Dell PowerConnect W Clearpass 100 Software 3.9 Deployment Guide - Page 19

Chapter 1 ClearPass Guest Collaboration between companies and mobility of staff has never been greater. Distributed workforces, traveling sales staff and a dependence on outsourced contractors and consultants requires efficient management, which can pose problems for network security and operational staff. With visitors increasingly requiring online access to perform their work, ClearPass Guest provides a simple interface that can quickly create and manage visitor accounts within a pre-defined security profile. The faster and easier staff can connect with visitors, the quicker they can start being productive. ClearPass Guest provides a simple and personalized user interface through which operational staff can quickly and securely manage visitor network access. With ClearPass Guest, your non-technical staff have controlled access to a dedicated visitor management user database. Through a customizable Web portal, your staff can easily create an account, reset a password, or set an expiry time for visitors. Access permissions to ClearPass Guest functions are controlled through an operator profile that can be integrated with an LDAP server or Active Directory login. Visitors can be registered at reception and provisioned with an individual guest account that defines their visitor profile and the duration of their visit. The visitor can be given a customized print receipt with account details or they can be delivered wirelessly using the integrated SMS services. Companies are also able to pre-generate custom scratch cards, each with a defined network access time, which can then be handed out in a corporate environment or sold in public access scenarios. Using the built-in customization features, your visitors are also able to self-provision their own guest accounts using the settings you have defined. The registration experience is delivered with a branded and customized Web portal, ensuring a streamlined and professional user experience. Visitors may also be asked to complete additional survey questions during the self-registration process, with the collected data stored for later analysis by the reporting system to provide additional feedback on your visitors and their usage of the network. ClearPass Guest integrates with all leading wireless and NAC solutions through its AAA enterprise services interface. This ensures that IT administrators have a standard integration with the network security framework, but gives operational staff the user interface they require. ClearPass Guest is an effective solution to resolve the ever-growing demand for network access from external visitors, contractors and business partners. About this Manual This deployment guide is intended for system administrators and the persons installing and configuring ClearPass Guest. It takes you through the process of installing and configuring ClearPass Guest as your solution for visitor management. Documentation Conventions Tab and button names are shown in bold, preceded by the appropriate icon, for example, Save Changes. Code samples are shown in a fixed-width font; for example: Sample template code or HTML text Command link icons are shown in the margin. These icons are used within the ClearPass Guest user interface to visually identify the different components of the software. ClearPass Guest 3.9 | Deployment Guide ClearPass Guest | 19