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About Guest Management Processes
There are two major ways to manage guest access – either by your operators provisioning guest accounts, or by the
guests self-provisioning their own accounts. Both of these processes are described in the next sections.
Sponsored Guest Access
The following figure shows the process of sponsored guest access.
Figure 5: Sponsored guest access with guest created by operator
The operator creates the guest accounts and generates a receipt for the account.
The guest logs on to the Network Access Server (NAS) using the credentials provided on her receipt. The NAS
authenticates and authorizes the guest’s login in ClearPass Guest. Once authorized, the guest is able to access the
network.
Self Provisioned Guest Access
Self-provisioned access is similar to sponsored guest access, but there is no need for an operator to create the
account or to print the receipt. The following figure shows the process of self-provisioned guest access.
Figure 6: Guest access when guest is self-provisioned
The guest logs on to the Network Access Server (NAS), which captures the guest and redirects them to a captive
portal login page. From the login page, guests without an account can browse to the guest self-registration page,
where the guest creates a new account. At the conclusion of the registration process, the guest is automatically
redirected to the NAS to log in.
The guest can print or download a receipt, or have the receipt information delivered by SMS or email.