Aruba ClearPass Valuable Features
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PratapDhali
Network Support Engineer at HDFC Life
Aruba ClearPass is a very user-friendly solution compared to Cisco ISE. It offers better GUI tools, which makes it easier for users to navigate. The policy management capabilities are also excellent, though there is room for improvement compared to Cisco ISE.
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Abdelhamid Saber
Senior Security & Infra Technology Systems Engineer at BARQ Systems
The most effective feature for us is the OnGuard feature. ClearPass is the heart of our system, controlling all its modules. Additionally, the technical support is good, and the GUI is flexible.
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Adrian Samareanu
Chief Digital Officer at Clarity AI
The policies can be defined very well, although it is quite complex. However, this is why OrnoX is a much simpler alternative. Many authentication mechanisms are available, such as for the devices, you could use it.
Aruba prefers the cloud deployment, yet you could also have it on your private cloud environment. You have a good return on investment with Aruba, which is the best overall solution compared to competitors like Cisco, Forescout, and others.
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Aruba ClearPass
June 2025
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David Field
Owner at Channelserve
Aruba ClearPass is feature-rich and fairly straightforward to implement. It integrates well with 802.1X configuration and the integration with our switches. The ClearPass solution has reduced the amount of engineering time compared to previous solutions, making it more efficient for our purposes.
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reviewer2291787
Pre-Sales Consultant at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
Aruba ClearPass is easy to manage and less complicated compared to other NAC solutions, which makes it valuable. The integration is possible with heterogeneous vendors, so it is better for Aruba ClearPass. Role-based access control is very much required because identities are being compromised, and in that sense, privileged access identities, and identities which have roles defined for multiple things, are essential.
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Mahesh Sankhe
Project Manager at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Aruba ClearPass allows for guest access, BYOD control, IoT device control, access control, device visibility, policy management, interoperability with third-party solutions, self-service, and device profiling. These functions make the solution valuable since I can manage device access and enforce policies.
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Lulzim Islami
IT Network Operations Manager at KEDS
They are really good. Whatever we have thought can be done, they have done it. And we had a lot of extra requests.
We are interacting with CrowdStrike and On Guard, and we have integrated too.
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Dawit Berhanu
Network Engineer at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees
The ClearPass solution includes role and role-based user and machine access, and they handle network segmentation using wired and wireless access methods.
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Moshiur-Rahman Khan
CEO at IOPoint.com
The platform offers comprehensive policy enforcement, supports multiple authentication methods, and integrates seamlessly with various network security solutions.
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MashukThakur
Senior Wireless Engineer at FASTtelco
It supports AAA and offers a range of features, including guest authentication for visitors and 802.1X authentication for employees. ClearPass provides options for customized authentication methods, such as SMS and social media authentication, which customers are effectively utilizing.
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Chief Information Security Officer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
From a pricing perspective, even though the initial procurement was costly, the renewals were not that costly. From an OpEx perspective, considering that the renewals were not that costly, the cost is very much under control. I am not talking about the initial CapEx, but from an OpEx perspective, the tool's cost is very much under control, which is the most important feature. If I don't consider the fine-tuning part and take into consideration the implementation method, I would describe it as something that has a straightforward process. The fine-tuning part takes time.
Dheni Prasetyo
Network & Security Department Head at Hypernet Indonesia
I like the stability and the GUI, which is always improving.
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MuhammadNaeem
Network & Information Security Engineer at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
There are many features. Use case-wise, there are maybe 60% of features that you will choose. We don't have any particular kind of feature usage. Our usage is typical usage for any enterprise.
It is easy to use and more integrated with the Aruba wireless networks. That was the biggest selling point for us. We use Aruba Wireless and the Aruba identity engine as well as ClearPass. That was the whole point of using this product. Technically you can use it anywhere, however, since we already use a lot of Aruba, it made sense to keep using another solution.
The setup is simple.
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NaveenKumar21
Senior IT Manager at a pharma/biotech company with 1-10 employees
It provides a single access point and is highly available.
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ShivaPrasad
Senior Technical Lead at HCL Technologies
The solution integrates seamlessly.
The continuous server and posturing are valuable.
