Chapter 2.  Introduction to the Selecting the Right NAP Architecture Guide

There are several specific questions to answer when designing a NAP architecture, and they can be put into three categories:

  • What are the current capabilities of the network infrastructure and computers?

  • Which is more important: the cost or the robustness of the solution?

  • How do the client computers connect to the network: directly, or through a virtual private network (VPN)?

NAP is a new platform and solution that controls access to network resources based on a client computer’s identity and compliance with corporate governance policy. NAP allows network administrators to define granular levels of network access based on who a client is, the groups to which the client belongs, ...

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