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AirGroup Components
AirGroup leverages key elements of the Dell solution portfolio including operating system software for Instant,
CPPM, and the VLAN-based or role-based filtering options offered by the AirGroup services. The components
that make up the AirGroup solution include the Instant, CPPM, and ClearPass Guest. The version requirements
are described in the following table:
Component
Minimum Version for mDNS
Services
Minimum Version for DLNA
Services
Instant 6.2.0.0-3.2.0.0
6.4.0.2-4.1
ClearPass Guest software 5.2
6.2
ClearPass Guest Services plugin
6.2.0 6.3.0
Table 56: Instant, CPPM, and ClearPass Guest Requirements
Starting from ClearPass version 6.0, the ClearPass Guest and the AirGroup Services plug-in are integrated into
a single platform.
AirGroup maintains seamless connectivity between clients and services across VLANs and SSIDs. The following
table summarizes the filtering options supported by Instant:
Features Instant Deployment Models
Integrated Integrated with CPPM
Allow mDNS and DLNAtraffic to propagate
across subnets/VLANs
Yes Yes
Limit mDNS and DLNAtraffic on the network Yes Yes
VLAN based AirGroup service policy
enforcement
Yes Yes
User-role based AirGroup service policy
enforcement
Yes Yes
Portal to self register personal leaves No Yes
Device owner based policy enforcement No Yes
Shared user list based policy enforcement No Yes
Shared role list based policy enforcement No Yes
Table 57: AirGroup Filtering Options
CPPM and ClearPass Guest Features
CPPM and ClearPass Guest support the following features:
l Registration portal for WLAN users to register their personal devices.
l Registration portal for WLAN administrators to register shared devices.