Ammar_Farhat
Head of IT at Hubtech
What I like most about Aruba ClearPass is that it has the best enforcement feature for the network. I also like its Guest Captive Portal and virtual security enforcement features, but the virtual security enforcement feature is still under testing by my company.
Aruba ClearPass also has a wonderful UI which I find valuable.
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Arun Giri
Unit Nos at Orange
ClearPass' best features are authentication, support for multiple devices, and monitoring.
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Eddie Khogal
Subject Matter Expertise for Aruba Mobility at VELASPAN, INC
The authentification is great. We're able to separate guests from employees on wireless.
It's stable.
Support is decent.
The solution can scale well.
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ShiraazSingh
Network Architect at iOCO
The most valuable features of Aruba ClearPass are its ease of use and the general network access controls.
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Yaser_Altwailey
Network Engineer at General Authority OF ZAKAT & TAX
The most valuable feature of Aruba ClearPass is its ease of use and the GUI is user-friendly.
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Cisco Network Engineer at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I've had no problems with it at all. It's been a breeze. Our other guy who left taught me everything, including the basics in order to implement it.
The dashboard, the monitoring tabs, and the configuration tabs, the admin tabs is all pretty self-explanatory.
The WiFi solution, the ease of use, and the scalability are excellent. We have Infoblox for all that stuff; however, as far as authentication and stuff like that, it is very easy to use.
The web dashboard and the policy manager are very intuitive and very easy for engineers to use. Finding what you need is pretty simple.
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Ajith Mathew
Network Team Leader at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Aruba ClearPass has a feature called ClearPass OnGuard, like an agent installed on all devices. It ensures your device complies with corporate policies, like antivirus or firewall settings. In addition, it verifies before allowing users to connect properly to our networks.
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SvenVenables
Senior Technical Engineer at EOH
The most valuable thing about Aruba ClearPass is ease of use for security policies, as it has a much better granular configuration on policies for security. It also allows us to do certain functions which we would not be able to do without Aruba ClearPass, particularly with mobile devices and security. The platform has helped us in a lot of ways where there are aspects that we are limited to, and can't be done in our environment without the server.
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Heraldo Conceicao
Network Administrator at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees
The authentication capabilities are one of the most valuable features, including the ability to build rules within the system to anticipate users. We also have maximum or onboard margins, and a new product is coming soon that can be used onboard. Additionally, the integration with other systems is a great value and a standout feature of the product.
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Anjan Basu Chowdhury
Pre-Sales Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
ClearPass has been the best NAC product and market leader for a decade. It is a robust product.
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RaviVerma2
Group Head - IT at Medusind Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
The solution has been working well.
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Binju Charly
Sales Manager - GCC at Gerab System Solutions LLC
The most valuable feature, I would say, is the cost-effectiveness of the solution when compared to others.
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Moshiur RahmanKhan
CEO at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The advantage of Aruba is that it is open to any operating system or mobile app. The compatibility of Aruba ClearPass is a key valuable feature and makes it a stronger product than Cisco ISE in this area.
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Patrik Sjöberg
Senior konsult at IT-Total Sweden AB
The most valuable feature of Aruba ClearPass is the ease of deployment and integration with other equipment in the network.
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Aditya Buditama
System Engineer - Network at PT.Helios Informatika Nusantara
What I like most about Aruba ClearPass is its access tracker that serves as its monitoring feature. The access tracker is really helpful when you want to troubleshoot authentication failures.
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Anil Ergunsah
Managing Partner & Technical Consultant at IT Expert
The most valuable features of Aruba ClearPass are the GUI and its ease-to-do configuration. Additionally, we can troubleshoot many things in one window.
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ASHRAF ALI HASSAN
Senior Manager Network Design at MEEZA, Managed IT Services Provider
A lot of the issues in Forescout are mitigated in Aruba ClearPass, it supports all the expected protocols.
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Network engineer / owner at a photography company with 11-50 employees
Our customers like its ability to authenticate using not just certificates but also MAC addresses is very helpful in mitigating unauthenticated access on networks and switches.
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NAREK MOVSESYAN
Network Team Lead at Digitain
I have found all of the features of the solution to be valuable. One of the most important features of the solution is that you can have downloadable user roles for authentication in the solution, which I think is pretty good.
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Team leader technical support at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees
I like that it's usable in both an on-premise and hybrid and cloud native environment. I like the integration options with a multitude of other vendors and Aruba applications.
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Varun Bhati
Network and Security Specialist at New Balance
Document authentications allows us to decide which users can connect to an office VLAN and this has been the most valuable feature. It is dependent upon the policies that we have created on CPPM. If a domain laptop needs a Windows update, the device is updated.
Rana Shahid
Business Development Manager at gwc networks
We are mainly using Aruba ClearPass for our clients for securing access to their on-premise assets. As per customer expectations, we are trying our best to track the complete user activity in the network. This is the main and the core feature we require.
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George Branis
Business Develop Manager at Cosmos Business Systems
ClearPass is effortless to use and configure. It's not hard to learn the tool, and it has lots of features.
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Raimundo Falque
Technical Department at Telenor Comunicaciones
The aspect of Aruba ClearPass that I like most is that it has a lot of options, it is very versatile.
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Architecte Système at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The solution is extremely stable.
We find that at the end of the projects we manage, all functionalities perform quite well. We've tested it a lot and find it to be overall a very good solution.
It's excellent in terms of securing local networks for our clients.
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Sumudu Perera
Consultant - Networking at Plexus Global Pvt Ltd
The solution has the best-automated profiling feature. It helps us create granular policies based on device category. Also, its API-level integration with third-party systems works well compared to other vendors.
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Avi Shitrit
System Engineer at Chayon Technologies
ClearPass's best feature is its comprehensiveness.
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DANNYLEE
Head Of Consulting Services at Eastech Systems Limited
Aruba ClearPass is a simple solution for customers to see what is happening on their network.
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Network Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
The most valuable features of Aruba ClearPass are the authentication mechanisms and the integration with Active Directory(AD).
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Senior Account Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The visibility and security features are most valuable. We get a clear view. It is a very secure product for educational institutions.
It is very user-friendly. It is easy to configure and use. The dashboard is very intuitive, and it can give you a very clear view. You can see all the students and all the onboarded devices on the dashboard.
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Anas Ismail
Senior Technical Engineer at Seniors IT
Aruba ClearPass has complete NAC features.
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Project Manager at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aruba ClearPass's most valuable features are simple accessing, operating, and management. Additionally, the dashboard and performance work well.
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Solution Design Network at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
ClearPass works, it's quite stable and the solution is NAC and will stay that way. The QBT technology is very good.
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Assistant Lead Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The interface is very easy to use and the workflow is quite straightforward.
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Marius Matijošius
Networking Architect at Telia Lietuva, AB
One of the most valuable features of the solution is the maturity of the product and, of course, the functionality is also very good.
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Unmesh Deshpande
CTO at Kingsway Hospitals
The most valuable features are planning and analytics.
It is simple to deploy.
It is transparent for the users to come in through ClearPass.
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AlejandroLison
Project Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
The most valuable feature is flexibility as it supports solutions from multiple vendors.
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Security Automation and Incident Response at a tech services company
The most valuable feature for us is the policy compliance. They have an API that assists you in checking whether a machine has specific clients. For example, we check whether the EDR is updated and whether there are specific clients whose machine should be allowed to connect to the network.
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WiFi Manager at Etisalat UAE
A very important feature for me is its support of a multi-tenant solution on deliverables. For instance, I have three customers, or three users, and I want each customer to have his own portal and his own database to manage their subscriber for reporting and for provision.
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David Kariuki
Manager, Systems Technology at Ketraco
The most valuable features would be:
- Wireless segregation
- Bandwidth segmentation
- Prioritization
- BYOD management
- Overall visibility.
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Morris Chen
Technology Manager at MediaTek
The most valuable feature for our network environment is the identification of discovered devices.
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Network Architect with 10,001+ employees
The ClearPass clustering model saved us staff time and reduced errors by eliminating the need to manage individual RADIUS servers. The mulit-vendor capability is also valuable.
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Network Administrator with 51-200 employees
ClearPass is the most valuable tool in my arsenal. It ties everything together: users, devices, IoT, mobile devices, guests, and networks. All of it.
It has an easy to learn web GUI and command lines.
it_user812403
Consultant
Access Tracker is definitely the feature that I use the most. It is invaluable for troubleshooting access control incidents and quickly getting to the root cause.
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Senior Network Engineer/Mobility Specialist at CCSI - Contemporary Computer Services, Inc.
All of the features work in concert to provide secure on-boarding for guests and bring-your-own-device users.
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Manager, IT Operations at a real estate/law firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
It's a reliable solution for our guest network access as well as mobile device registration.
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IT Support Engineer at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees
The most valuable feature for us is the ability to manage each access point from a single application.
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Wireless Network Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
The policy manager is the most valuable feature for us because it allows us to manage every client request in the way we want.
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Senior Network Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
The most valuable feature for us is its ability to provide clear authentication mechanisms to support multiple authentication requirements.
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Senior Network & Security Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
The advanced RADIUS functionality is the most valuable feature for us.
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IT Division at Lais s.r.l.
There are several valuable features, and the two most valuable to use are--
- ClearPass Policy Manager
- ClearPass Guest
it_user355416
Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
The greatest feature in Aruba ClearPass, in my opinion, is its modularity and its openness to all vendors. Unlike its competitor (Cisco ISE), Aruba ClearPass supports integration with almost all vendors, and the ClearPass Guest module is unmatched by any other vendor.
The ability to tune small details is really powerful and is always a selling point.
Of course, let's not forget that the ClearPass Insight module which produces such valuable reports with small pieces of configurations is a great feature.
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Network Professional at Transformation Networks Inc.
A major feature that I deploy and all my customers enjoy is the On-boarding function. Once properly set-up, it is very easy to configure and maintain all on boarded devices and users associated with those devices.
The feature that I use the most is the Access Tracker. It displays all relevant information of each authentication request and troubleshooting is a breeze on how the data is displayed.
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Co Founder at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The two most valuable features for us are ClearPass guest and policy manager.
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Network Administrator at a university with 501-1,000 employees
- 802.1x quick, easy, and secure wireless access for our staff machines
- Customizable captive portal for quick and easy BYOD access for students
- Quick and easy ability to allow guests to use the wireless network
it_user364938
Network and Systems Specialist at a university with 501-1,000 employees
Before ClearPass we were using the native captive-portal on our Wi-Fi controllers (Aruba) to authenticate users but this was causing httpd daemons to overload the CPU on the controllers. This situation created a denial of service condition on the Wi-Fi which was a major call driver for us.
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Senior Information Security Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
There are many features of ClearPass that are worth mentioning -- mainly the extensive support of almost all networking protocols and mobile platforms, the flexibility to integrate with other systems, the debugging and logging facilities, and finally the ability to fully customize web login and payment pages.
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Senior Network Administrator at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The most valuable feature for us it the granular, logic-based nesting of objects which gives highly customizable control over AAA for TACACS+ and RADIUS.
Device profiling for basic/intermediate NAC is also highly useful.
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Security/Pre-Sales Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
- 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
it_user351627
Principal Network & Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
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.
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Information Security Assistant Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
The most valuable feature is the OnGuard agent which performs posture assessments.
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Professional Services Engineer and Trainer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Our company provides professional services and we implement the features based on the customer requirement. All the features in ClearPass are good and work the way they need to.
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Assistant Manager - Solution Design at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The most valuable feature is the guest on-boarding (BYOD provisioning, centralized access policies, posture assessment, etc.)
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Channel System Engineer-MEA at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
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.
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System Engineer - Network at PT.Helios Informatika Nusantara
Aruba ClearPass's most valuable feature is dynamic segmentation. It assigns the right wired or wireless connections to the right user. We don't have to run the process manually.
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Dmitry Spomza
Consultant at Lantec
What I like best about Aruba ClearPass is its 802.1X certificate-based authentication feature.
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Suhaib Al-Khatib
System Engineer at Neogenesis technical solutions
The customized modules for guests, the self-registration and login, one license for all, no license for guest users, and the self-integration of sandbox integration are the most valuable features.
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Network Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The most valuable feature of Aruba ClearPass is its ease of use.
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June 2025
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