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912 | Use Cases Dell Networking W-ClearPass Policy Manager 6.6 | User Guide
MAC Authentication Use Case
This service supports Network Devices, such as printers or hand-helds.
In this service, an audit is initiated on receiving the first MAC Authentication request. A subsequent MAC
Authentication request (triggered after the audit, or triggered after a short session timeout) uses the cached
results from the audit to determine the posture and role(s) for the device.
The following diagram illustrates the overall flow of control for this Policy Manager service.
Figure 830: Flow-of-Control of MAC Authentication for Network Devices
Configuring the Service
To configure W-ClearPass for MAC-based network device access:
1. First create a MAC Authentication Service by navigating to Configuration > Services.
The Services page opens.