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Chapter 9
W-ClearPass Policy Manager Profile
This chapter contains the following information:
l W-ClearPass Profile Overview
l About the Device Profile
l Endpoint Information Collectors
W-ClearPass Profile Overview
This section contains the following information:
l Introduction
l Enabling Endpoint Classification
l Configuring CoA for an Endpoint-Connected Device
l How W-ClearPass Profile Classifies Endpoints
l Fingerprint Dictionaries
l Viewing Live Endpoint Information for a Specific Device
Introduction
W-ClearPass Profile is a W-ClearPass Policy Manager module that automatically classifies endpoints using
attributes obtained from software components called Collectors.
W-ClearPass Profile associates an endpoint with a specific user or location and offers an efficient and accurate
way to differentiate access by endpoint type (for example, laptop or tablet).
Profiling allows you to gather device type and operating system information by inspecting packets that are
sent by these devices in the network. For example, you can identify that a device is a smart device, a laptop, or
a printer or IP phone.
You can use this information to implement Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) flows during enforcement, assigning
the appropriate privileges and access to users based on their device type and the identity of the user.
Enabling Endpoint Classification
When you enable W-ClearPass Profile on a W-ClearPass server, you enable the server for endpoint
classification. This associates each endpoint with a specific user or location and secures access for devices.
To enable W-ClearPass Profile:
1. Navigate to Administration > Server Manager > Server Configuration.
The Server Configuration page appears. `
2. Select the W-ClearPass node in the zone that you want to designate as a Profiler.
The System tab for the Server Configuration page appears.