HPE Aruba ClearPass Network Access Control Platform License
HPE Aruba ClearPass Network Access Control platform licensing provides essential security and policy enforcement for your business network over a 5-year term.
- Extended Coverage: 5-year subscription ensures continuous access to advanced network security features and updates.
- Enhanced Security: Unlocks robust policy enforcement, device profiling, and guest access management capabilities.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps meet regulatory requirements by enforcing granular access controls and logging network activity.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamlines network onboarding and management, reducing manual effort and potential errors.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This HPE Aruba ClearPass Network Access Control platform license subscription provides a 5-year entitlement to advanced network security and policy management capabilities. It enables granular control over network access, device authentication, and policy enforcement across your wired and wireless infrastructure.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates with existing network hardware to provide a unified security posture. It is crucial for maintaining compliance, protecting sensitive data, and ensuring only authorized users and devices connect to the network.
- Policy Enforcement: Define and enforce granular access policies based on user role, device type, and security posture.
- Device Visibility: Gain comprehensive visibility into all devices connecting to the network, including IoT and BYOD.
- Guest Access Management: Securely onboard and manage guest users with customizable portals and terms.
- Authentication & Authorization: Supports multiple authentication methods (802.1X, MAC authentication) and authorization profiles.
- Compliance & Auditing: Facilitates regulatory compliance through detailed logging and reporting of network access events.
Secure your network infrastructure with a scalable and compliant access control solution tailored for growing businesses.
What This Enables
Enable granular network access control
Enable teams to define and enforce precise access policies for users and devices based on roles and security posture. Streamline the onboarding of new employees and contractors with automated authentication and authorization processes.
organizations with BYOD policies, businesses requiring role-based access, companies with hybrid work models, environments with IoT devices
Enhance network security posture
Streamline the process of identifying and profiling all devices connecting to the network, including BYOD and IoT endpoints. Automate the enforcement of security policies to mitigate risks from unmanaged or non-compliant devices.
businesses with sensitive data, companies undergoing digital transformation, organizations with distributed workforces, environments with mixed device types
Simplify guest network management
Enable secure and efficient onboarding of guest users with customizable portals and self-service options. Automate the creation and management of temporary network access credentials, reducing IT support overhead.
companies hosting visitors, organizations with public Wi-Fi, businesses requiring temporary access for vendors, hospitality venues
Key Features
Policy-Based Access Control
Ensures only authorized users and devices can access network resources, reducing the attack surface.
Device Profiling and Posture Assessment
Identifies and assesses the security health of all connected devices, preventing malware spread.
Guest Access Management
Provides a secure and user-friendly way to grant temporary network access to visitors.
Centralized Management and Reporting
Simplifies network administration and provides audit trails for compliance and troubleshooting.
Support for 802.1X and MAC Authentication
Offers flexible and robust authentication methods for wired and wireless networks.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent access controls and detailed audit logs to comply with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, which ClearPass facilitates.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect sensitive patient data (PHI) under HIPAA, necessitating secure network access and device management that ClearPass provides.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle confidential client information, requiring robust security to prevent unauthorized access and maintain client trust.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments are increasingly connecting IoT devices, requiring ClearPass to manage and secure these endpoints and prevent operational disruptions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is HPE Aruba ClearPass?
HPE Aruba ClearPass is a network access control (NAC) solution that provides policy enforcement, device visibility, and secure onboarding for users and devices on a network.
What does a platform license enable?
A platform license, like this 5-year subscription, unlocks the core features and capabilities of the ClearPass software, allowing you to manage network access for a defined capacity or number of users/devices.
Who is this license intended for?
This license is designed for businesses that need to secure their internal networks, manage user and device access, and ensure compliance. It is ideal for SMB and mid-market organizations looking for enterprise-grade network security.
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.