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74 Dell Networking W-ClearPass Policy Manager 6.0 | User Guide
Refer to your Network Access Device documentation to configure the switch such that it redirects HTTP
requests to the
Dell Guest Portal
, which captures username and password and optionally launches an agent that
returns posture data.
2. Create a WebAuth-based Service.
Table 28:
Service Navigation and Settings
Navigation Settings
Create a new Service:
l Services >
l Add Service >
Name the Service and select a pre-
configured Service Type:
l Service (tab) >
l Type (selector): Dell Web-Based
Authentication >
l Name/Description (freeform) >
l Upon completion, click Next.
3. Set up the Authentication.
a. Method: The Policy Manager WebAuth service authenticates WebAuth clients internally.
b. Source: Administrators typically configure Guest Users in the local Policy Manager database.
4. Configure a Posture Policy.
NOTE: For purposes of posture evaluation, you can configure a Posture Policy (internal to Policy Manager), a Posture Server
(external), or an Audit Server (internal or external). Each of the first three use cases demonstrates one of these options. This use
case demonstrates the Posture Policy.
As of the current version, Policy Manager ships with five pre-configured posture plugins that evaluate the health
of the client and return a corresponding posture token.
To add the internal posture policy
IPP_UNIVERSAL_XP
, which (as you will configure it in this Use Case, checks
any Windows XP clients to verify the most current Service Pack).
Table 29:
Local Policy Manager Database Navigation and Settings
Navigation Settings
Select the local Policy Manager database:
l Authentication (tab) >
l Sources (Select drop-down list): [Local
User Repository] >
l Add >
l Strip Username Rules (check box) >
l Enter an example of preceding or
following separators (if any), with the
phrase “user” representing the username