HPE Aruba ClearPass Network License
HPE Aruba ClearPass Network License provides essential network access control and policy enforcement for your business network, enabling secure device connectivity for up to 1,000 endpoints.
- Network Visibility: Gain insight into all devices connecting to your network, identifying potential risks.
- Policy Enforcement: Automatically enforce security policies based on device type, user, and location.
- Guest Access Management: Securely onboard and manage guest users with customizable portals.
- Compliance Support: Maintain regulatory compliance by ensuring only authorized devices and users access sensitive data.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The HPE Aruba ClearPass Network License is a foundational software entitlement that unlocks advanced network access control and policy management capabilities for your organization's wired and wireless infrastructure. This license enables granular control over device onboarding, user authentication, and policy enforcement, ensuring that only compliant and authorized devices can connect to your network resources.
This solution is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who are responsible for maintaining a secure and reliable network environment. It integrates with existing network infrastructure, providing a centralized platform for managing network access policies and enhancing overall security posture.
- Centralized Policy Management: Define and enforce consistent access policies across your entire network.
- Device Profiling: Automatically identify and classify devices connecting to the network.
- Role-Based Access Control: Assign access privileges based on user roles and device compliance.
- Guest and Onboarding Workflows: Streamline the process for onboarding employees, contractors, and guests.
- Security Posture Assessment: Verify device compliance with security policies before granting access.
Secure your network infrastructure with HPE Aruba ClearPass, offering enterprise-grade access control without the enterprise overhead for your business.
What This Enables
Enable Secure Device Onboarding
Enable teams to automatically identify, profile, and authenticate all devices attempting to connect to the corporate network. Streamline the process of granting appropriate access based on device posture and user role.
wired networks, wireless networks, BYOD environments, corporate-owned devices
Automate Policy Enforcement
Automate the enforcement of granular security policies across wired and wireless access points. Ensure that only compliant devices and authorized users gain access to critical business resources.
network segmentation, access control lists, security compliance, multi-vendor networks
Streamline Guest Network Access
Streamline the management of guest network access with customizable portals and self-service options. Provide secure, temporary network access for visitors and contractors without compromising internal security.
public Wi-Fi, event networks, visitor access, temporary staff
Key Features
Device Profiling
Automatically identify and classify devices connecting to your network, enabling tailored access policies and enhanced security.
Policy Management
Define and enforce consistent access policies across your entire network infrastructure, reducing security gaps.
Guest Access Portal
Provide a secure and user-friendly portal for onboarding guests and contractors, simplifying access management.
Role-Based Access
Assign access privileges based on user roles and device compliance, ensuring users only access what they need.
Endpoint Compliance Checks
Verify that devices meet security requirements before granting network access, mitigating risks from unpatched or non-compliant endpoints.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent access controls and compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, making robust network access management critical for protecting sensitive customer data.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must comply with HIPAA and other privacy regulations, necessitating secure access to patient data and medical devices, which ClearPass helps enforce.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage a high volume of diverse devices and users, requiring scalable solutions to provide secure network access for students, faculty, and guests while protecting institutional data.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often have a mix of IT and OT devices that need secure network segmentation and access control to prevent disruptions and protect operational technology systems.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is HPE Aruba ClearPass Network License?
This is a software license that enables advanced network access control and policy management features for your business network. It allows you to control which devices and users can connect and what resources they can access.
What does the '1K EP' in the product name signify?
The '1K EP' typically indicates that this license supports up to 1,000 endpoints (EP) on your network. This defines the capacity of the license for managing devices.
Is this license a one-time purchase or a subscription?
This license is a subscription-based entitlement, meaning it requires ongoing renewal to maintain access to the ClearPass platform's features and support.
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.