in systems

•  XML / SOAP APIs for Custom Integrations

Request XML / SOAP

ClearPass Guest Server

3rd Party Appliance / Application

Custom workflow

XML / SOAP Output

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