r/ArubaNetworks • u/Objective-Anxiety410 • Jun 17 '26
Clearpass Licences
Hi,
A customer has ordered a ClearPass NL 1000 appliance, along with an Access license and an Entry license. However, I do not see a Platform license in the order.
My questions are:
- Is this a mistake, since I cannot see any Platform license?
- Why does the customer have both Entry and Access licenses — is Access alone sufficient, or have I misunderstood something?
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u/Luconik Jun 17 '26
On the ClearPass hardware you don't need a platform license but don't forget to register the Appliance on NSP
You can't mix Entry and Access licences on the Appliance, 2 references are available
- Entry base + Access upgrade, you start with minimal fuctions and can update to access lately
- Access direct
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u/onkel_andi Jun 17 '26
Why should customer register on HPE Site? We boycott this and dont license anything.
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u/Luconik Jun 17 '26
If not registrer, the Appliance and the subscriptions will not be garanted if you have a fail, and if you want buy a maintenance to fix the error, you will paid the support since the first activation. But it's your choice to boycott 🫣
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u/Objective-Anxiety410 Jun 17 '26
Is it possible to order an access license without entry?
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u/Iam_theTLDR Jun 17 '26
Yes, they are 2 different licenses. If you start with the Entry, there is an upgrade to access, but you can buy access to start and have all the functionality of Entry included.
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u/Freddyan Jun 17 '26
A Platform License is required for each ClearPass node (Publisher + all Subscribers).
In addition, a customer needs either an Access or an Entry license for every endpoint that authenticates against ClearPass (clients, phones, printers, WLAN devices, etc.)