HP 800 Network Access Controller manual ProCurve NAC 800 Endpoint Integrity Solution, Introduction

Introduction

Introduction

ProCurve Network Access Controller 800

The ProCurve NAC 800 appliance is fully integrated into the ProCurve Manage- ment software. Once installed on a network with PCM, the appliance will be discovered by PCM and you can access the ProCurve NAC management and configuration application via the PCM and IDM windows.

The ProCurve NAC 800 Endpoint Integrity Solution

Due to the complexity of the configuration options available with the full ProCurve NAC 800 Endpoint Integrity (EI) solution, ProCurve requires an implementation service to ensure successful deployment. Please contact your Authorized ProCurve reseller, or HP ProCurve Support for information on ordering the ProCurve NAC 800 Endpoint Integrity Implementation service. The following section provides a brief overview of the options available for deployment of the endpoint integrity solution.

When utilizing the Endpoint Integrity features of the ProCurve NAC 800, you can deploy a single ProCurve NAC 800 appliance with endpoint integrity management and enforcement capabilities. You can also install multiple ProCurve NAC 800 appliances as Enforcement servers (ESs) across a network and manage them from one central ProCurve NAC 800 appliance configured as a Management server (MS). Deploying the appliance in such “clusters” provides improved performance and redundancy of the RADIUS servers.

The ProCurve NAC Management Server (MS) specifies the enforcement method (802.1X, inline, or DHCP), how often the end-user clients are retested, the tests run on the end-user clients, and how to control the end-user clients’ access. The ProCurve NAC Enforcement Servers detect and test end-user clients on the network for compliance.

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