Overview

Endpoint Admission Defense (EAD) is an Hewlett Packard Enterprise integrated endpoint access control solution, which enables the security client, security policy server, access device, and third-party server to work together to improve the threat defensive capability of a network. If a terminal device seeks to access an EAD network, it must have an EAD client, which performs 802.1X authentication.

EAD fast deployment enables the access device to redirect a user seeking to access the network to download and install EAD clients. This function eliminates the tedious job of the administrator to deploy EAD clients.

EAD fast deployment is implemented by the following functions: