Administrator Guide

16 | About W-ClearPass Dell Networking W-ClearPass Deployment Guide
l Resetting the System Passwords to the Factory Defaults
About the W-ClearPass Hardware Appliances
Dell provides three hardware appliance platforms:
l W-ClearPass Policy Manager 500
See W-ClearPass Policy Manager 500 Hardware Appliance
l W-ClearPass Policy Manager 5K
See W-ClearPass Policy Manager 5K Hardware Appliance.
l W-ClearPass Policy Manager 25K
See W-ClearPass Policy Manager 25K Hardware Appliance.
Table 1: Functional Description of the W-ClearPass Hardware Appliance Ports
Port Description
Serial port
The Serial port is used to initially configure the W-ClearPass hardware appliance
using a hard-wired terminal.
VGA connector
You can use the VGA Connector to connect the W-ClearPass hardware appliance
to a monitor and keyboard.
USB ports Two USB v2.0 ports are provided.
Management
port (Gigabit
Ethernet)
The Management port (ethernet 0) provides access for cluster administration
and appliance maintenance using the WebUI, CLI, or internal cluster
communication. This configuration is mandatory.
Data port
(Gigabit
Ethernet)
The Data port (ethernet 1) provides a point of contact for RADIUS, TACACS+, Web
authentication, and other dataplane requests. This configuration is optional. If
this port is not configured, requests are redirected to the Management port.
iDRAC7
Enterprise port
Provides remote access to the system—whether or not there is a functioning
operating system running on the appliance. Allows administrators to monitor,
manage, update, troubleshoot, and remediate the W-ClearPass 25K appliance
from any location.
NOTE: Available only on the CP-HW-25K appliance.
W-ClearPass Policy Manager 500 Hardware Appliance
The W-ClearPass Policy Manager 500 hardware appliance (CP-HW-500) is a RADIUS/ TACACS+ server that
provides advanced policy control for up to 500 unique endpoints.
CP-HW-500 has a single 500GB SATA disk with no RAID disk protection.
Figure 1 shows the ports on the rear panel of the W-ClearPass 500 hardware appliance. The function of each of
these ports is described in Table 1.