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Click Add to view the Add Endpoint page to manually add an endpoint. The following figure displays the Add
Endpoint page.
Figure 165: Add Endpoint Page
The following table describes the Add Endpoint page parameters:
Parameter Description
MAC
Address
Specifies the MAC address of the endpoint.
Description Specifies the description that provides additional information about the endpoint.
Status Mark the status as Known, Unknown, or Disabled client. The Known and Unknown status can be
used in role mapping rules using the Authentication:MacAuth attribute. You can use the Disabled
status to block access to a specific endpoint. This status is automatically set when an endpoint is
blocked from the Endpoint Activity table (in the Live Monitoring section).
Attributes Add custom attributes for this endpoint. Click on the Click to add... row to add custom attributes.
You can enter any name in the attribute field. All attributes are of String datatype. The Value field
can also be populated with any string. Each time you enter a new custom attribute, it is available for
selection in the Attribute drop-down list for all endpoints. All attributes entered for an endpoint are
available in the role mapping rules editor under the Endpoint namespace.
Table 110: Add Endpoint Page Parameters
To edit an endpoint in the Endpoints page, click an endpoint from the list of endpoints to display the Edit
Endpoint page.
Notice that the Policy Cache Values section lists the role(s) assigned to the user and the posture status.
Policy Manager can use these cached values in authentication requests from this endpoint. Clear Cache clears
the computed policy results (roles and posture).