Deployment Guide

Term Explanation
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.
Operator Profile
Characteristics assigned to a class of operators, such as the permissions granted to
those operators.
Operator/Operator Login User of ClearPass Guest to create guest accounts or perform system configuration.
Print Template Formatted template used to generate guest account receipts.
Role
Type of access being granted to visitors. You can define multiple roles. Such roles could
include employee, guest, team member, or press.
Sponsor Operator
User Database Database listing the guest accounts in ClearPass Guest.
View
In a user interface, a table displaying data, such as visitor account information, to
operators.
Visitor/Guest Someone who is permitted to access the Internet through your Network Access Server.
Visitor Account
Settings for a visitor stored in the user database, including username, password and
other fields.
Web Login/NAS Login Login page displayed to a guest user.
ClearPass Guest Deployment Process
As part of your preparations for deploying a visitor management solution, you should consider the following areas:
l Management decisions about security policy
l Decisions about the day-to-day operation of visitor management
l Technical decisions related to network provisioning
Operational Concerns
When deploying a visitor management solution, you should consider these operational concerns:
l Who is going to be responsible for managing guest accounts? What privileges will the guest account manager
have? Will this person only create guest accounts or will this person also be permitted access to reports?
l Do you want guests to be able to self-provision their own network access? What settings should be applied to
self-provisioned visitor accounts?
l How will operator logins be provisioned? Should operators be authenticated against an LDAP server?
l Who will manage reporting of guest access? What are the reports of interest? Are any custom reports needed?
Network Provisioning
Deploying ClearPass Guest requires provisioning the following:
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