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Bradford Campus Manager™ is a user-centric, network-based solution
with integrated identity management, endpoint compliance and usage policy
enforcement capabilities. The solution actively monitors and controls
network users and devices to provide enhanced security within the network.
Through the enforcement of network usage policies, the solution ensures
the network is safe and secure.
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Bradford Campus Manager will help solve
important network issues such as:
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Controlling unwanted users
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Enforcing anti-virus and anti-spyware version control
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Enforcing network policies
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Controlling network access
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User and device management
Campus Manager collects information from the user, device
and network, correlates that information with established policies,
and effectively allows network administrators to take action.
Identity Management
Ensuring network integrity begins by enforcing robust policies
and rules. Campus Manager requires all users to register prior
to allowing them access to the network which allows administrators
to:
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Control network access for wired, VPN and wireless users
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Assist in tracking all users by location, name or address (MAC
and/or IP)
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Provide role-based access and levels of service via dynamic
VLAN assignment
All devices that connect to the network
are placed in a Registration VLAN until the device is properly
registered. Another layer of protection requires the user to
authenticate before connecting to the network. Each user and
device on the network is registered and tracked to enhance
security and access control.
Role-based access functionality ensures
that users are connected to specific VLANs depending on the
type of service authorized. The result is tight control over
the network and a consistent, real-time view of activity.
Endpoint Compliance
Campus Manager can help ensure that the
computing devices on your network meet your minimum required
security standards and that your network is safe and secure.
This security-management application will perform registry-based
scans on each network device prior to being placed on the live
network.
Devices that are ‘at risk’ are
placed in a secure Quarantine VLAN where they can remediate
the issues without helpdesk intervention (self-help). In addition,
ongoing port-based vulnerabilites scans are performed by an
embedded open-source Nessus application.
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Check operating system type and patch levels
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Check anti-virus application type and definition version levels
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Check to ensure anti-spyware applications are installed
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Connection-based scanning upon network access
Campus Manager’s endpoint compliance functionality
performs three significant functions:
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Every device is checked before being allowed to connect to
the production network
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Non-compliant ‘at risk’ devices are isolated in
a “Quarantine” area
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The Remediation Center provides ‘self-help’ services
to resolve issues without helpdesk intervention
Usage Policy Enforcement
Campus Manager is a powerful tool to help
enforce the network’s acceptable use policies. Whether
it is tracking unwanted activities, such as gaming, music file
sharing, or instant messaging, the functionality in Campus
Manager will help to enforce specific network policies to ensure
that clients on the network do not abuse services. Using scheduled
scanning, the solution applies role-based identity information
to ensure policies are user-specific. This approach integrates
all identity management and endpoint compliance with usage
policy to ensure optimum performance.
Campus Manager interfaces with third party
solutions to gather critical information to determine if network
violations are occurring. The result is identification, notification,
problem isolation and corrective action. The solution allows
network administrators to:
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Enforce acceptable network use policies
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Control chatting, gaming and file sharing
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Limit bandwidth usage
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Interface with IDS, traffic shapers, and other external devices
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