Administrator Guide

ClearPass Deployment Guide Rev. 02 | June 2016
Contents
Copyright 2
Contents 3
About W-ClearPass 11
About This Guide 11
Intended Audience 11
About the W-ClearPass Access Management System 12
W-ClearPass Access Management System Overview 12
Key Features 13
Advanced Policy Management 13
W-ClearPass Policy Manager Hardware and Virtual Appliances 14
W-ClearPass Specifications 14
Setting Up the W-ClearPass Hardware Appliances 15
About the W-ClearPass Hardware Appliances 16
W-ClearPass Policy Manager 500 Hardware Appliance 16
W-ClearPass Policy Manager 5K Hardware Appliance 18
W-ClearPass Policy Manager 25K Hardware Appliance 19
Before Starting the W-ClearPass Installation 21
Configuring the W-ClearPass Hardware Appliance 22
Activating W-ClearPass 23
Logging in to the W-ClearPass Hardware Appliance 24
Signing Up for Live Software Updates 25
Changing the Administration Password 25
Powering Off the W-ClearPass Hardware Appliance 26
Resetting the System Passwords to the Factory Defaults 27
Using the VMware vSphere Web Client to Install W-ClearPass on a Virtual Machine 28
Introduction 28
Before Starting the W-ClearPass Installation 29