Administrator Guide

Feature Reference
Customization Features
Create new fields and forms for visitor management "Customizing Forms and
Views" on page 303
Use built-in data validation to implement visitor survey forms "Form Validation Properties"
on page 323
Create print templates for visitor account receipts "Editing Guest Receipt Page
Properties" on page 355
Administrative Management Features
Operators defined and authenticated locally "Local Operator
Authentication" on page 680
Operators authenticated via LDAP "External Operator
Authentication" on page 681
Role based access control for operators "Operator Profiles" on page
671
Plugin-based application features, automatically updated by W-ClearPass Policy
Manager
"Plugin Manager" on page
635
User Interface Features
Context-sensitive help with searchable online documentation "Documentation and User
Assistance" on page 29
Visitor Management Terminology
The following table describes the common terms used in W-ClearPass Guest and this guide.
Term Explanation
Accounting Process of recording summary information about network access by users and
devices.
Authentication Verification of a user’s credentials; typically a username and password.
Authorization Controls the type of access that an authenticated user is permitted to have.
Captive Portal Implemented by a Network Access Server to restrict network access to authorized
users only.
Field In a user interface or database, a single item of information about a user account.
Form In a user interface, a collection of editable fields displayed to an operator.
Network Access Server Device that provides network access to users, such as a wireless access point,
network switch, or dial-in terminal server. When a user connects to the NAS
device, a RADIUS access request is generated by the NAS.
Table 4: Common Terms
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