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Getting Started, Portnox academy
Dynamic Port Configuration
CORE has a built-in capability to discover and define port properties automatically, thus eliminating unnecessary manual labor. The most common reason for editing default rules is to adjust the uplink identification rule if the default settings do not identify your uplink ports automatically. The administrator has control to set any of the following properties: Uplink…
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Getting Started, Portnox academy
The Portnox Concept
A quick introduction to Portnox’s unique approach to Network Access Control solutions. The network has evolved and it is crucial to maintain risk management and control over the devices your users are bringing onto it. Do you really know what endpoints are connected to your network? Can you see every endpoint in every location? Can…
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Getting Started, Portnox academy
Portnox Basics
This is the first module of the Portnox CORE basic course. Here you will learn all terms and principals required to successfully deploy CORE. A must-see video for anyone handling CORE for the first time.
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Getting Started, Network Discovery, Portnox academy
Adding a Switch to be Monitored by CORE
Within a typical wired switches environment, the first step in the CORE deployment is adding a switch to be monitored by Portnox CORE. In this short tutorial we will demonstrate one of the methods to do that – using SNMP v2 to monitor a switch. The same method applies if you are using SNMP v3…
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Getting Started, Network Discovery, Portnox academy
Connecting to an IP Helper by using SNMP
Portnox CORE can connect to an IP Helper in different ways, one of which is by using SNMP. IP Helper is the default gateway for endpoints to locate the relevant IP-MAC pairs on the network. Once an IP address is identified for each endpoint, CORE can use more sophisticated methods to profile, authenticate and authorize…
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Getting Started, Network Discovery, Portnox academy
Adding an SSH Based IP Helper – Locating Endpoint IP’s
Portnox CORE can connect to an IP Helper in different ways, one of which is by using SSH as presented in this video. IP Helper is the default gateway of the endpoints, to locate the relevant IP-MAC pairs on the network. Once an IP address is identified for each endpoint, CORE can use more sophisticated…
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Getting Started, Network Discovery, Portnox academy
Port Information
In this video we will dive deeper into the advanced properties of port set-up and how to use these properties in securing the network.
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Authentication & Policy, Getting Started, Network Discovery, Portnox academy
Setting Up Hives
A hive is a group of network entities and components such as switches and access points. Hives are used for the graphical, hierarchical and geographical representation of an organization. A hive can be used for setting user permissions (i.e. Allowing the branch IT manager to only see his own branch network environment without visibility of…
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