- Open standards-based Networks Access Control, 802.1x
- Excellent API/third party integration module
- Radius server features
- Visibility reporting (see who accessed the network with which device, etc.)
- Onboarding solution for BYOD
Security/Pre-Sales Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Its integration with existing tooling/databases improves efficiency and visibility.
What is most valuable?
How has it helped my organization?
- Security of wired and wireless network increased significantly without any complexity for our user community.
- Integration with existing tooling/databases improved efficiency and visibility.
- Less components to manage (we phased out MS NPS, Cisco ACS).
- Guest experience improved while "load" on IT lowered.
What needs improvement?
How the licenses-in-use counting works in educational environments could be improved.
Also, appliance sizing could be improved, as the gaps from 500 to 5,000 and from 5,000 to 250,000 is too large. There should be 2,500 and 10,000 appliances as well.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
No issues with deployment.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
No issues with stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
No issues of scalability.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: I'm a Security Consultant/Pre-Sales Consultant working for a Security Network Integrator. Mobility, Network Access Control, NGFW are a few of the solutions I'm specialized in.
Channel System Engineer-MEA at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
I implemented it to make all authentication centralized and all vLAN assignments automated along with health checks.
What is most valuable?
Aruba Clearpass has a great set of networking securing features and, with its four modules policy manager, guests, onboard, and insight, it will give you the best NAC solution along with AAA, RADIUS, TACACS+ and BYOD features, which will help you to have a robust security on your network.
How has it helped my organization?
Actually with many projects, I implemented it to make all authentication centralized and all vLAN assignments automated along with health checks to make network security much easier.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been using it for over three years.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
No issues encountered.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
No issues encountered.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
No issues encountered.
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
It's excellent.
Technical Support:It's excellent.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Compared with all NAC vendors, it is the best.
How was the initial setup?
It is complex in a good way that gives you full flexibility to do a lot of scenarios.
What was our ROI?
It has the best ROI as it will secure all critical data.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Principal Network & Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
It has automated the bring-your-own-device process through the Onboard feature and posture health check validation through the OnGuard module.
Valuable Features
ClearPass offers a complete NAC solution including standard AAA functions with advanced policy enforcements for multi-vendor wired and wireless networks.
It has automated the bring-your-own-device process through the Onboard feature and posture health check validation through the OnGuard module, plus it has a robust and customized guest management experience.
Improvements to My Organization
I’ve designed and implemented ClearPass for several enterprises that were looking for a compete NAC and guest management solution. ClearPass was the best fit to address different client requirements and tailor the security access policy based on their needs.
Room for Improvement
Reporting module has room for improvement. It also need integration with SIEM solutions and Next Generation Firewalls.
Use of Solution
We've used it for three years.
Deployment Issues
There are a few issues here and there but they're not worth mentioning.
Customer Service and Technical Support
It's very good.
Initial Setup
It depends on the scenario, but if the use cases and prerequisites were defined correctly before the implementation then it will be easier to implement.
Implementation Team
I started with an in-house implementation and consulted the vendor team when it’s required.
Other Solutions Considered
ClearPass has competitors, but it has kept its leadership position within the Magic Quadrant for the last three years.
Other Advice
I would advise you to at least include ClearPass in any PoC.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: We are a tier one platinum Partner.
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