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NAC Director GCS expands upon field-proven
Bradford guest access capabilities to provide expanded access
control for non-employee users, including guests, contractors,
and business partners. NAC Director GCS automates user authentication,
device registration, and assessment for non-employee users on
wireless and wired networks. NAC Director GCS also tracks enterprise-owned
assets ensuring proper separation of network services.
NAC Director GCS simplifies the creation
and delivery of user login credentials by enabling sponsors to
print credentials or send them via email or SMS. The same simple
process supports creation of user credentials for multi-user
conferences allowing enterprises to quickly provision access
capabilities for partner, customer, and supplier meetings.
NAC Director GCS validates each sponsor’s
credentials and assigns role-based privileges for the sponsor
to create user accounts. The same authentication mechanisms exist
for different user types – guests, contractors, partners,
etc – which lowers administration complexity while still
offering implementation options.
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For Visiting Users
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Enables quick network access, and
allows visiting users to be more productive
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Provides
simple interface for logging in
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For Sponsors
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Allows sponsors to set up access for their own
guests without engaging IT
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Reduces
time, enhances productivity/efficiency for sponsor
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For IT
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Guest registration and login provides visibility/tracking
of guest users and devices
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“Self-service” and Sponsor features
reduce the load on IT staff for guest access requests
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IT maintains ultimate control; determines level
of access for Sponsors and Guests
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For the Enterprise
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Enhances productivity of internal staff and external
users
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Increases satisfaction of guests, contractors, and
business partners
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Leverages IT infrastructure to achieve business
objectives
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Provides visibility and tracking of all visitors,
supporting compliance reporting
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Enabling secure network access for guests,
business partners, and contractors provides significant benefits
for these visiting users themselves, as
well as for sponsors, the IT organization, and the enterprise
as a whole. Benefits include increased productivity and efficiency
along with greater
security and control of enterprise resources.
NAC Director GCS and NAC Director Comparison
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Functionality
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NAC Director GCS
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NAC Director
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| Identity Management |
• Standalone Authentication with
Pre-defined Roles
or
• Integrated LDAP-based Authentication |
• Standalone Authentication with
Flexible Role Management
or
• Integrated LDAP-based Authentication |
| Endpoint Compliance |
None, Dissolvable Agent |
None, Persistent Agent,
Dissolvable Agent |
| Usage Policy Enforcement |
Role-based Policy |
• Role-based Policy
• Active Monitoring of Files, Applications, and Processes
• In-line Integration with Deep Packet Inspection Devices
(IDS/IPS, Firewalls, Web Content
Filters, and Traffic Shapers) |
| Access Method |
Wired, Wireless |
Wired, Wireless, VPN |
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