Who Should Be Involved in the Initial Setup Call

Be sure to include anyone in the initial setup call regarding your Cloudpath system who will be involved with administering the network.

Cloudpath implementation affects different aspects of your environment. Therefore, you might want to involve other members of your network team. Suggestions follow:

  • Cloudpath is installed as a virtual appliance. If you have a VM team, they should be contacted regarding the deployment.
  • The open and secure SSIDs are set up on the wireless controller. The person/team who manages this aspect of your network should be available for making adjustments to the wireless controller.
  • Cloudpath can be set up to authenticate users to an Active Directory or LDAP server. Typically, you do not need to make adjustments to the authentication server. However, if there are issues connecting to the secure network, the person/team responsible for the authentication server might be required.
  • If you plan to use the onboard RADIUS server, which is recommend, you do not need the RADIUS server team. However, if you plan to use NPS or another external RADIUS server, the RADIUS person/team should attend the setup meeting as user certificates are authenticated to the RADIUS server.
Note: After the initial setup, Cloudpath provides a list of the inbound and outbound traffic of your system. Firewall updates may be required for getting Cloudpath up and running in your network.