Aruba is a tourist destination renowned for its blonde beaches and warm tropical climate. However, what is there to do in Aruba or rather what is there to see in Aruba? Most probably, as a curious tourist interested in exploring the beautiful country and seeing exotic destinations, you will need the help of a smartphone, tablet, laptop or any other device that will connect you to a network. With the advent of many of these devices, network companies and IT departments are being faced with the burden of managing all these gadgets.
Network users have different needs, and some of the questions network providers grapple with are what users or devices get what level of network access. The challenges do not stop there, the sheer number of request to gain access possess a security issue. An IT team could easily lose track of some devices that have access to the network. Moreover, there is the challenge of ensuring network compliance and troubleshooting problems in all these devices. There is, therefore, need to manage devices connected to a network while at the same time not sacrificing policy enforcement and security. Aruba ClearPass does just that.
Aruba ClearPass is a policy management platform. It allows businesses to effortlessly onboard new devices, grant varying levels of access to them and keep networks secure. ClearPass works with your security policies to safely connect personal and business devices to your network. The business can grant access based on the type of device, a user’s role, and cybersecurity posture.
Aruba ClearPass leverages a plan that is broken down into 3 simple steps; identification, enforcement, and protection. The first step involves identifying all devices connected to a company’s wireless network. Not only are smartphones and laptops connected to a network but also devices such as surveillance cameras and printers. It is integral for all of them to be identified. The next step is to enforce. ClearPass lets you enforce policies during onboarding of new devices easily. Enforcement can be done in a number of ways such as using portals or by encrypting in the authentication process. After a device has been authenticated, ClearPass will use active and passive profiling methods for monitoring and safety reasons. The final step is protection. With ClearPass OnGuard, a device is granted access to a network depending on the health of the device.
Aruba ClearPass is, therefore, a policy framework designed to solve some of the challenges of security and connection brought about by an ever-increasing number of devices. But are there other benefits? Yes. To begin, Aruba ClearPass is very broad and thorough in the policies it details. It outlines role-based policies, built-in device profiling, enterprise-grade AAA, Apple Bonjour and DLNA device sharing as well as integration with third-party MDM solutions and houses all these in a single web interface.
Aruba ClearPass is robust enough to handle large scale mobile devices, securely configuring and updating settings while still monitoring compliance with organization’s policies. ClearPass also remembers your network login details and automatically authenticates a user who then does not have to log in again into a Wi-Fi network manually. Furthermore, Aruba ClearPass automatically does some IT processes letting users better enjoy their mobile experience without having to reconfigure their devices every time manually.
Additionally, as you would expect in Aruba, there are many international visitors. ClearPass helps get secure wireless and wired network access to guests and their mobile devices. It is easy to operate such that even non-IT staff can operate. Moreover, ClearPass performs automated endpoint checks to ensure that devices being connected to the network are compliant to deliver exceptional protection against vulnerabilities.
