Dell PowerConnect W Clearpass 100 Software 3.7 Deployment Guide - Page 21

Chapter 2 Management Overview This section explains the terms, concepts, processes, and equipment involved in managing visitor access to a network. The content here is intended for network architects, IT administrators and security consultants who are planning to deploy visitor access, or who are in the early stages of deploying a visitor access solution. Reading this section will enable you to become familiar with the terminology used in this guide and understand how the Amigopod Visitor Management Appliance can be successfully integrated into your network infrastructure. Visitor Access Scenarios The following figure shows a high-level representation of a typical visitor access scenario. See Figure 1. Figure 1 Visitor access using the Amigopod Visitor Management Appliance In this scenario, visitors are using their own mobile devices to access a corporate wireless network. Because access to the network is restricted, visitors must first obtain a username and password. A guest account may be provisioned by a corporate operator such as a receptionist, who can then give the visitor a print receipt that shows their username and password for the network. When visitors use self-registration, as might be the case for a network offering public access, the process is broadly similar but does not require a corporate operator to create the guest account. The username and password for a self-provisioned guest account may be delivered directly to the visitor's Web browser, or sent via SMS or email. Amigopod 3.7 | Deployment Guide Management Overview | 21