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NAC Clients

Get visibility into the user experience for your wireless and wired client devices by using the NAC Clients page.

The client data includes present and past information about unique clients, identified by details such as client type, users, auth type, MAC addresses and so on.

  1. From the left menu of the HPE Mist management portal, select Clients > NAC Clients.

    The NAC clients page lists all clients authenticated to your network.

  2. Use options on the NAC Clients page to filter and view specific information.

    Figure 1: NAC Clients Page Network management interface showing NAC Clients page with filters for site, time period, search, and column selection. Table displays client type, authentication method, MAC address, user, last seen, state, access point, port, authentication policy, role, SSID, VLAN, group-based policy tag, and insights link. Arrows highlight key features for monitoring connected devices.

    • Filter by site name or view the details for entire organization.

    • Click period and select one of the defined reporting periods. Alternatively, select a range of days from the calendar to customize the reporting period. By default, the dashboard shows data for the present day (Today).

    • Search the client by client type, auth type, user, and matched auth policy rule.

      The following illustration shows the filtering done using the User option.

      Figure 2: Using Filter to Search Clients Dashboard interface of NAC Clients section displaying details of connected network clients, including filters, client type, authentication, MAC address, user, last seen time, connection state, access point, and pagination.

    • By default, the list displays columns such as client type, auth type, MAC address, user and so on. You can use the table options on the top-right corner of the page to display or hide specific columns in the NAC clients list table.

    • Filter the information by Matched Dry Run Rule to see the clients that would be affected if the rule was enforced in production. This data enables you to assess the potential scope of impact. The Matched Auth Policy Rule column indicates the actual rule that was matched and enforced.

      NAC Clients dashboard showing connected devices with details like client type, auth type, state, MAC address, user, last seen, AP, SSID, matched auth policy, matched dry run policy, and IPv4 address. Filter set to Matched Dry Run Policy Rule COMMON-USERS. Three clients listed.

    • Use previous and next arrows are located in the top right corner of the list to navigate between the different pages in the list view if the client count is greater than 1000.
  3. Click Client Insights link under Insights column.

    The link directs you to Insights page where you can view additional details about the NAC clients such as a list of all events recorded by Mist for the client.

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