Fortinet, Inc.
DEVICE INTEGRATION FOR A NETWORK ACCESS CONTROL SERVER BASED ON DEVICE MAPPINGS AND TESTING VERIFICATION

Abstract:

Systems and methods for facilitating self-service device integration for a NAC server is provided. According to one embodiment, a database is maintained by a NAC server. The database includes mappings of system object identifiers to corresponding implementation details of associated devices. A system object identifier of a device that is to be modeled within the NAC server based on implementation details of another device is received. A list of candidate devices is retrieved from the database based on the system object identifier. A user of the NAC server is prompted to select a candidate device from the list. Responsive to receipt of the selected candidate device, implementation details of the selected candidate device are mapped against the system object identifier and access to the network device is facilitated based on the implementation details of the selected candidate device by storing the mapping as an entry in the device database.