Nortel Networks 4050 manual Role of the Nortel Snas

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Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for all browsers:

—JRE 1.5.0_04 or later

•VoIP phones

—Nortel IP Phone 2002

—Nortel IP Phone 2004

—Nortel IP Phone 2007

See Release Notes for the Nortel Secure Network Access Solution, Software Release 1.0 (320850-A) for the minimum firmware versions required for the IP Phones operating with different call servers.

Each NSNA-enabled port on a network access device can support one PC (untagged traffic) and one IP Phone (tagged traffic). Softphone traffic is considered to be the same as PC traffic (untagged).

Note: Where there is both an IP Phone and a PC, the PC must be connected through the 3-port switch on the IP Phone.

Role of the Nortel SNAS 4050

The Nortel SNAS 4050 helps protect the network by ensuring endpoint compliance for devices that connect to the network.

Before allowing a device to have full network access, the Nortel SNAS 4050 checks user credentials and host integrity against predefined corporate policy criteria. Through tight integration with network access devices, the Nortel SNAS 4050 can:

•dynamically move the user into a quarantine VLAN

•dynamically grant the user full or limited network access

•dynamically apply per port firewall rules that apply to a device’s connection

Once a device has been granted network access, the Nortel SNAS 4050 continually monitors the health status of the device to ensure continued compliance. If a device falls out of compliance, the Nortel SNAS 4050 can dynamically move the device into a quarantine or remediation VLAN.

Nortel Secure Network Access Switch 4050 User Guide