Connecting to Aruba ClearPass

Procedure

1. Choose Configuration > Advanced Services > Connecting to Aruba ClearPass. The configuration page is displayed, as shown in Figure 1.
   Figure 1 Connecting a switch to ClearPass
   
   

2. In the Select Authentication Interfaces area, select interfaces for authentication configuration by performing any of the following operations based on actual requirements:
   • Click an interface icon to select an interface. You can click the icon again to deselect the interface.
   • Drag the mouse to select continuous interfaces in batches.
   • Click multiple interface icons to select them. You can click a certain icon again to deselect the interface.

3. (Optional) To clear the existing authentication configuration on an interface, select the interface and click Clear Interface Authentication Configuration.

   To clear all authentication configurations on the device, click Clear Authentication Configuration.

4. In the Authentication Configuration area, set authentication parameters by referring to Table 1.

   Table 1 Authentication parameters

   Parameter	Description
   ClearPass server IP address	IPv4 address of the ClearPass server.
   Secondary server IP address	Backup IPv4 address of the ClearPass server.
   Shared key	Shared key of the ClearPass server.
   Authentication server port	Authentication port number of the ClearPass server.
   Secondary authentication port	Backup authentication port number of the ClearPass server.
   Accounting server port	Accounting port number of the ClearPass server.
   Secondary accounting port	Backup accounting port number of the ClearPass server.
   Authentication/Accounting mode	Authentication and accounting mode.
   Permit before authentication	Configure an authentication-free rule.

5. Select Permit before authentication. The Permit Rules area is displayed, as shown in Figure 2.
   Figure 2 Configuring an authentication-free rule
   
   

6. Click Create. The Create Permit Rule dialog box is displayed, as shown in Figure 3.
   Figure 3 Creating an authentication-free rule
   
   

   Table 2 describes parameters in the Create Permit Rule dialog box.

   Table 2 Authentication-free rule parameters

   Parameter	Description
   Rule ID	ID of an authentication-free rule.
   Source	IP address of a user who can access some resources before being authenticated. - None - All IP address Specified All users can access when Source is set to Authentication-free.
   Source IP address	Source IP address. This parameter is configurable only when the Source is set to Specified.
   Mask	Mask of the source IP address. This parameter is configurable only when the Source is set to Specified.
   VLAN	VLAN ID of source packets. This parameter is configurable only when the Source is set to All IP address or Specified.
   Destination	Destination network resource that a user can access without authentication. - None - All IP address Specified Destination network resource that a user can access without authentication when Destination is set to Authentication-free.
   Destination IP address	Destination IP address. This parameter is configurable only when the Destination is set to Specified.
   Mask	Mask of the destination IP address. This parameter is configurable only when the Destination is set to Specified.
   Protocol type	Protocol used by users to access all destination network resources without authentication. This parameter is configurable only when the Destination is set to Specified.
   Destination port number	UDP or TCP destination port number. This parameter is configurable only when the Destination is set to Specified.

7. Click OK.
8. Click Apply to complete the configuration.