HP Access Control Client Software manual Bringing All of the Factors Together, Factor Public Wired

Designing Access Controls

Choose Endpoint Integrity Testing Methods

If PCU network administrators were concerned about the small surges when classes begin and at the beginning of the school year, they might choose the agentless method. However, the PCU network has been designed to handle these surges. Based solely on the network’s capability to handle overhead, the PCU network administrators choose either the NAC EI agent or ActiveX testing method.

Table 3-52. Testing Method by Network Overhead

Factor	Public Wired	Private Wired	Public Wireless	Private	Remote
				Wireless
Network overhead	NAC EI agent	NAC EI agent	NAC EI agent	NAC EI agent	NAC EI agent
	ActiveX	ActiveX	ActiveX	ActiveX	ActiveX

Bringing All of the Factors Together

As with choosing the access control method, you create a table that shows all of the preliminary decisions. You can then determine which choice or choices are best when you balance all factors.

Remember, however, that your choices are less hard and fast than many in this guide; you can choose more than one method. Therefore, instead of entering a single method in each cell in the “Total” row, you should total the number of times you selected the method. Then, in the “Selection” row, record the method or methods desirable enough to devote time to implementing.

Table 3-53. Preliminary Decisions for Testing Methods

Factor	Public Wired	Private Wired	Public	Private	Remote
			Wireless	Wireless
Administrative control
Post-connect testing
User sophistication
Administrative workload
Network overhead
Totals
Selections

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