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Quick EAD Deployment Configuration
Wh n configuring quick EAD deployment,
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go to these sections for information you are interested in:
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Introduction to Quick EAD Deployment
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Configuring Quick EAD Deployment
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Displaying and Maintaining Quick EAD Deployment
Quick EAD Deployment Configuration Example
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Troubleshooting
Introduction to Quick EAD Deployment
Quick
Endpoint Admission Defense (EAD) solution can improve the overall
To address the issue, the 3Com 4500 series provides the forcible deployment of EAD clients with
nt.
Oper
ent is achieved with the two functions: restricted access and HTTP redirection.
Restrict
restricted (through ACLs) to a specific range of IP
c server. Services like EAD client upgrading/download and dynamic address
ailable on the specific server.
HTTP redirection
redirection approach, when the terminal users that have not passed 802.1x authentication
nt have downloaded and installed one
om the specified server themselves before they can access the Internet, thus decreasing the
complexity and effort that EAD client deployment may involve.
EAD Deployment Overview
As an integrated solution, an
defense power of a network. In real applications, however, deploying EAD clients proves to be time
consuming and inconvenient.
802.1x authentication, easing the work of EAD client deployme
ation of Quick EAD Deployment
Quick EAD deploym
ed access
Before passing 802.1x authentication, a user is
addresses or a specifi
assignment are av
In the HTTP
access the Internet through Internet Explorer, they are redirected to a predefined URL for EAD client
download.
The two functions ensure that all the users without an EAD clie
fr
The quick EAD deployment feature takes effect only when the access control mode of an
02.1x-enabled port is set to
auto
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