HPE Aruba ClearPass Access Licenses
HPE Aruba ClearPass Access Licenses provide essential network access control and security policy enforcement for your business infrastructure.
- License Term: Subscription-based access for continuous security updates and feature enhancements.
- Platform Applicability: Directly enhances the capabilities of your existing HPE Aruba ClearPass CPVA500 system.
- Key Value: Unlocks advanced network access control features, ensuring compliance and operational integrity.
- Benefit: Maintain regulatory compliance and protect sensitive data through granular policy enforcement.
Product Overview
Product Overview
These HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Access Licenses are subscription-based software entitlements designed to extend and enhance the network access control capabilities of your legacy CPVA500 system. They unlock advanced features for policy enforcement, device profiling, and user authentication, ensuring only authorized individuals and devices can access your network resources.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations utilize these licenses to maintain a secure and compliant network environment. They integrate directly with existing Aruba infrastructure, providing a critical layer of security for corporate networks, guest access, and BYOD scenarios.
- Enhanced Security: Implement granular access control policies based on user identity, device type, and location.
- Compliance Assurance: Meet regulatory requirements by enforcing strict access rules and maintaining audit trails.
- Device Visibility: Gain insight into all devices connecting to your network, enabling better security posture management.
- Simplified Management: Centralize network access policy management for a more efficient IT operation.
- Subscription Value: Benefit from continuous updates, feature enhancements, and ongoing support through a flexible subscription model.
Secure your network infrastructure with essential access control capabilities, ensuring compliance and operational continuity for your business.
What This Enables
Enable Granular Network Access Control
Enable teams to define and enforce precise access policies based on user roles, device posture, and location. Streamline the onboarding of new users and devices while ensuring only authorized entities connect to the network.
corporate networks, BYOD environments, guest Wi-Fi, secure remote access
Automate Policy Enforcement
Automate the enforcement of security policies across wired, wireless, and VPN connections. Reduce manual intervention and the risk of human error in managing network access.
multi-site deployments, hybrid workforces, IoT device management, regulatory compliance
Enhance Device Visibility and Profiling
Streamline the process of identifying and profiling all devices connecting to the network, including IoT and BYOD. Gain comprehensive visibility to detect and respond to potential security threats.
network segmentation, security monitoring, asset inventory, threat detection
Key Features
Subscription Licensing
Provides continuous access to the latest security features, updates, and support, ensuring your network access control remains current and effective.
Policy-Based Access Control
Allows for the creation and enforcement of granular access policies based on user identity, device type, and location, significantly reducing unauthorized access risks.
Device Profiling and Posture Assessment
Enables identification of all connected devices and assessment of their security posture before granting network access, preventing the spread of malware.
Integration with Aruba Networking
Seamlessly integrates with existing Aruba infrastructure, simplifying deployment and management within your current network environment.
Legacy System Upgrade Path
Offers a pathway to enhance the capabilities of your existing CPVA500 system, extending its useful life and security value.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent access controls and audit trails to comply with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, which these licenses help enforce.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must protect sensitive patient data (PHI) under HIPAA, necessitating robust network security and access management provided by ClearPass.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle confidential client information, demanding secure network access and data protection to maintain client trust and meet ethical obligations.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage diverse user groups (students, faculty, staff) and devices, requiring flexible yet secure network access control to protect academic and research data.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the term of these licenses?
These are subscription-based licenses, meaning they are valid for a defined period, typically one year or longer, and include ongoing access to updates and support.
What specific features are unlocked by these licenses?
These licenses unlock advanced network access control features such as granular policy enforcement, device profiling, user authentication, and compliance reporting for your ClearPass system.
Can these licenses be used with non-Aruba hardware?
These licenses are designed to enhance the functionality of HPE Aruba ClearPass systems. While ClearPass itself can integrate with various network devices, the licenses are tied to the ClearPass platform.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.