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538 | Glossary Dell Networking W-ClearPass Guest 6.4 | User Guide
EAP-TTLS EAP – Transport Layer Security (RFC 5216). A certificate-based authentication method supporting
mutual authentication, integrity-protected ciphersuite negotiation and key exchange between two endpoints.
form Interactive page in the application where users can provide or modify data.
field In a database or user interface, a single item of information about a visitor account; attribute.
FQLN Fully Qualified Location Name. A device location identifier in the format:
APname.Floor.Building.Campus.
GET HTTP request method that submits data to be processed to a specified resource.
Guest Configurable W-ClearPass application for secure visitor network access management. Access
permissions to W-ClearPass Guest features are controlled through an operator profile that can be integrated
with an LDAP server or Active Directory login. The W-ClearPass Guest application can be accessed either directly
or through CPPM.
guest See Visitor.
IdP Identity Provider. Service that authenticates a user or client identity and issues security tokens for ACS.
Insight W-ClearPass analytics and reporting application.
intermediate CA Certificate authority with a certificate that was issued by another certificate authority. See
trust chain.
iOS Operating system from Apple, Inc. for mobile devices, including the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.
jailbreak; jailbroken Modifying an iOS device in order to download applications, extensions, or themes not
authorized by Apple. The term is also sometimes used to describe similar activity on non-Apple devices. The
legal implications of jailbreaking a device vary by country and by device.
landing page See Web login.
LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol; communications protocol used to store and retrieve information
about users and other objects in a directory.
MAC address Media Access Control Address. Unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for
communications on a network. A device may have a wired network address and a wireless network address.
MAC auth MAC Authentication Method. Authenticates devices based on their MAC address. MAC
authentication might be the only method of client authentication or clients may also be required to
authenticate themselves using other methods, depending on the network privileges required.
MAC OUI The OUI is the first half of a MAC address. It can be useful in some cases for better identifying
endpoints, or for profiling devices like printers that might be configured with static IP addresses. See also OUI.
MACTrac Application that allows end users to register their personal mobile devices on a local network. Each
device registered by an operator is automatically shared with all of that operator’s registered devices. There is
no limit to the number of device accounts an operator can create, and no expiration time is set on device
accounts. MACTrac operators are created in CPPM, and can then log in through W-ClearPass Guest to register
and manage their devices.
MAM Mobile Application Management. The employee owns the mobile device used for work, and the
company provides and manages the features.
MDM Mobile Device Management. The company owns and manages the mobile device the employee uses for
work. A company-issued laptop is actually an MDM device, but MDM features in ClearPass allow company
management to be applied to a variety of devices.
MIB Management Information Base. Hierarchical database used by SNMP to manage the devices being
monitored.